Karakorum Highway, Northern Areas - Pakistan. August 2009

Karakorum PeaksA landslide blocks the highway, the first of many...

Passu Village

The Karakorum Highway, Xinjiang Province - China. August 2009

Lake Karakul

Propaganda & Military Intimidation in Kashgar, Xinjiang Province - China. August 2009.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8136144.stm

Kashgar, Xinjiang Province - China. August 2009

Emin Minaret, Turpan, Xinjiang Province - China. August 2009

Ruined city of Jiaohe, Xinjiang Province - China. August 2009

Mogao Caves, Gansu Province - China. August 2009

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/440

Jiayuguan Fort, Gansu Province - China. August 2009

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiayuguan_(pass)

The fort represents western tip of the Great Wall. All ancient traders coming from the west via the silk road had to pass through the fort, protecting China from the roaming bandits of the lawless, desert badlands.

Labrang Monastery, Xiahe - China. August 2009.

Smouldering incense, Kumbum Monastery, China - August 2009

Forbidden City, Beijing - China. August 2009