Your best photos of Asia from our Destinations Photo Contest
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
Wat Rong Khun, Chiang Rai, Thailand
Wat Rong Khun (the White Temple), Chiang Rai, Thailand (photo: Barbara Dunn)
Steam Traini n Chengdu, China
Afternoon Delight
Rain Dance
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
Vietnam
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 pandemic decimated air traffic in 2020 and caused big shifts in the top 10 for passenger numbers, with 7 of the top 10 busiest airports in China.