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The West

The West Gallery includes the province of Xinjiang (covering 1/6 of China's land mass) which includes the cities of Urumqi, Kashgar, Turpan, Yarkand and Tashkurgan and their surrounding areas. This gallery also includes the province of Gansu with highlights around the cities of Dunhuang and Xiahe.
Poplar-lined Highway, Xinjiang Province
Poplar-lined Highway, Xinjiang Province		 Urumqi - Capital, Xinjiang Province
Urumqi - Capital, Xinjiang Province		 Candy Seller
Candy Seller		 Sidewalk Corn
Sidewalk Corn
Sidewalk Yam
Sidewalk Yam		 Sidewalk Grapes
Sidewalk Grapes		 Clean Sweep
Clean Sweep		 Bilingual Signs
Bilingual Signs
Uyghur Musicians
Uyghur Musicians		 The Blind and the Lame
The Blind and the Lame		 Checkers
Checkers		 Qini Bagh Hotel
Qini Bagh Hotel
Chicken Soup
Chicken Soup		 Bakery
Bakery		 Id Kah Mosque
Id Kah Mosque		 Minaret - Id Kah Mosque
Minaret - Id Kah Mosque
Mosque Interior
Mosque Interior		 Prayer Area - Id Kah Mosque
Prayer Area - Id Kah Mosque		 Particularly #6
Particularly #6		 Old Town Square
Old Town Square
Outside Congregating
Outside Congregating		 Fruit Potpourri
Fruit Potpourri		 Lunchstand
Lunchstand		 Rice Dish
Rice Dish
Preparing Lunch - Lamb Shishkebabs
Preparing Lunch - Lamb Shishkebabs		 Apartment Building
Apartment Building		 Pomegranates - Provincial Emblem
Pomegranates - Provincial Emblem		 Hardware Plus
Hardware Plus
Nuts ' n Stuff
Nuts ' n Stuff		 Hats Plus
Hats Plus		 Shoes Galore
Shoes Galore		 Furs Plus
Furs Plus
Old City Walls
Old City Walls		 Former Leaders
Former Leaders		 Vegetable Market
Vegetable Market		 Intestines and Lung Snack
Intestines and Lung Snack
Market Parking Lot
Market Parking Lot		 Sunday Market
Sunday Market		 Sheep Market
Sheep Market		 Goat Market
Goat Market
Donkey Market
Donkey Market		 All Spiffed Up
All Spiffed Up		 Trying It Out
Trying It Out		 Sheep Market
Sheep Market
Tack Shop
Tack Shop		 Yaks
Yaks		 Camel Market
Camel Market		 Cattle Market
Cattle Market
Knife Sharpening
Knife Sharpening		 Ubiquitous Transport
Ubiquitous Transport		 Noodle Making
Noodle Making		 Former British Consulate
Former British Consulate
The Great Helmsman - Very few of these statues left
The Great Helmsman - Very few of these statues left		 Pamir Mountains - Chinese Side
Pamir Mountains - Chinese Side		 Pamirs
Pamirs		 Konger Range
Konger Range
Kumtagh - Sand Mountains
Kumtagh - Sand Mountains		 Pamir Plateau - Elevation 3000m.
Pamir Plateau - Elevation 3000m.		 Konger Mountains
Konger Mountains		 Mustagh-Ata Mountain - Elevation 7546m.
Mustagh-Ata Mountain - Elevation 7546m.
Mustagh Ata
Mustagh Ata		 Konger Peak with Glacier - Elevation 7719m.
Konger Peak with Glacier - Elevation 7719m.		 Lake Karakul - Elevation 3962m.
Lake Karakul - Elevation 3962m.		 Lake Karakul
Lake Karakul
Konger Range - The Pamirs
Konger Range - The Pamirs		 On the Road to Tashkurgan
On the Road to Tashkurgan		 Tashkurgan Village - Elevation 3200m.
