1348-4581 - Takla-Makan Desert, Xinjiang, China, True Colour Satellite Image. True colour satellite image of the Takla-Makan desert in the Xinjiang province, with the river Yurungkax. Image taken on 5 October 1990 using LANDSAT data.

1348-3443 - The satellite image shows potash evaporation ponds in Lop Nur, a former salt lake in the Xinjiang Region, that spread over 20 kilometers

1349-1011 - Alluvial Fan, China

805-1397 - People walking in the main street at night, Old Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1398 - Solid Uyghur saddles for sale in Kashgar city centre, Kashgar, Silk Road, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1394 - Noodle maker in Kashgar Sunday Market, main Silk Road trading centre, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1401 - Two Uyghur Muslim men sitting outside city centre mosque, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1399 - Uyghur Muslim stallholder selling locally grown and dried fruit and nuts, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1392 - Uyghur Muslim man cooking noodles at noodle stall in Kashgar Sunday Market, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1396 - Dried frogs, snakes and spices for sale in Kashgar covered market, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1387 - Afaq Khoja Mausoleum, near Kashgar, the holiest Muslim site in Xinjiang, Province, China, Asia

805-1390 - Angora goats at Sunday market at Kashgar, the main Silk Road trading centre, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1393 - Noodle maker in Kashgar Sunday Market, main Silk Road trading centre, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1395 - Noodle maker in Kashgar Sunday Market, main Silk Road trading centre, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1400 - City centre back street, Kashgar, Silk Road city, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1391 - Uyghur men look over sheep lined up for sale in Kashgar Sunday market, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1389 - Barbed wire topped fence around Afaq Khoja Mausoleum, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China, Asia

805-1388 - Afaq Khoja Mausoleum, built around 1640, the holiest Muslim site near Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China, Asia

805-1386 - Uyghur woman stripping bark from Mulberry branches for paper making, Hotan, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1384 - Hand made paper made from mulberry tree bark drying in the sun, Moyen, Hotan, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1377 - Uyghur woman spinning silk thread from cocoons in traditional silk workshop, Jiya, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1372 - Undulating wind blown sands in the Taklamakan desert, Hotan, Xinjiang Uyghur region, China, Asia

805-1374 - Wind blown sands in the Taklamakan desert, Hotan, Xinjiang Uyghur region, China, Asia

805-1381 - Uyghur man at loom weaving tie dyed silk thread into traditional cloth, Jiya, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1382 - Uyghur woman at loom weaving tie dyed silk thread into traditional cloth, Jiya, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1373 - Undulating wind blown sands in the Taklamakan desert, Hotan, Xinjiang Uyghur region, China, Asia

805-1383 - Man outside ornate mosque in city centre, Hotan, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1376 - Straw sand control barriers around the 4th century Rawak Buddhist stupa, Hotan, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1380 - Uyghur woman preparing loom with tie dyed silk thread ready for weaving, Jiya, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1378 - Uyghur women spinning silk thread from cocoons in traditional silk workshop, Jiya, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1379 - Uyghur man at loom weaving tie dyed silk thread into traditional cloth, Jiya, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1375 - Rawak Buddhist stupa, 4th century, discovered by Aurel Stein in 1901, Hotan, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1370 - Recent Silk Road construction through solid rock in the Taklamakan Desert near Kuche, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1368 - Landscape in the Taklamakan desert near Korla, Xinjiang Province, China, Asia

805-1369 - Rock formation in the Taklamakan Desert near Kuche, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1371 - Statue of Kumarajiva, 4th century Buddhist monk from Kuche, at Kizil Caves, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1367 - Flatbreads cooking in flatbread oven in Turfan street night market, Turfan, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1359 - Rawap, the traditional decorated Uyghur lute covered in snakeskin, Gaochang, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1357 - Road past ruined city wall of ancient Silk Road city of Gaochang, Taklamakan desert, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1358 - Mosque in the ruined ancient Silk Road oasis city of Gaochang, Taklamakan desert, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1361 - Statue of 7th century monk, Xuanzang, carrying Buddhist sutras, Gaochang ruins, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1354 - Buildings dwarfed by vast Gobi desert landscape along the Silk Road near Turfan, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1355 - Building in the ruined ancient Silk Road oasis city of Gaochang, Taklamakan desert, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1360 - Uyghur man playing a Rawap, traditional Uyghur lute, in Gaochang, ruined Silk Road city, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1363 - Poplar trees and vineyards growing where water passes through the Taklamakan desert, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1353 - Ruined ancient Silk Road oasis city of Gaochang, Taklamakan desert, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1366 - Freshly baked flatbreads for sale in Turfan street night market, Turfan, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1362 - Poplar trees and vineyards growing where water passes through the Taklamakan desert, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1364 - Shrine in the vast Taklamakan desert near Bezeklik, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1356 - Police vehicle driving along the deserted Silk Road in the Gobi desert near Turfan, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1352 - Statue of 7th century monk, Xuanzang, carrying Buddhist sutras, Gaochang ruins, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1365 - Woman selling cooked meats from rickshaw stall in Turfan night market, Turfan, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1332 - Ruins of Jiaohe Silk Road city, ancient capital of Turfan, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, Asia

