IAN'S PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY
SILK ROAD GALLERY INDEX
This trip to retrace part of the famed Silk Route in 1995, was the epitome of my backpacking trips. Effectively starting in Chengdu ( Sichuan Province), the journey west of China took 6 weeks, transversing the Karakoram Highway before finally ending in Lahore (Pakistan). Through a combination of public buses and trains, I got to see a side of China I never knew existed. In particular, Xinjiang seemed like a misplaced province in China, where its peoples have handsome Caucasian features and Islam predominates.
I don't know if it was the beauty of the surroundings or the peoples or its history....this trip stimulated all senses to the hilt. It was certainly an adventure of a lifetime for me; next to Life itself, of course.
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Itinerary | ||
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Sichuan Gallery | ||
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Gansu Gallery | ||
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Xinjiang Galleries | Xinjiang Gallery 1a | |
| Xinjiang Gallery 1b | |||
| Xinjiang Gallery 2 | |||
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Black & White Galleries | Black & White Gallery 1 | |
| Black & White Gallery 2 |
