A rusty umbrella on a Black Sea beach.

Tourists in 'Fish Village', a city block built in 2006-2010 as an historical and ethnographic complex.

'Fish Village' in Kaliningrad, a city block built in 2006-2010. It is a historical and ethnographic complex.

The synagogue in the center of Koenigsberg was destroyed by the Nazis. In Soviet and post-Soviet times, a circus was located in its place. Restoration took place in 2011-2018.

Newly constructed river front buildings.

The Pillau Citadel, an historic star fort in Baltiysk, the westernmost city in Russia that is home to the Baltic Naval Base of the Baltic Fleet

View of the building of the Koenigsberg Stock Exchange on the Pregol River.

Residents relax while sitting in a pavilion next to the water in the Zhujiajiao Water Town in Shanghai. Zhujiajiao is one of several canal based towns in the Yangtze Delta region that many tourists vi...

A man paddles a traditional wooden boat along a canal in the Zhujiajiao Water Town in Shanghai. Zhujiajiao is one of several canal based towns in the Yangtze Delta region that many tourists visit.

A couple with an umbrella take a selfie while standing on a bridge in the Zhujiajiao Water Town in Shanghai. Zhujiajiao is one of several canal based towns in the Yangtze Delta region that many touris...

A man sits at the end of a narrow corridor, in front of an traditional wooden door in the Zhujiajiao Water Town in Shanghai. Zhujiajiao is one of several canal based towns in the Yangtze Delta region...

A couple with shopping walk under a Chinese national flag in a narrow alley in the Zhujiajiao Water Town in Shanghai. Zhujiajiao is one of several canal based towns in the Yangtze Delta region that ma...

A woman with an umbrella walks over a stone arch bridge in the Zhujiajiao Water Town in Shanghai. Zhujiajiao is one of several canal based towns in the Yangtze Delta region that many tourists visit.

A man walks past an antiques shop in the Zhujiajiao Water Town in Shanghai. Zhujiajiao is one of several canal based towns in the Yangtze Delta region that many tourists visit.

A fresco on the facade of a house in Bagrationovsk, dedicated to the bloody battle between the Napoleonic French Grande Armee and Imperial Russian forces near Preussisch-Eylau (Battle of Eylau) in 180...

Domestic Taiwanese tourists, part of a junior school tour, clamber over the entrance gateway to underground Stronghold No.77, one of a string of Cold War-era coastal military defences located along th...

The distinctive 'Turtle Rock' in the bay of the ancient and well-preserved traditional Fujianese village of Qinbi, nowadays a magnet for domestic Taiwanese tourism. Mainland China's Fujian Province ca...

A ROC military outpost in the bay of the ancient and well-preserved traditional Fujianese-style village of Qinbi, nowadays a magnet for domestic Taiwanese tourism.

Former military radio broadcaster, Ms. Chao Rui-fang is the energetic voice of Taiwan. Still dressed in her original uniform, she cheers on participants in the annual Beigan Marathon. Over a long care...

Taiwanese tourists stand by a statue commemorating a military radio station that used to broadcast Taiwanese music and propaganda in both Mandarin and the local Fujian Mindong dialect across the narro...

Former military radio broadcaster, Ms. Chao Rui-fang is the energetic voice of Taiwan. Still dressed in her original uniform, she cheers on participants in the annual Beigan Marathon. Over a long care...

Tourists from the Taiwanese mainland visit a former gun position emblazoned with the Kuomingtang (Nationalist party) sun symbol in an underground complex at Stronghold No.77, one of a string of Cold W...

Temple gateway and towering mountain terrain in Tangchi town, the main settlement on tiny Beigan island.

A fresco on the facade of a house in Bagrationovsk, dedicated to the bloody battle between the Napoleonic French Grande Armee and Imperial Russian forces near Preussisch-Eylau (Battle of Eylau) in 180...

Ancient and well-preserved traditional Fujianese architecture makes tiny Qinbi Village a magnet for domestic Taiwanese tourists.

Ancient and well-preserved traditional Fujianese architecture makes tiny Qinbi Village a magnet for domestic Taiwanese tourists.

Ancient and well-preserved traditional Fujianese architecture makes tiny Qinbi Village a magnet for domestic Taiwanese tourists.

Ancient and well-preserved traditional Fujianese architecture makes tiny Qinbi Village a magnet for domestic Taiwanese tourists.

Tourists look over th ebay from a terrace where a Cold War-era slogan warning against communist China still survives on the walls of the ancient and well-preserved traditional Fujianese architecture i...

The distinctive 'Turtle Rock' in the bay of the ancient and well-preserved traditional Fujianese village of Qinbi, nowadays a magnet for domestic Taiwanese tourism.

