People look at lighting artist Bruce Munro's latest installation “Field of Light” is seen in the grounds of the Holbourne Musuem on November 23, 2011 in Bath, England. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Alyssa Miller attends SI Swimsuit Launch Party Hosted by Crimson at Crimson on February 14, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated)

A family dressed in traditional chinese clothes celebrates the Chinese New Year in Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand February 8, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)

At Studio 54, an unidentified trio of two woman and one man recline on a banquette, miming unconsciousness, New York, New York, September 29, 1977. (Photo by Allan Tannenbaum/Getty Images)

Revellers enjoy themselves during Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland on December 31, 2017. (Photo by Russell Cheyne/Reuters)

p*rn star Asa Akira models the Namilia collection at Pier 59 Studios during NYFW Fall/Winter 2020 on Sunday, February 9, 2020 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP Photo)

Nine years ago, Tom Carter traveled from San Francisco to China, responding to a job posting that turned out to be a scam. He managed to find another job as a teacher, and saved enough money to embark on a 56,000 km trip through all of China's 33 provinces that lasted two years. Carrying a camera – just a a 4-megapixel point-and-shoot – Carter captured some amazing images of the widely varying landscape, people, and architecture across the nation. Photo: Buddhist pilgrim family from Sichuan. (Photo by Tom Carter via The Atlantic)

The 2012 Magic Art Special Exhibition Of China is now open at the Hangzhou Peace International Exhibition and Conference Centre of the Chinese city of Hangzhou.

Photo: Visitors poses with a 3D painting during a show featuring over 50 such works in China on July 20, 2012. (Photo by Associated Press)