Tashkurgan Village - Elevation 3200m.		 Tashkurgan Village
Tashkurgan Village
Doorway - Courtyard - Tashkurgan
Doorway - Courtyard - Tashkurgan		 Pamir Plateau at Tashkurgan
Pamir Plateau at Tashkurgan		 Old Fortress - Part of the Silk Road - Tashkurgan
Old Fortress - Part of the Silk Road - Tashkurgan		 Pamir Plateau / Konger Range
Pamir Plateau / Konger Range
Yurt
Yurt		 On the Road
On the Road		 Karakoram Highway
Karakoram Highway		 Konger Range - Pamir Plateau
Konger Range - Pamir Plateau
Mustagh-Ata / Lake Karakul
Mustagh-Ata / Lake Karakul		 Greeters at Taklamakan Desert
Greeters at Taklamakan Desert		 Taklamakan Desert
Taklamakan Desert		 Taklamakan Desert
Taklamakan Desert
Taklamakan Desert
Taklamakan Desert		 Taklamakan Desert
Taklamakan Desert		 Oasis - Taklamakan Desert
Oasis - Taklamakan Desert		 Repast - Oasis
Repast - Oasis
Taklamakan Desert
Taklamakan Desert		 Cotton Harvest
Cotton Harvest		 Call to Prayer - Altyn Mosque - Yarkand
Call to Prayer - Altyn Mosque - Yarkand		 Ablutions
Ablutions
Altyn Mosque - Yarkand
Altyn Mosque - Yarkand		 Tower, Old Citadel
Tower, Old Citadel		 Lunch
Lunch		 Lung
Lung
Mutton Snack
Mutton Snack		 Corn Sheaves
Corn Sheaves		 Wind Power
Wind Power		 Tianshan Mountains
Tianshan Mountains
Gobi Desert
Gobi Desert		 Gobi Desert
Gobi Desert		 Highway to Turpan
Highway to Turpan		 Jiaohe City Ruins - 2,000 years old
Jiaohe City Ruins - 2,000 years old
Jiaohe City Ruins
Jiaohe City Ruins		 Emin Minaret
Emin Minaret		 Minaret, Emin Ta
Minaret, Emin Ta		 Taxi Drivers, Gaochang Ruins
Taxi Drivers, Gaochang Ruins
Gaochang Ruins
Gaochang Ruins		 Uyghur Dancers
Uyghur Dancers		 Astana Graves - 3rd to 5th C. AD
Astana Graves - 3rd to 5th C. AD		 Astana Graves
Astana Graves
Mummy, Astana Graves
Mummy, Astana Graves		 Flaming Mountains
Flaming Mountains		 Grape Valley
Grape Valley		 Grapes
Grapes
Grapes Drying
Grapes Drying		 Grape Drying Buildings
Grape Drying Buildings		 Cotton Harvest
Cotton Harvest		 Mogao Buddhist Caves
Mogao Buddhist Caves
Mogao Caves Entrance
Mogao Caves Entrance		 Mogao Caves
Mogao Caves		 Mingsha Shan - Echoing Sands (Singing) Mountains
Mingsha Shan - Echoing Sands (Singing) Mountains		 Mingsha Shan - Singing Mountains
Mingsha Shan - Singing Mountains
Mingsha Shan - Singing Mountains
Mingsha Shan - Singing Mountains		 Crescent Moon Lake
Crescent Moon Lake		 Mingsha Shan - Singing Mountains
Mingsha Shan - Singing Mountains		 Labrang Monastery
Labrang Monastery
One of the Schools
One of the Schools		 Main Entrance
Main Entrance		 Tibetan Pilgrims at Prayer Wheels - Labrang Monastery
Tibetan Pilgrims at Prayer Wheels - Labrang Monastery		 Labrang Monastery - East Entrance
Labrang Monastery - East Entrance
Sharing a Joke - Labrang Monastery
Sharing a Joke - Labrang Monastery		 Monk Walk - Labrang Monastery
Monk Walk - Labrang Monastery		 Pilgrim
Pilgrim		 Pilgrim Prostrated
Pilgrim Prostrated
Prayer Meeting
Prayer Meeting		 Hi-Tech
Hi-Tech		 At Study
At Study		 Stupa
Stupa
Pilgrim
Pilgrim		 Taking in the Sun - Before Worship
Taking in the Sun - Before Worship		 Call to Worship
Call to Worship		 Pilgrims
Pilgrims
Last Call to Worship
Last Call to Worship		 Into the Temple
Into the Temple		 It's Lonely at the Top
It's Lonely at the Top		 Main Temple
Main Temple
Down the Lane
Down the Lane		 Tibetan Women
Tibetan Women		 Hand Prayer Wheel
Hand Prayer Wheel		 Tibetan Women
Tibetan Women
Going Home
Going Home		 B102-0226_IMG.JPG
B102-0226_IMG.JPG		 Prayer Flags
Prayer Flags		 Prayer Wheels - West Entrance
Prayer Wheels - West Entrance
Woman and Child
Woman and Child		 Students
Students		 Grannies
Grannies		 Lane
Lane

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helen 30-Oct-2010 06:33
recently visited Uramqi, tupan lake kanas. we had a delicious dish of what seemed to be a pancake / fritter which was topped with corn kernels. has anyone got the receipe for this dish. It came out like a pizza, cut into several slices. slightly sweet, delicious. has anyone the receipe for this dish. would really love to cook it here in Australia. thanks
Tim van Woensel17-Jun-2009 18:07
What an amazing trip. I'm very jealous. How long did the total trip take?
Petar 28-Aug-2006 09:28
Hey, that's a very nice gallery.
thank you
Whitee 28-Jul-2006 09:28
nice pictures I love the ones of camels
eliza 28-Jul-2006 09:26
Hey I Love Ur Pics They rock My Soxs Hope you Can Get More Of The Bactarian Camels On This Site They Are So Cutee
daffordile 16-May-2005 07:42
i love them. thanks.
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