Datong

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Datong : Village in the remote Kunlun mountains Group of Tajiks riding a tractor Road running under unstable sand cliffs in China Tajik adobe huts in the Kunlun mountains Boy on a donkey Tajik mother and son Lake on route from Karakoram Highway to Datong Turquoise lake on road to Datong Lake in Xinjiang Milky blue river in western China River in a Kunlun mountain valley Dam construction in Xinjiang, western China Sunlight entering a valley on the road to Datong Camels in western China Men attempting to divert a river in western China Metal workers preparing for dam construction in China Group of Tajik men riding a tractor Tajik mausoleum with a view of the Kunlun mountains Looking up Datong valley Tajik girls crossing a bridge Colorful door on a Tajik structure Red flower in Datong Black-and-white spider in western China Girl walking with her brother down the main street in Datong village Kids in Datong village Tajik father and daughter Loaded donkey in Datong village Child standing in a doorway behind a motorcycle Tajik women bringing a cow in for the evening Tajik boy Woman riding a donkey Tajik boys playing in a sunflower field Kids in Datong Donkey carrying a load of hay Blue-green doorway in an adobe home Lake in western China Chinese Reservoir Orange-jacketed man on a donkey Hills in the Kunlun mountain range Beam of sunlight cutting through a rocky valley in Xinjiang Rays of sun passing through dusty air in western China Coal truck in western China Mountains on the road to Datong Tajik men chatting on a road Tajik family walking along a dusty road Colorful mausoleum Unknown lizard in western China Tajik kids crossing a river by bridge Bridge on the way to Datong Tajik man with gold teeth Woman leading a donkey across a road near Datong Black-and-white spider in western China Home in Datong Kids playing in the dust of a dirt road Mother, son, and hay-laden donkey Tajik women bringing a cow in from the field Tajik women coming in from the field Noisy donkey Tajik boy in an orange jacket standing in front of his stone home Tajik boys tending to a patch of sunflowers while watching a yak Tajik boy tending to a patch of sunflowers Donkey carrying a load of hay in a Tajik village in China Tajik village Lake along on to Datong region Lake along road to Datong Lake on the road to Datong Reservoir in western China River in the Kunlun mountains Turquoise river in the Kunlun mountains Turquoise river along the road to Datong Road to Datong Valley along road to Datong Mountain near the Tajikistan border Dusty road towards Datong Kunlun mountain valley river Marsh valley in western China Two Tajiks standing on an open plain in the Kunlun mountains Green meadows in the Kunlun mountains Opaque turquoise waters in a canyon in western China Rocky road towards Datong Imposing cliffs along a river in the Kunlun mountains Valley in the Kunlun mountains Walled valley on the road to Daton Truck barrelling down on us in western China