Yarkand Photos, Western China

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These " Yarkand Photos, Western China " were taken during my 2006 trip to China.

Woman at the Tomb of Yarkand Kings in Yarkand Tiled tomb at the Tomb of Yarkand Kings in Yarkand Tombs at the Tomb of Yarkand Kings in Yarkand Fruit seller in Kusrap Altun mosque in Yarkand Amanni Shahan's tomb in Yarkand. Tile mosiac tomb Uygur tomb Tiles on a tomb at the Tomb of Yarkand Kings in Yarkand Mosque in Yarkand (China) Tiles at Altun Mosque Uighur tomb in Yarkand Clothes of the dead in a tree at the Tomb of Yarkand Kings Man in a camel-driven cart in Kusrap Couple in a donkey-driven cart in Kusrap Women in a donkey cart in Kusrap

Reddish hills as we head from Datong Mars in China? Tomb at the Tomb of Yarkand Kings in Yarkand Women talking along the road in Kusrap Man riding atop a load of sticks in Kusrap Yellow jackets on grapes in fruitstand in Kusrap Mars-like landscape in Xinjiang Mars-like landscape on the road to Yarkand Red rock formations in China Afghanistan-like terrain in China Rocky terrain in eastern China Desert canyon in western China Desert canyon in Xinjiang Broad desert canyon in western China Man with donkey cart filled with sticks Flood-swept landscape on the road to Yarkand Broad, dry canyon in western China Men in a donkey cart crossing a desert road Men on roadside in a Chinese desert Mother and children in the back of a cart The road through an oasis town near Yarkand Man with donkey cart in Yarkand Man headed to market with a full donkey cart Settlement between Datong and Yarkand Uighur men sitting atop a bale of hay in the back of a tractor Eroded gully in Xinjiang