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Photos of Scenery in Xinjiang, western China

All images are the property of Rhett A. Butler / mongabay.com, copyright 2006. Contact me regarding use and reproduction.




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

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Red flower in Datong



Steep walled canyon on the raod to Datong



Muddy glacial river and mountains in remote western Xinjiang



Muddy glacial river and mountains in remote western Xinjiang



Dry mountainous landscape of the Kunlun mountains



Pamir plateau mountains



Muztag Ata reflected in a turquoise lake



Yurts in Tashkurgan meadow



Snow-capped peaks and glaciers in western China



Abandoned government-built town in the desert of western China



Tashkurgan fort in western China



Hills in the Kunlun mountain range



Rays of sun passing through dusty air in western China



Brick home along the Karakoram highway



Karakoram Highway towards Tashkurgan



Coal truck in western China



Amanni Shahan's tomb in Yarkand.



Tajik village along the road to Datong





River valley on the road to Datong



Tajik village along the road to Datong



Giant fallen boulder on the road to Datong



Corn field and a village



River along the road to Datong



Tomb high on a rocky cliff



Ladder, adobe house, and corn field near a river



Green corn fields near a river



Tajik settlement



Corn field in Xinjiang



Door to a mosque in remote western China



Solar panels used in remote western Xinjiang



Glacial river in Xiniang



Corn field next to a river



High cliffs in Xinjiang



Corn field next to a river



Bridge in western China



Muddy glacial river and mountains in remote western Xinjiang



Western Xinjiang road



Agricultural fields of Datong



Bridge over a stream in Datong



Sheer cliff in the Kunlun mountains



4-wheel drive in western China



Road from Datong to Kusrap



Extremely rough road in western China



Rock formations along a river in Xinjiang



Rocky road along a river in the Kunlun mountains



Donkey in a holding pen in the village of Kusrap



Pamir plateau mountains in Xinjiang



Princess Castle, a ruined fort at Tashkurgan



Tashkurgan, a Silk Road staging post. Its Uighur name Stone Fortress or Stone Tower



Yurts in Tashkurgan meadow






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