Xinjiang Trip: Kashgar - Turpan - Urumuqi (March 30 - April 5 2002 and October 3 - 6 2006)

Gansu Trip: Dunhuang and Xiahe (September 28- October 2 2002)

Qinghai Trip: Xining (and Lanzou) (September 30- October 2 2006)

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Around Turpan | Emin | Karez | Flaming Mountains | Bezekelik | Astana | Gaochang | Jiaohe | Tuyoq |
The explanation
Travel-china-guide has more on the Emin Minaret (Su Gong Ta)
The Emin or Imin Minaret in Turpan
The Minaret
The Entrance
Inside the Emin mosque is all brandnew
Geometrically interesting
And beautiful
With fantastic "light and shadow"
By the sunlight falling through the windows
New and quiet
A view on the roof
The Minaret through the window
Travel-china-guide has more on the Karez System
The Karez, the water supply system in Turpan
The mock-up shows the long row of pits, used to make and clean the canals
Trees line the canal where there is light
In the distance there is a bucket, lowered from "upstairs"
Fresh water
Travel-china-guide has more on the Flaming Mountains (Huoyan Shan)
Flaming Mountains
Flaming Mountains
Travel-china-guide has more on the Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Caves
Bezikelik, the Buddhist Caves
The Caves of Bezikelik with the terrace in front
Alongside a very steep valey
A herd of sheep
Travel-china-guide has more on the Astana-Karakhoja Ancient Tombs
The Ancient Tombs at Astana
Travel-china-guide has more on the Ancient City of Gaochang (Kharakhoja)
Tourist carts waiting at the entrance of Ancient City of Gaochang (Kharakhoja)
Ancient City of Gaochang (Kharakhoja)
A composite panorama picture
An enterable house
A Room with a View
Looking through the window
Tourists being carried around
Pitoresque
Travel-china-guide has more on the Ancient City of Jiaohe (Yarkhoto)
Ancient City of Jiaohe (Yarkhoto), an Island in the river
The Main entrance
Looking through a gate
The wind eroded much away
Buildings are still visible though
Especially when they are lower then the surface
And reached through a tunnel
A tomb for over 200 baby corpses was found for which the reasons are speculation
The river form an oasis
Central Temple building
UNESCO indicated East Gate
Dug out deep in the cliff
With the well being equally deep


Xinjiang Trip: Kashgar - Turpan - Urumuqi (March 30 - April 5 2002 and October 3 - 6 2006)

Gansu Trip: Dunhuang and Xiahe (September 28- October 2 2002)

Qinghai Trip: Xining (and Lanzou) (September 30- October 2 2006)

| Kashgar | Kashgar-Turpan | Turpan | Around Turpan | Urumuqi | Dunhuang | Lanzhou-Xiahe | Xiahe-Laburang | Xining - round Qinhai lake - Lanzhou |

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