A Cold War-era slogan warning against communist China still survives on the walls of the ancient and well-preserved traditional Fujianese architecture in tiny Qinbi Village. Lying within eye-sight of...

Ancient and well-preserved traditional Fujianese architecture makes tiny Qinbi Village a magnet for domestic Taiwanese tourists.

Young Matsu residents playing a guitar while whiling away the time in the ancient and well-preserved traditional Fujianese-style village of Qinbi, a magnet for domestic Taiwanese tourists. March 2022....

A Cold War-era slogan warning against communist China still survives on the walls of the ancient and well-preserved traditional Fujianese architecture in tiny Qinbi Village. Lying within eye-sight of...

Domestic tourists from mainland Taiwan flocking to the quaint alleyways and staircases of Qinbi Village. Qinbi is a cluster of traditional Fujianese-style stone houses, home to fishermen and smugglers...

Bricks used to keep roof tiles from flying off in the strong winds that afflict the Matsu Islands, and particulary the older housing in villages like Qinbi. Qinbi is a cluster of traditional Fujianese...

Pictures of former and current Chinese leaders hang on the wall of a home at a showcase Tibetan village.

Pictures of former and current Chinese leaders hang on the wall of a home at a showcase Tibetan village.

Tibetan women weave fabric in a showcase Tibetan village in Golmud. Golmud, the third largest city on the Tibetan plateau, is developing as a key Chinese military staging point for nearby the autonomo...

Arts and crafts on display in a gift shop at a showcase Tibetan village in Golmud. Golmud, the third largest city on the Tibetan plateau, is developing as a key Chinese military staging point for near...

A fleet of brand new rental scooters awaiting tourists at the ferry port on Nangan, the main island in the Matsu archipelago, a frontline island group belonging to Taiwan that lies just a few miles of...

Tibetan women weave fabric in a showcase Tibetan village in Golmud. Golmud, the third largest city on the Tibetan plateau, is developing as a key Chinese military staging point for nearby the autonomo...

Tibetan women weave fabric in a showcase Tibetan village in Golmud. Golmud, the third largest city on the Tibetan plateau, is developing as a key Chinese military staging point for nearby the autonomo...

Government propaganda is displayed in a showcase Tibetan village in Golmud. Golmud, the third largest city on the Tibetan plateau, is developing as a key Chinese military staging point for nearby the...

Visitors walk through a showcase Tibetan village in Golmud. Golmud, the third largest city on the Tibetan plateau, is developing as a key Chinese military staging point for nearby the autonomous regio...

Government propaganda is displayed in a showcase Tibetan village in Golmud. Golmud, the third largest city on the Tibetan plateau, is developing as a key Chinese military staging point for nearby the...

Surveillance cameras at a showcase Tibetan village in Golmud. Golmud, the third largest city on the Tibetan plateau, has become a key Chinese military staging point for nearby the autonomous regions T...

Domestic tourists from mainland Taiwan take photos at a stone monument with a backdrop of ROC Navy landing craft moored on the beach on Nangan Island. Nangan is the main island in the Matsu archipelag...

The small, traditional village of Dapu, perched on the cliffs of tiny Dongju Island has been extensively restored to its formal architectural glory, and acts now as an important tourist draw to the is...

The small, traditional village of Dapu, perched on the cliffs of tiny Dongju Island has been extensively restored to its formal architectural glory, and acts now as an important tourist draw to the is...

The small, traditional village of Dapu, perched on the cliffs of tiny Dongju Island has been extensively restored to its formal architectural glory, and acts now as an important tourist draw to the is...

A man sits on a disused military bunker facing China, in Dapu village on Dongju islet, an increasingly popular location for Taiwanese domestic tourists. Frontline Dongju is part of the Matsu archipela...

A guesthouse employee hangs towels and bedding to dry on Dongju islet, an increasingly popular location for domestic tourists. Frontline Dongju is part of the Matsu archipelago that is Taiwanese terri...

An air raid shelter still emblazoned with the KMT (Kuomintang - Chiang Kia-shek's nationalist party) sun symbol on Xiju islet, part of the Matsu archipelago that is Taiwan territory, but lies just off...

Traditional gateway in the main port on Xiju islet, part of the Matsu archipelago that is Taiwanese territory, but lies just off the coast of mainland China.

Tourists relax on a beach on the Baltic Sea in Zelenogradsk.

Tourists relax on a beach on the Baltic Sea in Zelenogradsk.

Tourists relax on the beaches and promenade on the Baltic Sea in Zelenogradsk.

A woman walking between groynes on a beach at Zelenogradsk, one of the main resorts of the Kaliningrad region on the Baltic Sea. Durung the COVID-19 pandemic the exclave's borders were closed to inter...

