Infrastructure

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Infrastructure : Dirt road in Xinjiang Road in Xinjiang Western Xinjiang road Karakoram highway Truck overturned on a mountain road in Xinjiang Solar-powered yurt in western China Karakoram Highway as it passes near Lake Karakol Road running under unstable sand cliffs in China Dam construction in Xinjiang, western China Men attempting to divert a river in western China Boat traffic in Shanghai Corn field and home along the Yangtze Bridge over the muddy red Mekong Road leadiing out of the upper Mekong valley toward Dechen Narrow roads in Tibetan Yunnan Bridge in western China Western Xinjiang road 4-wheel drive in western China Road from Datong to Kusrap Extremely rough road in western China Rocky road along a river in the Kunlun mountains Metal workers preparing for dam construction in China Grain storage toward along the Karakoram Highway Karakoram Highway towards Tashkurgan Coal truck in western China Coal barge in Shanghai Grain freighter in Shanghai Bridge over the Yangtze river in NW Yunnan Province Road to Deqin Car accident in China The treacherous road to Datong Solar array in remote western China Dangerous overhang in China Sloping mountains Bridge on the road to Datong Road away from Datong Coal truck in the Kunlun mountains Truck transporting coal in western China Bridge on the way to Datong Truck carrying coal in western China Rocky road towards Datong Road leading out of Kashgar towards the Karakoram Highway Rockslide across the Karakoram highway in China Truck in a gravel bed along the Karakoram highway Sandy cliffs along the Karakoram highway in western China Karakoram Highway Karakoram Highway towards Pakistan Karakoram Highway towards Pakistan 4-wheel drive is needed on these roads in Xinjiang The rough road towards Datong