Xinjiang Collection (#5)

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

Turkic Man
A man from far Northern India or Southern China, displaying the highly Turkic facial morphology of the peoples of this region. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Old man in Kashgar, western China
An old man sitting at the side of a road in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Riverside scene in Kashgar, western China
A riverside scene in Kashgar, western China. Laundry (perhaps washed in the river) appears to be hanging on walls to dry. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Father with children, Kashgar, western China
A father with two children outside their home in Kashgar, western China. He appears to be getting them washed from a small bowl of water. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Scene in a Kashgar market, western China
Scene in a crowded Kashgar market, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Mountain scene with travellers, Kashgar, western China
A mountain scene, showing people travelling in horse-drawn wagons, in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Group of people in Kashgar, western China
A group of local men, together with a western colonial, pose outside a building in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Setting up a camera shot, Kashgar, western China
Local men stand watching as a western man sets up his camera to take a shot, on a trip through Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Street scene with horse and cart, Kashgar, western China
A street scene with a horse and cart in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Temple building in Kashgar, western China
A large temple building in Kashgar, western China, with people standing and kneeling in front. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Three men on horseback, Kashgar, western China
Three men on horseback in front of three structures with oriental style roofs, in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Collecting water in Kashgar, western China
People collecting water in Kashgar, western China, and carrying it in buckets on poles across their shoulders. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Men hauling a cart up a slope, Kashgar, western China
A group of men hauling a cart up a slope on a trip through Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Uniformed men in Kashgar, western China
A group of uniformed men in the mountains of Kashgar, western China. They are lined up in two rows, with one man at the centre, with a square archway behind him. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Outdoor scene in Kashgar, western China
An outdoor scene in Kashgar, western China, showing buildings, the top of a wall and a pathway. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Scene in a timber yard, Kashgar, western China
Scene in a timber yard in Kashgar, western China, with many logs stacked up. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Local men mixing cement in Kashgar, western China. One of the men is standing on top of the mixture and pouring water into it from a jar. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Mountain scenery in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Kashgar - Entrance to a walled village
The entrance gateway to a walled village - Kashgar. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Men with donkeys in Kashgar, western China
A group of local men with donkeys on a trip through Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Two children in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: 1932

A Southern Chinese family photographed by Ralph Ponsonby Watts, a British diplomat, who undertook an amazing journey from Kashmir to Kashgar (in Xinjiang Province, southern China) in 1932

Southern China - Local Man on horseback
A Turkic man sat on a mighty steed in a mountain pass in the far north of India or the very south of Xinjiang Province, China on the road through the mountains to Kashgar

A building by a river in Kashgar, western China
A small building at the side of a river in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Kashgar Trip - Uyghur Woman - Headdress
Indigenous Uyghur woman of Kashgar with a remarkable headdress. A wonderful photographic portrait by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Local and western men in Kashgar, western China
A group of local and western men inside a building in Kashgar, western China. They appear to be handing round drinks, perhaps after a hard days travelling. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Kashgar Trip
Two siblings ride on a small pony, wrapped up against the cold. Both are from the Xinjiang province of China - close to Kashgar. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Indigenous Uyghur men of Kashgar. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Street scene in Kashgar, western China
A street scene in Kashgar, western China, showing a man shovelling a pile of sand. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Wooden building in Kashgar, western China
A wooden building in the mountains of Kashgar, western China, with a donkey or mule tethered up outside. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

People collecting water, Kashgar, western China
People collecting water in Kashgar, western China, using buckets on poles. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Group of local men, Kashgar, western China
A group of local men, probably travel guides, in the mountains of Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Men training a horse, Kashgar, western China
Three men training a horse in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Mountain scene in Kashgar, western China
A mountain scene in Kashgar, western China, showing men, horses and donkeys. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Construction workers in Kashgar, western China
Construction workers with a lorry in a street in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Woman from Kashgar
A woman from Kashgar, in Xinjiang Province, China. She is likely a Uyghur woman, of Turkic ethnic extraction. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Ancient city on Silk Road, Jinohe, Turfan Depression, Xinjiang Province, China, Asia

Kashgar Sunday Market, Xinjiang Rovince, China, Asia

Prayer flags and sacred site overlooking Bayanbulak, Xinjiang Province, China, Asia

Prayer flags and sacred site overlooking the town of Bayanbulak, Xinjiang Province, China, Asia

Mountains and river scenery in Bayanbulak, Xinjiang Province, China, Asia

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