The Finalist of the East Asian Languages & Cultures Photo Competition
![APEC building at sunset](https://ealac.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/145/2019/05/apec_bldg_in_bushan_south_korea-1024x576.jpg)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) building at sunset in Busan, South Korea, March 2015 by Iris Kim
![Figures at the Jincheon festival in South Korea.](https://ealac.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/145/2019/05/jincheon_festival_south_korea_1.jpg)
“Jincheon Festival”, Jincheon (진천), South Korea September 2014 by Catherine Killough
![Shinsekai Osaka at night.](https://ealac.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/145/2019/05/shinsekai_nightscape_japan-683x1024.jpg)
Downtown Shinsekai Osaka at night, prominently featuring Tsutenkaku Tower. The tower is illuminated with pink lights to celebrate the Cherry Blossom Season, March 31, 2014 by Rayne Sullivan
![Kinkakuji Temple surrounded by water in Kyoto, Japan.](https://ealac.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/145/2019/05/golden_temple_japan_3_0-1024x672.jpg)
Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Temple) in Kyoto, Japan, April 2015 by Iris Kim
![Rice paddies in Guilin, China.](https://ealac.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/145/2019/05/rice_paddies_in_guilin_china-1024x1024.jpg)
Rice paddies at the Dragon Back rice terraces Guilin, China in the summer of 2014 by Emma Marshall
![Sunrise over mountains in China.](https://ealac.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/145/2019/05/huangshan_china-1024x768.jpg)
Sunrise from the summit of Huang Shan in Anhui Province, China in the summer of 2014 by Xiaowei (Alan) Liu
![Colorful tent on a grassy field.](https://ealac.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/145/2019/05/shangri-_la_city_to_paste_2-1-1024x768.jpg)
Shangri-La City, Yunnan Province, China July 2015 by Samuel Boyne