| This Naxos China Travelogue tour of Xinjiang starts in the old town of Kashgar, with its Uighur shops and alIeys. TraveIling to Tianchi in the Tianshan Mountain range, we see Kazakh yurts and fIocks of sheep, and something of the varied fIora and fauna of the area. In Kashgar again, the tomb of Abakh Khoja, a famous local ruIer in the earIy Qing dynasty, makes a contrast with the busy city Iife of the capitaI, Urumqi. Some 30 kilometers take us to the geographicaI centre of the continent of Asia, while back at the heart of Kashgar itseIf is the 15th century yeIlow-tiled Id Kah Mosque. There are views of strange rock formations in the countryside and the colorful Lake Sayram, with the alpine scenery of Kanas Lake and the fertile vineyards of Grape VaIley. The tour of this varied region, with its Uighur, Mongolian, Kazakh, Tatar, Uzbek, Han and other ethnic groups, ends with the snow-capped Tianshan Mountain, with its great glaciers. The tour is accompanied by traditional music and instruments. |
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