Shanghai-Beijing
| Xinjiang 2008 | Pakistan
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| Urumqi Around Turpan Across the Taklmakan Niya - Hotan - Karghilik - Yarkan - Yengisar Kashgar The KKH: Kara Kul & Tashkurgan The KKH: Taskurgan to Khunjerab |
Urumqi
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| Hoi Tak Hotel |
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| Urumqi, Uighur Bazaar |
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| Camel + Calf Just posing for the Photo Ops. |
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| Statue of Li Bai A Tang dynasty poet, born in Central Asia. |
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| Hong Shan (Red Hill) |
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| Xinjiang Regional Museum |
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| Xinjiang Regional Museum Exhibition |
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| Xinjiang Regional Museum Exhibition |
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| Wind Farm |
Around Turpan
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| Road to Turpan Through barren, rocky hills. |
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| Welcome Green Vines |
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| Eminhoja Mosque Complex |
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| Eminhoja Minaret |
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| Statue of Eimnhoja Celebrating his grant as office of Prefect? |
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| Grape Vines |
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| Entrance to Astana Tomb |
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| Astana Tombs |
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| AstanaTomb Paintings |
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| AstanaTomb Paintings |
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| Gaochang |
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| Gaochang Destroyed in 13th C. |
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| Gaochang: Aggressive Preservation |
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| Gaochang Acres of Ruins. |
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| Gaochang |
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| Gaochang |
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| Bezklik |
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| Bezklik |
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| Bezklik: 1000 Buddha Caves |
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| Turpan Oasis Hotel |
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| Turpan: Grape Street |
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| The Farmer's Friend |
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| Jiaohe: City of Ruins |
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| Scotsman At Jiaohe |
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| Scotsman at Jiaohe |
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| Jiaohe: Above Green Valley |
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| Jiaohe |
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| Jiaohe: Great Stupa |
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| Jiaohe |
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| Karez Museum Karez irrigation tunnel. |
Across the Taklmakan
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| Uighur Driver, "Abdul" |
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| Scotsman preparing for the Taklamakan With dish of tea and fine laghman noodles. |
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| Taklmakan Edge |
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| Taklamakan Outer Desert |
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| Outer Taklmakan With our trusty VW Polo. |
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| Great Sand Lizard Beside a drip feed pipe. |
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| Maintenance Station Pumping station + home for maintenance men. Every few miles. |
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Niya - Hotan - Karghilik - Yarkan - Yengisar
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| Niya |
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| Niya |
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| Approach to Imam Asim Shrine Outlying gravesite. |
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| Imam Asim Shrine |
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| Mosque at Imam Asim Shrine |
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| Returning from Imam Asim Shrine Graves of revered figures, decorated with banners. |
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| Great Sand Lizard Prepares to Spring |
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| Unwinding Silk Cocoons She keeps a supply of loose ends ready and then adds them into the line going to the spinning wheel on the left, so there are alwasy 3-4 coccons unwinding together. |
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| Unwinding Silk Cocoons In bubbling hot water. |
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| Silk Factory |
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| Silk Weaving |
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| Silk Weaving |
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| Carpet Factory |
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| Carpet Factory Workers see the pattern through the carpet. |
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| Hotan: Mao and Loyal Peasant |
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| Hotan Sunday Market |
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| Hotan Sunday Market |
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| Hotan Sunday Market |
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| Hotan: Sunday Hats |
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| Hotan |
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| Hotan Main Square |
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| The Hotan Hotel |
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| Aloof Camel |
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| Curious Camel |
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| Jama Mosque, Karghilik |
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| Jama Mosque, Karghilik |
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| Jama Mosque, Karghilik |
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| Altyn ("Golden") Mosque,Yarkan |
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| Yarkan |
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| Yengisar: Knife Factory |
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| Yengisar: Knife Factory |
Kashgar
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| Mao in Kashgar |
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| Kashgar Bazaar |
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| Kashgar Bazaar: Hat Row |
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| Kashgar Bazaar: Fur Row |
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| Kashgar Main Square |
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| Kashgar old town walls. |
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| Id Kah Mosque With clock. |
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| Id Kah Mosque, Prayer Hall |
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| Abakh Hoja Tomb |
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| Abakh Hoja Tomb |
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| Abakh Hoja Tomb |
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| Abakh Hoja Tomb Interior |
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| Abakh Hoja Tomb, Prayer Hall |
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| Photogenic Camel |
The KKH: Kara Kul & Tashkurgan
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| View at Kara Kul |
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| View at Kara Kul |
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| Kara Kul, Bovine Yak or semi-Yak? |
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| Tashkurgan Fort |
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| Tashkurgan, Looking North Note the yurts. |
The KKH: Taskurgan to Khunjerab
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| Overheated Engine |
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| Golden Marmot |
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| Golden Marmots |
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| View at Khunjerab pass |
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| Khunjerab Marker With Irish fellow travellers. |
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| Khunjerab Marker |
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