Download FarWestChina's “Turpan Travel Guide”!
Get Free Instant Access to this useful guide by entering your name and email below. You’ll also receive monthly travel updates, exclusive offers and travel tips.
Doors of Xinjiang: Photo Journal
When your home is made of mud-brick, sometimes it’s hard to decorate. Perhaps that’s why something as simple as a door becomes an ornate masterpiece for many Uyghur homes in Xinjiang?
Read More ▸
Best Winter Silk Road Pictures of 2012
It’s been a cold winter but that means gorgeous snowy photos from Xinjiang and the Silk Road! See it from space, on the ground or from a tractor…
Read More ▸
Xinjiang Winter in Beautiful Pictures
Nothing quite compares to winter in Xinjiang. Because of the province’s sheer size, describing this season of the year with one blanket statement is nearly impossible. Pictures are the only thing that do Xinjiang’s winter justice.
Read More ▸
Camel Meat, Anybody? Xinjiang Pic of the Week
In Xinjiang, camels aren’t just for riding. Take a look at this crazy photo captured by a FarWestChina reader during her travels through Hotan, Xinjiang.
Read More ▸
Photos of Kashgar, circa 1983
I received an email from a lady a while back whose kids were going to travel through Kashgar. She had been there as a student back in the late 1970′s and later worked there in the 1980′s. She shared with me these pictures she took in Kashgar that I thought were absolutely fascinating.
Read More ▸
Xinjiang Shoe Repair: Pic of the Week
In 2009 photographer Aphra Pia visited China to travel along the fabled Silk Road.
Read More ▸
Xinjiang Countryside Yurt: Pic of the Week
Somewhere between Urumqi and Kashgar these nomads have set up tent at the foot of the Tian Shan. THIS is why you take a train when you travel in Xinjiang, not an airplane. How are you supposed to see this through a small hole thirty thousand feet in the air?
Read More ▸
Uyghur Hunk causes Internet Sensation
What happens if a lowly Uyghur bread maker looks like he should be modeling for an Asian clothing designer or starring in a movie? As 22-year old Xinjiang native Litahong is finding out, you instantly become a star on Weibo, China’s Twitter-clone.
Read More ▸
Tasty Uyghur Treat: Pic of the Week
Though they can be found throughout China, these Uyghur sweets somehow taste best when traveling through Xinjiang. At the bazaar in Kashgar, this stuff was so sticky that it ripped the braces right off the back of my upper teeth…
Read More ▸
A Uyghur Oven: Pic of the Week
Most people associate the Uyghur oven with flat bread, that wonderful food that the Uyghur are appropriately known for. However, these ovens are used to cook so much more, including lamb and the samsa you see above.
Read More ▸