On day 4 we headed to Turpan, an oasis in the old silk road
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| Giant wind farms on the arid landscapes of Xinjiang, optimum use of unused space |
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A curious local I found while strolling around the town enjoying his puff...
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| Emin Minaret, the tallest Minaret in China built in 1777 |
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| Watermelon vendor, the melons and grapes in this part of Xinjiang are among the sweetest |
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| Entrance to an old house, the vertical structure above is a place where they dry grapes |
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| An ancient road in the ruins of Jiaohe city |
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| A tunnel in the ruins of Jiaohe city |
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| Broken Buddha statues in one of the temples Jiaohe ruins |
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| Ruins of Jiaohe city |
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| The main stupa in hall of Stupas, Jiaohe city ruins |
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| We got a ride on the back of a open motorcycle pick up to town. When we asked a local if he could drop us back to town, he asked us to wait and went back to his house and came back with a beautiful carpet put on the back of his pickup |
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