Emin Minaret, Turpan
Emin Minaret near Turpan, Xinjiang, China
Photo of the week: Cutting cloth at Turpan market
Every picture tells a story…
Khan Atlas “Uyghur silk fit for a king…”
Khan Atlas – How the Uyghur community in Hotan manufactory their famous silk fabrics and carpets…
Rehearsals… traditional Uyghur dancing
Uyghur dancers rehearsing for a traditional dance performance at the Turpan Water Museum outside Turpan in Xinijiang, western China.
When I grow up I want to be…
The story of a little Uyghur girl’s dreams at Goachang in western China…
The markets of Kashgar
A day out at Yekshenba market – the Uyghur livestock market at Kashgar in Xinjiang province, China
Kashgar’s knife making and a grand welcome
Traditional Uyghur knife manufacture in western China and the grand welcome at a Kashgar hotel
Taklamakan “You go in, but you don’t come out!”
The Taklamakan desert in the Xinjiang region of western China… they say “you go in, but you don’t come out”!