Images of the Karakoram Highway in Xinjiang province, western China

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These " Images of the Karakoram Highway in Xinjiang province, western China " were taken during my 2006 trip to China.

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Grain storage toward along the Karakoram Highway Tashkurgan fort in western China Yak traffic on the Karakoram highway Peaks surrounding Lake Karakal Snow-capped mountains and glaciers near Karakul Lake in western China Snow-capped peaks near Tashkurgan Uighur women standing in front of their traditional yurt Princess Castle, a ruined fort at Tashkurgan Tashkurgan, a Silk Road staging post. Its Uighur name Stone Fortress or Stone Tower Tajik tombs and cemetary Camel standing in front of concrete yurts built bt the Chinese government Tajik woman with son in front of her yurt Tajik women in front of their tradtional yurt Tajik on horseback Tajik cowboy Vieled Uighur woman at Tashkurgan Young girl posing for photo in Tashkurgan Kids in Tashkurgan

Adobe homes in western China Abandoned government-built town in the desert of western China Tajik adobe hut Adobe settlement along the Karakoram highway Karakoram Highway towards Tashkurgan Three kids in Tashkorgan Three kids in Tashkorgan Three kids in Tashkorgan Mountains and meadow outside Tashkurgan Tomb as seen through a hole in a wall at Tashkurgan Tashkurgan stone city in Xinjiang Eagle statue in the center of Tashkurgan National cultue and Art center in Tashkurgan Sand cliffs along the Karakoram Highway leading towards Pakistan Tajik children along the Karakoram highway Tajik kids Yurts in Tashkurgan meadow Yurts in Tashkurgan meadow Tashkurgan with adjoining meadow Brick home along the Karakoram highway Pamir plateau mountains Muztag Ata reflected in a turquoise lake Snow-capped peaks and glaciers in western China Pamir plateau mountains in Xinjiang Muztagh Ata Peak, Pamir, 7546m Muztaga peak as seen from the Karakoram highway Snow covered mountains near Muzagata Peak Light colored mountains

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