 Tash Rabat Kyrgyzstan |
 Welcome to the Silk Road |
 Ancient shelter at Tash Rabat |
 Unique Kyrgyz hats |
 Herding in the mountains |
 Burani Tower 960AD |
 Burial stones 6th century |
 The cowboys of Kyrgyzstan |
 Beauty of the Tien Shen mountains |
 Petroglyph from 500BC |
 Mule Express |
 Goldie and daughter |
 Todays Silk Road traders |
 Close to Kyrgyzstan-China border |
 Aidkah Mosque Kashgar 1442 |
 Chaos of Kashgar Sunday market |
 Test ride at market |
 Goats for sale |
 Xinjiang embroidery tradition |
 Pomegranates - local favorites |
 Good friends |
 85 year old grape salesman |
 Kashgars leading butcher |
 The largest Mao in the west |
 Smokes for sale |
 Streetcorner big game |
 Kashgars Mr Water Melon man |
 Windy road to Turfan |
 Emin Minaret 1778 |
 Best baker in Turfan |
 Ruins of Gaocheng city centre |
 Highrise in Gaocheng |
 More of the ruined city |
 Traditions of Gaocheng |
 Gaochengs valley of green |
 Todays transport for Gaocheng |
 Checking the new hat |
 Bread - not rice |
 Mosque close to Gaocheng |
 Tickets please for Dunhuang |
 Sunrise in the desert |
 Beauty of the sands |
 Camel train leader |
 Busy camel park |
 500 caves at Magao |
 Started in 336AD |
 Lines in the sand |
 Little lady in red |
 Mao stayed here |
 Moon over Dunhuang |
 The famous Terracota Army in Xian |
 8000 troops protecting Emperor Qin |
 On guard for 2000 years |
 48 dedicated soldiers |
 Horses ready too |
 The Great Mosque Xian |
 Elder of the mosque |
 Quiet contemplation |
 Respected worshipper |
 In the Temple of Confucius |
 Prints from Forest of Steles |
 Xian pavement artists at work |
 Close neighbors in Xian |
 3000 year old tree in Wutai Shan |
 Up on the holy mountain |
 Coping with the visitors |
 Studying the word |
 Good joss |
 Intrigued by the tourists |
 Piles of tiles |
 Growing up with respect |
 Keeping an eye on things |
 Monk at the centre |
 Noodle time at the monastery |
 The roof of many colors |
 One kindly monk |
 The monastery hard man |
 Three generations celebrating near Jinci |
 Tether your horse |
 My PLA friend |
 Through the bamboo |
 Missing the old days |
 Willow pattern |
 Mist in the Namshan hills |
 Inspirational calm |
 Namshan bell |
 Respects have been paid |
 Craftsmanship at Wutai Shan |
 Prayer flags in abundance |
 Like a Chinese painting |
 Elegance at Tarhuai |
 Candle in the wind |
 Rain on Wutai Shan |
 Spire in the mists |
 Walking to work |
 Tallest wooden pagoda in China |
 Built 1008 in Ying Xian |
 Inside the pagoda |
 Devoted couple |
 Truly a hard life |
 Xuankongsi Hanging Monastery 600AD |
 High up from the old river |
 Inside the Hanging Monastery |
 Head for heights needed |
 Flowers of Shanhua |
 Yungang Caves 460AD |
 The largest Buddha |
 Buddha in profile. |
 Color in the caves |
 Intricately carved Buddhas |
 Today at Yungang |
 Looking up at strength |
 Plundered caves |
 Two metre hand |
 A glimpse of the Wall |
 Plenty of red in Tiananmen Square |
 Watching on all sides |
 Minor disagreement in the square. |
 Still under the eye of the Chairman |
 The Silk Road - September 2007 |