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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

China #4 - D is for desert

On the Silk Road between Kashgar and Ürümqi in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

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11 comments:

Randy said...

Very interesting to see. I guess every place has it's dry spots.

Leslie: said...

Beautiful shot...almost misty looking for a dry area.

Leslie
ABCW Team

Roger Owen Green said...

very striking in its barrenness.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team

Joy said...

Almost looks like a painting.

VioletSky said...

It looks almost like snow.

Sara Chapman said...

I've never seen a photo of a Chinese desert. Very unusual and subtle colors.

Su-sieee! Mac said...

I wonder if it looked as stark in the olden days. I always imagined the Silk Road to be lined with vegetation of some sort.

Carola said...

The northern route from the Silk Road was going north along the Taklamakan Desert from Kashgar (Kashi) to Ürümqi. Taklamakan is one of the largest sandy deserts in the world.

sylvia murphy said...

Hi Carola,

You do have an interesting travel blog. I spent time living in Asia and have been digging through old photos of Japan, Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong in search of unusual stories I can resurrect.

As I have gotten older and airline travel has gotten more and more uncomfortable, my desire for distant shores is lessening. Still, the world is a magnificent place. Wouldn't you love to see it all?

cieldequimper said...

Herrlich!

Nanka said...

Looks hazardous and treacherous with hidden or unpredictable dangers.