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Photos of Landscapes in Xinjiang, western China

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

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Tashkurgan with adjoining meadow



Yak traffic on the Karakoram highway



Tajik tombs and cemetary



Tile mosiac tomb



Uygur tomb



Tajik adobe hut



Snow-capped peaks near Tashkurgan



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



Lake in western China



Chinese Reservoir



Beam of sunlight cutting through a rocky valley in Xinjiang



Aerial view of desert and snow-capped peaks in western China



Airplane view of agricultural fields and mountains near Urumqi in western China



Aerial view of outskirts of Urumqi with Bodge Feng peak in the background





Sand cliffs along the Karakoram Highway leading towards Pakistan



Grain storage toward along the Karakoram Highway



Muztagh Ata Peak, Pamir, 7546m



Muztaga peak as seen from the Karakoram highway



Snow covered mountains near Muzagata Peak



Peaks surrounding Lake Karakal



Snow-capped mountains and glaciers near Karakul Lake in western China



Adobe settlement along the Karakoram highway



Adobe homes in western China



Light colored mountains



Flood-swept landscape on the road to Yarkand



Broad, dry canyon in western China



Altun mosque in Yarkand



Tiles on a tomb at the Tomb of Yarkand Kings in Yarkand



Tomb at the Tomb of Yarkand Kings in Yarkand



Nuts and dried fruit at the central bazaar in Kashgar



Lizard-on-a-stick in in Chinese market



Dried coiled snakes in a Chinese market



Dried fruit in a Chinese market



Dried animal parts in the Kashgar bazaar



Household products section of the Kashgar bazaar



Black-and-white spider in western China



Yellow jackets on grapes in fruitstand in Kusrap



Tajik homes



Tajik settlement



Tajik mausoleum with a view of the Kunlun mountains



Looking up Datong valley



Colorful door on a Tajik structure



Loaded donkey in Datong village



Donkey carrying a load of hay



Blue-green doorway in an adobe home



Blue-green doors






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