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Xinjiang - Fall 2019

  Hotan   Kashgar   Tashkurgan   Urumqi

Hotan

Central Square, Hotan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Central Square
Mao statue, Hotan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Mao statue
Mao statue base, Hotan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Mao statue base

Hotan Sunday Market

Sunday Bazaar entrance, Hotan Sunday Market, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Sunday Bazaar entrance
Hotan Sunday Market, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Hotan Sunday Market, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Hat Dealer, Hotan Sunday Market, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Hat Dealer
Hotan Sunday Market, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Anti-Riot Drill, Hotan Sunday Market, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Anti-Riot Drill
Anti-Riot Drill, Hotan Sunday Market, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Anti-Riot Drill
The Friendly Police are Watching, Hotan Sunday Market, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
The Friendly Police are Watching

Atlas Silk Workshop, in Jiya Xiang

Hotan Atlas Silk Company, Atlas Silk Workshop, in Jiya Xiang, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Hotan Atlas Silk Company
Boiling open silkworm cocoons, Atlas Silk Workshop, in Jiya Xiang, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Boiling open silkworm cocoons
Hand looms, Atlas Silk Workshop, in Jiya Xiang, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Hand looms
Atlas Silk Workshop, in Jiya Xiang, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Atlas Silk Workshop, in Jiya Xiang, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Atlas Silk Workshop, in Jiya Xiang, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Dyed input yarn, Atlas Silk Workshop, in Jiya Xiang, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Dyed input yarn
Atlas Silk Workshop, in Jiya Xiang, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Favorite village transport, Atlas Silk Workshop, in Jiya Xiang, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Favorite village transport

Around Hotan

Market Tower, Around Hotan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Market Tower
Unusual shop display, Around Hotan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Unusual shop display
The Dragon Jade River, Around Hotan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
The Dragon Jade River
Optimistic jade diggers, Around Hotan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Optimistic jade diggers
Jade Market, beside Jade River, Around Hotan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Jade Market, beside Jade River
One of the many small police stations, Around Hotan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
One of the many small police stations
Around Hotan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Around Hotan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019

Hotan to Kashgar

Hotan Station, Hotan to Kashgar, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Hotan Station
Farmland just outside Hotan, Hotan to Kashgar, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Farmland just outside Hotan
40 minutes West of Hotan, Hotan to Kashgar, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
40 minutes West of Hotan
2 hours South of Kashgar, Hotan to Kashgar, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
2 hours South of Kashgar

Kashgar

Tourist Kashgar

Parts of the old city and restored old city walls are now tourist attractions.
The Ancient City Gate!, Tourist Kashgar, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
The Ancient City Gate!
Tourist Kashgar, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Tourist Kashgar, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Tourist Kashgar, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Tourist Kashgar, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
View from walls, Tourist Kashgar, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
View from walls
Tourist Kashgar, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Tourist scene, Tourist Kashgar, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Tourist scene
Halloween at the Radisson, Tourist Kashgar, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Halloween at the Radisson

Around Kashgar

Famous Kashgar Minaret, Around Kashgar, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Famous Kashgar Minaret
Id Kah Mosque, Around Kashgar, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Id Kah Mosque
Sadly, the facade is plaster over concrete., Around Kashgar, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Sadly, the facade is plaster over concrete.
Id Kah Mosque, around noon Kashgar time, Around Kashgar, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Id Kah Mosque, around noon Kashgar time
Around Kashgar, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Around Kashgar, Xinjiang - Fall 2019

Kashgar"Sunday" Market

Kashgar International Market, Kashgar
Kashgar International Market
Kashgar
Kashgar
Kashgar
Kashgar International Market: Security line, Kashgar
Kashgar International Market: Security line

Failed Trip to Yarkand

Urumqi-Hotan train, Failed Trip to Yarkand, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Urumqi-Hotan train
Near Yarkand, Failed Trip to Yarkand, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Near Yarkand
Near Yarkand, Failed Trip to Yarkand, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Near Yarkand
Failed Trip to Yarkand, Xinjiang - Fall 2019

Apak Hoja Mazar complex

Apak Hoja Mazar complex, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Apak Hoja Mazar complex
Apak Hoja Mazar complex, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Photo of visit by President Xi, Apak Hoja Mazar complex, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Photo of visit by President Xi
Apak Hoja Mazar complex, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Apak Hoja Mazar complex, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Apak Hoja Mazar complex, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Juma Mosque, Apak Hoja Mazar complex, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Juma Mosque

Shipton's Arch

One of the largest natural arches anywhere.
The hike up, Shipton's Arch, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
The hike up
Shipton's Arch, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Shipton's Arch, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Shipton's Arch, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Looking through the arch, Shipton's Arch, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Looking through the arch
Shipton's Arch, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Shipton's Arch, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Altun Orda Restaurant, Kashgar, Shipton's Arch, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Altun Orda Restaurant, Kashgar

Tashkurgan

Kashgar to Tashkurgan

20 miles South of Kashgar, Kashgar to Tashkurgan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
20 miles South of Kashgar
42 miles SW of Kashgar, Kashgar to Tashkurgan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
42 miles SW of Kashgar
42 miles SW of Kashgar, Kashgar to Tashkurgan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
42 miles SW of Kashgar
Kashgar to Tashkurgan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Kashgar to Tashkurgan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Anonymous mountain lake, Kashgar to Tashkurgan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Anonymous mountain lake
Karakul Lake, Kashgar to Tashkurgan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Karakul Lake
Karakul Lake, Kashgar to Tashkurgan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Karakul Lake
Karakul Lake, Kashgar to Tashkurgan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Karakul Lake

Around Tashkurgan

Around Tashkurgan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Around Tashkurgan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
"Tajik" ladies, Around Tashkurgan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
"Tajik" ladies
Tajik-style monument, Around Tashkurgan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Tajik-style monument
A "Jade Cabbage" at hotel reception, Around Tashkurgan, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
A "Jade Cabbage" at hotel reception

Tashkurgan to Kulma

11 miles NW of Tashkurgan, Tashkurgan to Kulma, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
11 miles NW of Tashkurgan
15 miles NW of Tashkurgan, Tashkurgan to Kulma, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
15 miles NW of Tashkurgan
Tea break, while waiting for border, Tashkurgan to Kulma, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Tea break, while waiting for border

Urumqi

After a detour into the 'Stans, I flew back into Urumqi.
People's Park Monument to the PLA March into Xinjiang, Urumqi, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
People's Park
Monument to the PLA March into Xinjiang
Detail: Uighurs welcome the PLA, Urumqi, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Detail: Uighurs welcome the PLA
Detail: Agriculture, Industry & Arts thrive under the PLA, Urumqi, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Detail: Agriculture, Industry & Arts thrive under the PLA
Shaanxi Mosque, Urumqi, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Shaanxi Mosque
Shaanxi Mosque, Urumqi, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Shaanxi Mosque
Shaanxi Mosque, Urumqi, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Shaanxi Mosque
Propaganda Placard (only in Chinese), Urumqi, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Propaganda Placard (only in Chinese)
Propaganda Placard (only in Chinese), Urumqi, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Propaganda Placard (only in Chinese)
Mini Police Station, Urumqi, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Mini Police Station
Urumqi, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Urumqi, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Urumqi, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Urumqi, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Urumqi, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Urumqi, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Bronze camel, Urumqi, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
Bronze camel
"Friendship Monument", Urumqi, Xinjiang - Fall 2019
"Friendship Monument"
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