This week I’m continuing my Top 5 series on Xinjiang travel with a new guest, Glen Russell. Today Glen shares with us some of his memories of Xinjiang and a few beautiful photos you don’t want to miss!

This series of “Top 5″ destinations in Xinjiang highlights the best of the best that this region has to offer! This month Graham Woodring offers his favorite spots from his visit here late last year…

Mention the name “Xinjiang” and most people who know their Chinese geography picture vast deserts crossed by dirty looking camels and a beating sun.  It’s a nostalgic picture that was made popular by the famous Silk Road but it’s a stereotype Xinjiang can’t seem to shake. The truth is that these immense deserts are locked in by incredible mountain ranges and watered by a multitude of lakes and rivers. Some of these lakes provide the most breathtaking scenery that Xinjiang has to offer.