Yarkhoto is found in the Yarnaz Valley, 10 km west of the city of Turpan. Yarkhoto was developed as an administrative centre and garrison town by the...Ancient pagoda, Yarkhoto or Jiaohe Gucheng (Jiaohe Ancient City), near Turpan, Xinjiang.
Tocharian script. The Tocharian language is documented in manuscript fragments, mostly from the 8th century that were written on palm leaves, wooden...Tocharian script.
The Tarim mummies are a series of mummies discovered in the Tarim Basin in present-day Xinjiang, China, which date from 1800 BCE to 200 CE. Some of...China: 'Cherchen Man', a tall, red-haired Tocharian mummy from Cherchen (Qiemo) in Xinjiang, c. 1000 BCE.
The Emin Minaret or Imin Ta is 44 meters high and is the tallest minaret in China. The minaret was started in 1777 during the reign of the Qing...China: Emin Minaret and mosque at dusk, Turpan, Xinjiang Province
The Emin Minaret or Imin Ta is 44 meters high and is the tallest minaret in China. The minaret was started in 1777 during the reign of the Qing...China: Roof of the Emin Minaret and mosque, Turpan, Xinjiang Province
The Emin Minaret or Imin Ta is 44 meters high and is the tallest minaret in China. The minaret was started in 1777 during the reign of the Qing...China: Emin Minaret and mosque, Turpan, Xinjiang Province
The ancient oasis town of Kuqa , though now overshadowed by Korla to the east and Aksu to the west, was once a key stop on the Northern Silk Road. It...China: Jama’ Masjid (Great Mosque), Old Kuqa, Xinjiang Province
The ancient oasis town of Kuqa , though now overshadowed by Korla to the east and Aksu to the west, was once a key stop on the Northern Silk Road. It...China: Jama’ Masjid (Great Mosque), Old Kuqa, Xinjiang Province
The ancient oasis town of Kuqa , though now overshadowed by Korla to the east and Aksu to the west, was once a key stop on the Northern Silk Road. It...China: Jama’ Masjid (Great Mosque), Old Kuqa, Xinjiang Province
The Emin Minaret or Imin Ta is 44 meters high and is the tallest minaret in China. The minaret was started in 1777 during the reign of the Qing...China: Emin Minaret and mosque, Turpan, Xinjiang Province
The Emin Minaret or Imin Ta is 44 meters high and is the tallest minaret in China. The minaret was started in 1777 during the reign of the Qing...China: Emin Minaret and mosque, Turpan, Xinjiang Province
The Emin Minaret or Imin Ta is 44 meters high and is the tallest minaret in China. The minaret was started in 1777 during the reign of the Qing...China: Emin Minaret and mosque, Turpan, Xinjiang Province
The Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves are complex of Buddhist cave grottos dating from the 5th to the 9th centuries. There are 77 rock-cut caves at the...China: Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Turfan, Xinjiang Province
The Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves are complex of Buddhist cave grottos dating from the 5th to the 9th centuries. There are 77 rock-cut caves at the...China: Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Turfan, Xinjiang Province
The Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves are complex of Buddhist cave grottos dating from the 5th to the 9th centuries. There are 77 rock-cut caves at the...China: Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Turfan, Xinjiang Province
The Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves are complex of Buddhist cave grottos dating from the 5th to the 9th centuries. There are 77 rock-cut caves at the...China: Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Turfan, Xinjiang Province
The Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves are complex of Buddhist cave grottos dating from the 5th to the 9th centuries. There are 77 rock-cut caves at the...China: Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Turfan, Xinjiang Province
The Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves are complex of Buddhist cave grottos dating from the 5th to the 9th centuries. There are 77 rock-cut caves at the...China: Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Turfan, Xinjiang Province
The Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves are complex of Buddhist cave grottos dating from the 5th to the 9th centuries. There are 77 rock-cut caves at the...China: Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Turfan, Xinjiang Province
The ancient oasis town of Kuqa , though now overshadowed by Korla to the east and Aksu to the west, was once a key stop on the Northern Silk Road. It...China: Local transportation, Kuqa, Xinjiang Province
The ancient oasis town of Kuqa , though now overshadowed by Korla to the east and Aksu to the west, was once a key stop on the Northern Silk Road. It...China: Young boys in front of their home's brightly decorated doors in Old Kuqa, Xinjiang Province
The ancient oasis town of Kuqa , though now overshadowed by Korla to the east and Aksu to the west, was once a key stop on the Northern Silk Road. It...China: Uighur man outside the entrance to a mosque in Old Kuqa, Xinjiang Province
The ancient oasis town of Kuqa , though now overshadowed by Korla to the east and Aksu to the west, was once a key stop on the Northern Silk Road. It...China: Making samsa (samosa), Old Kuqa, Xinjiang Province
The ancient oasis town of Kuqa , though now overshadowed by Korla to the east and Aksu to the west, was once a key stop on the Northern Silk Road. It...China: Making samsa (samosa), Old Kuqa, Xinjiang Province
The ancient oasis town of Kuqa , though now overshadowed by Korla to the east and Aksu to the west, was once a key stop on the Northern Silk Road. It...China: Outdoor barber, Old Kuqa, Xinjiang Province
The ancient oasis town of Kuqa , though now overshadowed by Korla to the east and Aksu to the west, was once a key stop on the Northern Silk Road. It...China: Outdoor barber, Old Kuqa, Xinjiang Province
The ancient oasis town of Kuqa , though now overshadowed by Korla to the east and Aksu to the west, was once a key stop on the Northern Silk Road. It...China: Outdoor barber, Old Kuqa, Xinjiang Province
The Turpan Oasis was a strategically significant centre on Xinjiang’s Northern Silk Route, site of the ancient cities of Yarkhoto and Karakhoja ....China: A woman loads a cart in the vineyards near Turpan, Xinjiang Province
The Turpan Oasis was a strategically significant centre on Xinjiang’s Northern Silk Route, site of the ancient cities of Yarkhoto and Karakhoja ....China: A donkey and cart in the vineyards near Turpan, Xinjiang Province
The Turpan Oasis was a strategically significant centre on Xinjiang’s Northern Silk Route, site of the ancient cities of Yarkhoto and Karakhoja ....China: A donkey and cart in the vineyards near Turpan, Xinjiang Province