805-1331 - Ruins of Jiaohe Silk Road city, ancient capital of Turfan, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, Asia

805-1335 - Emin Tower at the Uyghur Mosque, built in 1777 from wood and brick, Turfan, Silk Road, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1329 - Ruins of Jiaohe Silk Road city, capital of Jushi kingdom 450-640 AD, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, Asia

805-1334 - Emin Tower and Uyghur Mosque, built in 1777 from wood and brick, Turfan, Silk Road, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1333 - Illuminated underground karez (water canals) in the oasis town of Turpan, Silk Road, Xinjiang, China, Asia

805-1330 - Ruins of Jiaohe Silk Road city, capital of Jushi kingdom 450-640 AD, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, Asia

832-61920 - Kashgar, the capital of Uigur culture, Xinjiang, China, Asia

832-61897 - Chinese replacements of destroyed Uigur buildings, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

832-61909 - Uigurs looking for their missed family members after the riots in Kashgar in July 2009, Xinjiang, China, Asia

832-61905 - Ruined mosque at the road to Kashgar, Tashkurgan, Xinjiang, China, Asia

832-61923 - Oasis Kashgar, the capital of Uigur culture, Xinjiang, China, Asia

832-61910 - Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus), in front of Muztag Ata, 7546m, "Father of Ice Mountains", one of the highest peaks in Pamir, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

832-61899 - Chinese replacements of destroyed Uigur buildings, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

832-61901 - Chinese replacements of destroyed Uigur buildings, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

832-61908 - Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus), in front of Muztag Ata, 7546m, "Father of Ice Mountains", one of the highest peaks in Pamir, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

1116-2265 - Mosque, Turpan, Xinjiang, China

857-67095 - A gas station attendant at a PetroChina station pumps fuel in to a truck in Tazhong in China's western Xinjiang Province.

857-54803 - Portrait of a teenage girl in Toyuq, Xinjiang, China.

857-54791 - School Yard exercises in Turpan, Xinjiang, China.

857-54831 - Cafe in Kucha, Xinjiang, China.

857-54833 - Local dentist advert in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China.

857-54843 - Amanishanan's Mausoleum in Altyn Mosque complex in Yarkand, Xinjiang, China.

857-54845 - Street life in Yarkand, Xinjiang, China.

857-54820 - Train Platform in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.

857-54838 - Id Kah mosques at night, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China.

857-54848 - Young girls smiling in Hotan, Xinjiang, China.

857-53685 - Young Uyghur man selling bread in a window of a traditional Uighur bakery in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China.

857-54830 - Street taxi on Kucha, Xinjiang, China.

857-54810 - Colorful door in Turpan. , Xinjiang, China.

857-54847 - Testing for the H1N1 virus on a bus near Khotan, Xinjiang, China.

857-54851 - Culture performance under a statue of Mao and a senior Uyghur man in Hotan, Xinjiang, China.

857-54829 - Mosque in Kucha, Xinjiang, China.

857-54832 - Train to Kashgar, Xinjiang, China.

857-54806 - Food section of bazaar in Turpan, Xinjiang, China.

857-48275 - Street barber, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China.

857-48273 - Shoe vendor, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China

857-48279 - Local Vendors, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province. China

857-48281 - Local woman carrying water, Karakul lake, Karakoram Highway, Xinjiang Province, China

857-48280 - Outdoor pool, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China.

815-2048 - Jiaohe city ruins near Turfan, Xinjiang, China, Asia

815-2049 - Buddhist Caves, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

815-2045 - Old City, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

815-2046 - Old City, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

815-2050 - Old City, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

815-2047 - Mahmut Al Kashgaree, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, Asia

834-1718 - Uigur Minority woman dressed in Uigur costume, Urumqi, Xinjiang Province, China, Asia

735-9918 - An Uyghur dancer performing dance in Abakh Hoja Tomb, Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur autonomy district, Silkroad, China