old silk road

Travel with us along the outskirts of the Taklamakan desert in western China as we visit sites along the Old Silk Road...

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Melikawat ruins near Hotan

The sandstone walls of the Melikawat ruins near Hotan.
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Farewell Urumqi

The large minaret near the market and the decor of our lunch restaurant
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New market

New market scene and a close up of the huge minaret in the market
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More indoor market images

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New indoor (modern) market in Urumqi

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Market folk - Urumqi

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Characters in the Urumqi market

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Blog Archive

  • ▼  2012 (52)
    • ▼  August (52)
      • Hello donkey
      • Overheating in the desert
      • Hotan to Kashgar
      • More scenes from Hotan streets
      • Engraving jade
      • Polishing jade
      • Hotan streets
      • Bob on the silk road
      • Street scenes in Hotan
      • Crazy transport in Xinjiang
      • Hand woven silk
      • Silk reeling
      • Silk from cocoons
      • Photos on the way
      • Rawak Ruins
      • Camel pics
      • Dismounting
      • Blowing bubbles
      • Camel ride to the Rawak ruins
      • Characters of the Melikawat ruins
      • Melikawat ruins near Hotan
      • Farewell Urumqi
      • New market
      • More indoor market images
      • New indoor (modern) market in Urumqi
      • Market folk - Urumqi
      • Characters in the Urumqi market
      • Roosters for sale
      • Entering the old town quarter in Urumqi
      • The people's square
      • Mogoa grotto 2
      • Mogao grotto 1
      • Mogoa paintings
      • Sunflowers and stupas
      • Scaling the walls
      • Grape drying houses
      • The great wall
      • Sunrise in the dunes
      • The Jade Gate
      • Some photos on the way
      • The passes
      • White Horse Pagoda
      • Crescent Moon Spring
      • Dunes of Dunhuang
      • Beijing and beyond
      • Sense of humour unpacked and readily accessible
      • Nearly in Hong Kong
      • Checked in for flight #1
      • Trading one earthquake zone for another
      • Have iPad, will travel...
      • What to expect...
      • The plan...

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In several parallel lives I function as a writer, photojournalist, T'ai Chi teacher and massage therapist. I love to travel and explore new places - which is what this blog is about.
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