Xinjiang Collection (#4)

Moon night, Kalajun Grassland, Xinjiang China
Moon light over Kazakh wooden houses on Kalajun grassland, a UNESCO World Heritage nature site in Tianshan mountains, in Ili (Yili) Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture

Brahman head; mural from the Buddhist monastery of Douldour-aqour, Xinjiang province
BRAHMAN, 6th CENTURY A.D. Brahman head; mural from the Buddhist monastery of Douldour-aqour, Xinjiang province

CHINA. Turpan. The Silk Road. Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves complex (5th-9th c.). The road

China, Xinjiang, Kashgar. Behind an open, periwinkle blue-painted door with blue curtains, an orange box is visible in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China

China, Xinjiang, Kalakuli Lake. Kalakuli Lake reflects snow-covered Mustagata Peak, in the Pamir Mountains, Xinjiang, China

China, Xinjiang, Kashgar. Bicycles are parked in a sardine-like manner in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China

China, Xinjiang, Heavenly Lake. Heavenly Lake reflects a blue sky and is surrounded by the snowy peaks of the Tien Shan Range, Xinjiang, China

China, Xinjiang, Heavenly Lake. The snow-dappled peaks of Tien Shan Range surround Heavenly Lake, in Xinjiang, China

China, Xinjiang, Bogda Peak. Dawns red light creeps over Bogda Peak, in the Tien Shan Range, Xinjiang, China

Landscape of Mt. Kunlun, Plateau, Xinjiang Province, Silk Road, China

Turpan Depression, satellite image. North is at top. The Turpan (or Turfan) depression (lower frame) is located at the foot of Chinas Bogda Mountains (green, upper frame)

Kilzil Thousand Buddha Caves, Kuche, near Turpan, Xinjiang Province, Silk Road, China

5 Coloured Mountains - Xinjiang China
BMD-121 5 Coloured Mountains - Xinjiang China Brian McDairmant Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Three men outside a dwelling, Kashgar, western China
Three men sitting outside a primitive domed dwelling in Kashgar, western China

Mountain landscape with river, Kashgar, western China
A landscape with a river winding through a mountain valley in Kashgar, western China

Aerial view of a market, Kashgar, western China
Aerial view of a busy market in Kashgar, western China

People and animals on a road, Kashgar, western China
People leading animals along a road in Kashgar, western China

Scene outside city wall in Kashgar, western China
Workers in a field outside a city wall in Kashgar, western China

Sherpas and mules on a trip through Kashgar, western China
Sherpas and mules negotiating steep rocks on a trip through Kashgar, western China

Setting up camp on a trip through Kashgar, western China
A group of people setting up camp in a mountain valley while on a trip through Kashgar, western China

Brickmaking in Kashgar, western China
People making bricks in Kashgar, western China

Mountain valley in Kashgar, western China
A dry mountain valley in Kashgar, western China -- a hooded man on horseback can just be seen at the centre

Snowy mountain in Kashgar, western China
A snowy mountain in Kashgar, western China

Head shaving in Kashgar, western China
A man having his head shaved while on a trip through Kashgar, western China

Man stirring vats in Kashgar, western China
A man stirring vats of liquid in the open air in Kashgar, western China

Food drying or sorting in Kashgar, western China
Men drying or sorting food on mats in the open air in Kashgar, western China

Travellers resting in Kashgar, western China
A group of travellers take a rest in a valley in Kashgar, western China

Man in a walled settlement, Kashgar, western China
A man in a walled settlement surrounded by mountains in Kashgar, western China. Date: 1932

Drying cloth in Kashgar, western China
Pieces of cloth hung out to dry in Kashgar, western China

Landscape of Kashgar, western China
View of landscape in Kashgar, western China, with a river in the foreground and mountains in the distance

Family travelling by donkey, Kashgar, western China
A family of five -- mother and four children -- travelling through Kashgar, western China, on two donkeys

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A train of mules makes its way through some rocky terrain in Kashgar, western China

Young boy on a donkey, Kashgar, western China
A young boy on a donkey in Kashgar, western China

Kashmir, India - A Uighur Man and Mule
Kashmir, India - A Uighur man from Northern Kashmir (or possibly living further north toward Kashgar in the Xinjiang Province) with his mule

Woman in Kashgar, western China
A woman in Kashgar, western China

Three men and a boy, Kashgar, western China
Three men and a boy wearing traditional dress pose for their photograph in Kashgar, western China

Building in the mountains, Kashgar, China
An isolated building in the mountains of Kashgar, western China

Chidren in Kashgar, western China
Four children in Kashgar, western China. Two small boys sit in a cart on wheels, pulled by an older girl

Five people riding donkeys, Kashgar
Five people riding donkeys on a road in Kashgar, western China

People travelling through Kashgar, China
People travelling through rocky terrain in Kashgar, western China. Date: 1932

Horse and rider, Kashgar, western China
A horse and its rider, Kashgar, western China

Two camels and a horse, Kashgar, western China
Two camels and a horse transporting goods in Kashgar, western China

Farming scene, Kashgar, China
A farming scene in Kashgar, western China, at harvest time

Steps and archway, Kashgar, western China
A set of steep steps descending through an archway in Kashgar, western China

Man at work in Kashgar, western China
A man at work in the open air in Kashgar, western China. He is hammering a wooden contraption with rope attached, perhaps a primitive agricultural implement

Uyghur Children - close to Kashgar
Two young Uyghur Children, close to Kashgar in Xinjiang, South West China. Photograph taken by Ralph Ponsonby Watts, who travelled up from Kashmir to Kahgar

People preparing food, Kashgar, western China
People sitting in the open air, preparing food, in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

A Uyghur man smoking an elaborate pipe. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

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