STRIKING IMAGES FROM AROUND ASIA
Flying colours – a villager stands
below prayer flags during a religious
ceremony in the Qinghai province of China.
Whale of a time – trainers
perform water ballet with four whales during a show at Yokohama
Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, in Japan.
Strike a note – about 100
pianists tinkle the ivories together
at Shanghai’s Zhongshan Park on the
197th anniversary of Chopin’s birth.
Fi
re blossoms – Buddhists
prepare platters of candles for a requiem
mass at the Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in Ho
Chi Minh City.
On the face of it – revellers don
ceremonial masks
during Pi Mai,
the traditional new year celebrations
in Luang Prabang.
Red hot – overseas fans in
traditional Chinese cheong-sams add
sizzle to the Hong Kong Sevens 2007.
A charmed life – six-year-old
Cambodian boy, Sambath Uon plays
with his pet python Chamreun (the
snake’s name means “luckyâ€).
