Photographs of Scenery in Xinjiang, western China

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

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Tajik adobe hut with bridge and mountains behind Painted door in Kusrap Outskirts of Kusrap The road out of Kusrap Coal truck in the Kunlun mountains High elevation grassland near the Karakoram highway Wetland in a Pamir mountain pass Karakoram highway with a turquoise lake in the background Mountain peak on the Pamir Plateau Mountain peak near the China-Tajikistan border region Modern yurts dot a grassy meadow in Tashkurgan Ruins at Tashkurgan fort Moon at sunset above Tashkorgan Sun glinting off a snowy peak above Tashkurgan Muztag ata (Muztaghata) peak seen from the outskirts of Tashkurgan Mountains on the road to Datong

Bridge on the way to Datong Woman leading a donkey across a road near Datong Home in Datong Tajik village Pigeons feeding on a grain bag in China The road through an oasis town near Yarkand Mosque in Yarkand (China) Uighur tomb in Yarkand Tiles at Altun Mosque Shoemaker in Kashgar Tajik village along road to Datong Government-constructed homes, since abandoned, in a western China desert Government-constructed village on a sand desert in western China Ash-covered hills in western China Western China mountains Tajik home along a highway in western China Yurts on a plain Tajik mud hut Tajik cemetary (tombs) in western China Tajik cemetary in Xinjiang Snow-capped mountains near Tashkurgan Tashkurgan fort, an important silk road trading point Modern yurts in Tashkurgan meadow in western China Tomb near Tashkurgan fort Wall at the stone city in western China School in Tashkorgan

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