Tourists look for amber in the waste ore in the tourist complex of an amber plant.

Tourists on the beach in Svetlogorsk.

An exhibition of military equipment in the square of Sovetsk, a border town.

A sightseer taking a picture with a mobile phone inside the main courtyard of a restored ancient villa. Beigan is famed for it's deserted villages that have fallen in to disrepair as the island's yout...

Former military radio broadcaster, Ms. Chao Rui-fang, dressed in her original uniform during a visit to the broadcasting studio she once worked from, on a now disused army base. Over a long career, sp...

A neglected mannequin, representing former military radio broadcaster, Ms. Chao Rui-fang sits in the studio she worked from, on a now disused army base. Over a long career, spanning from the 1960s to...

Former military radio broadcaster, Ms. Chao Rui-fang, dressed in her original uniform during a visit to the broadcasting studio she once worked from, on a now disused army base. Over a long career, sp...

Former military radio broadcaster, Ms. Chao Rui-fang, dressed in her original uniform during a visit to the broadcasting studio she once worked from, on a now disused army base. Over a long career, sp...

A modern interpretation, a piece of artwork surrounds the exit of a military bunker on a frontline island just a few miles away from mainland China.

People, many who have just recently returned to the Kyiv region, now visit this graveyard of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles outside the village of Dmytrivka, to have a look and take pictures.

Oil Wrestlers warm up and apply oil to their bodies prior to competing at the Kirkpinar Final. Thousands of fans come to spectate annually despite the sport not being widely known across Turkey itself...

The facilities and equipment look basic at the Haydarpasa Demirspor Klub, although wrestler Semih Sancar insists that a world champion can be born from the club, under the instruction of some of Turke...

Semih Sancar, who turned to oil wrestling three years ago after six years as a hobbyist rower, training at the Haydarpasa Demirspor Klub. He won his first match this year at the Kırkpınar champion...

Oil wrestlers prior to competing at the Kirkpinar Stadium, near the western border city of Edirne, the venue of the Turkish national sport of Oil Wrestling.

Oil wrestlers prepare their traditional trousers, cover themselves in oil and take showers during a tournament in Silivri.

Oil wrestlers prepare their traditional trousers, cover themselves in oil and take showers during a tournament in Silivri.

Young oil wrestlers compete during a competition in Silivri. The goal is to get your competitor flat onto the floor and remove a tag from their trousers.

People, many who have just recently returned to the Kyiv region, now visit this graveyard of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles outside the village of Dmytrivka, to have a look and take pictures.

People, many who have just recently returned to the Kyiv region, now visit this graveyard of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles outside the village of Dmytrivka, to have a look and take pictures.

People, many who have just recently returned to the Kyiv region, now visit this graveyard of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles outside the village of Dmytrivka, to have a look and take pictures.

A returning Ukrainian family explore a destroyed Russian tank on the main highway leading west out of Kyiv. Russian forces were hit hard in this area in early April and they were forced to retreat and...

A Turkish oil wrestler begins the process of soaking himself in olive oil prior to competing at the Kirkpinar stadium, near the western border city of Edirne. The venue hosts the Turkish national sp...

Wrestlers competing at the Kirkpinar stadium, near the western border city of Edirne, the venue of the Turkish national sport of Oil Wrestling, which claims to be the world's longest held sporting eve...

Musicians play throughout the oil wrestling matches at the Kirkpinar championship match ground between fights at the annual championship event of the sport.

Wrestlers competing at the Kirkpinar stadium, near the western border city of Edirne, the venue of the Turkish national sport of Oil Wrestling, which claims to be the world's longest held sporting eve...

Fans look on and shout to their favourite competitor at the Kirkpinar National Final for Oil Wrestling, the national sport of Turkey. Thousands of fans come to spectate annually despite the sport not...

Oil Wrestlers warm up and apply oil to their bodies prior to competing at the Kirkpinar Final. Thousands of fans come to spectate annually despite the sport not being widely known across Turkey itself...

A training session for young oil wrestlers in Istanbul's Haydarpasa Demirspor centre. The classes usually have between 25 to 30 participants ranging in age and experience.

A training session for young oil wrestlers in Istanbul's Haydarpasa Demirspor centre. The classes usually have between 25 to 30 participants ranging in age and experience.

A training session for young oil wrestlers in Istanbul's Haydarpasa Demirspor centre. The classes usually have between 25 to 30 participants ranging in age and experience.

Emin Kilic, in red, during a training session for oil wrestlers in one of Istanbul's oldest and most well renowned clubs, the Haydarpasa Demirspor Kulbubu.