Thanks guys!
Here are some more pics
Snow capped mountains. This one I believe is Mt Gonger. These are all 7000m+ peaks.
Another look at Karakul. Muztag Ata is more clear in the background in this one.
Mt. Gonger from our car
Back in Kashgar, one last day
Kashgar kids
Chillin outside the mosque
Then we went off to Turpan. Turpan was really hot this time of year, but still a really cool place. It pretty much never rains there so stuff is made completely out of mud-brick.
Ruins at Gaochang. These ruins were really really cool. This city was destroyed by the mongols when they invaded the region aroun the 12th-13th C.
Village of Tuyoq, an ancient oasis village
Village cemetary, tombs are also a pilgrimage cite for muslims. This cemetary has 1400 years of history.
Tombs and shrines
More tombs in Tuyoq
Tombs with the flaming mountains behind
Emin Minaret in Turpan. This thing is made out of mud and was built in the 1700s and is still standing just as awesome as ever.
Another view of Emin minaret in Turpan
From Turpan we went on back to Beijing via Lanzhou, but didn't take a lot of pics there. Not much to see in LZ anyhow, we just went and checked out a cool bridge, first one to cross the yellow river, but that's about it. It was an amazing trip overall though, anyone thinking of heading to Xinjiang should absolutely do it. Kashgar in particular is not to be missed. Don't believe the people who talk about Han-ification, that place is still as close to a foreign country as you'll get on Chinese soil, totally surreal. We actually had real trouble communicating because no one spoke Mandarin beyond a few phrases.
