Photos of roads in Xinjiang, Western China

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These " Photos of roads in Xinjiang, Western China " were taken during my 2006 trip to China.

Dirt road in Xinjiang Road in Xinjiang Western Xinjiang road Karakoram highway Karakoram Highway towards Tashkurgan Bridge in western China Western Xinjiang road 4-wheel drive in western China The rough road towards Datong 4-wheel drive is needed on these roads in Xinjiang The treacherous road to Datong Solar array in remote western China Dangerous overhang in China Sloping mountains Bridge on the road to Datong Road away from Datong Coal truck in the Kunlun mountains Bridge on the way to Datong Rocky road towards Datong

Karakoram Highway as it passes near Lake Karakol Road running under unstable sand cliffs in China Road from Datong to Kusrap Extremely rough road in western China Rocky road along a river in the Kunlun mountains Road leading out of Kashgar towards the Karakoram Highway Rockslide across the Karakoram highway in China Truck in a gravel bed along the Karakoram highway Sandy cliffs along the Karakoram highway in western China Karakoram Highway Karakoram Highway towards Pakistan Karakoram Highway towards Pakistan Truck transporting coal in western China Main drive in Tashkurgan Karakoram Highway leading out of Tashkurgan Uighur man using mule power Girl working at a stand near a passport checkpoint on the Karakoram highway Chinese girl and boy working at a stand near a passport checkpoint on the Karakoram highway Grain storage toward along the Karakoram Highway Yak traffic on the Karakoram highway Men in a donkey cart crossing a desert road Tajik family walking along a dusty road Mother and children in the back of a cart Uighur men sitting atop a bale of hay in the back of a tractor Loading cattle into a pickup truck Man sitting atop a pile of sticks while driving a donkey Woman leading a donkey across a road near Datong The road through an oasis town near Yarkand Leaving the Karakoram Highway Road to Datong Dusty road towards Datong Truck barrelling down on us in western China