Asia holds significant beauty, and you captured it.
Our Destinations Travel Photo Contest hosted some wonderful photos taken by travelers such as YOU! From wildlife to waterfalls, sunsets to mountains, peaceful farms to bustling big cities, we saw it all!
Take a look at just a small sampling of some of the great pictures of scenes from Asia that we've gotten, and that are among our editors' many favorites. (Captions are written by the photographers.)
City of Lanterns
Colorful lanterns light up the night in Hoi An, Vietnam's Ancient City creating a perfect silhouette. (photo: Ryan Stapleton)▲
Wat Rong Khun, Chiang Rai, Thailand
Wat Rong Khun (the White Temple), Chiang Rai, Thailand (photo: Barbara Dunn)▲
Steam Traini n Chengdu, China
Steam Train in Chengdu, China. (photo: Elisse Goldstein)▲
Afternoon Delight
July in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam (photo: Tyler Goeschel)▲
Rain Dance
Sacred rain dance in beautiful Chiang Mai, Thailand. Take me back! (photo: Shawn DeStafney)▲
Misty Morning in Varanasi, India
A timeless moment on the River Ganges in Varanasi (Benares) India, holiest city of the Hindu faith. (photo: Dennis Ridgeway)▲
Trip to Japan
The Inari Shrine Torii gates park in Tokyo is a very serene and spiritual environment away from the hypermodern environs of downtown Tokyo. We loved it there! (photo: Gaby Woolman)▲
Buddha Statue in Ayutthaya, Thailand
A statue in the ancient ruins of Ayutthaya. The cell tower on the right and the temple on the left show a contrast between modern and ancient Thailand. (photo: Andrew Klug)▲
Longji China
Rice Terraces (photo: Gary Millam)▲
Vietnam
Along the Mekong (photo: Karen Booker)▲
Garden at the Forbidden City
While visiting Beijing, China in 2016 I took this picture at the end of my tour while in the garden of the Forbidden City. (photo: Peyton McDonough)▲
Gate of heaven
The White Temple, Thailand. (photo: Sonthimanus Woods)▲