Silk Road Photos - 01
Preparing silk cocoons, Hotan
Silk weaver prepares warp, Hotan
Colored silks, Hotan Silk Factory
Silk weaver prepares warp, Hotan
Silk weaver at loom, Hotan
Hanks of raw silk thread
Silk carpet weaver at loom, Hotan
Carpet weavers with baby in cot
Weaving a 34 metre wide carpet
Weaving a 34 metre wide carpet
Chairman Mao is watching you
Sand dunes in the Taklamakan Desert
Desert bushes to stop drifting
Truck with valves on Chinese expressway
Truck on the Taklamakan Highway
Old Chinese coins and tokens
House and balcony at Turpan
Turpan covered walkway
Young girl in Turpan
The 2nd lowest lake in the world
Statue at the Astana graves
Viewing platform, Astana graves
Emin Minaret and Su Gong Ta Mosque, Turpan
Gaochang ruins, near Turpan, Xinjiang
Gaochang ruins, near Turpan, Xinjiang
Gaochang ruins, near Turpan, Xinjiang
These photographs were all taken on my Overland journey from the UK to St Petersburg, via Beijing, in 2008. High resolutions versions are available for licencing - please Contact Me for further details.
