Asian Countryside

Of all the wondrous places to visit on Planet Earth, few are more wondrous than that of Asia and the Asian countryside in general.  In fact, some suggest that it was Asia (or perhaps China more specifically) where the snake rose out of the ground (i.e., as in the biblical passage, "and the snake rose out of the ground from the east," or words that effect) to view the Book of Genesis.  Well, who knows, but as for the Asian countryside art image shown below, it's just one more example of the beauty of the Asian continent...