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CHINA SILK ROAD

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  • Uygur ethnic minority travelers and camels are seen comfortably riding together in the back of a truck along the Karakoram Highway from Kashgar towards Karakul lake in China’s Xinjiang autonomous region, Monday May 22. 2006. “China, the United Nations and neighboring Central Asian countries plan a program aimed at reviving the ancient Silk Road by boosting investment, trade and tourism. The two-year Silk Road Project involves the governments of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Winding more than 9,600 kilometers (6,000 miles) through desolate mountains and deserts, the Silk Road guided camel caravans to and from Central Asia and Europe. Marco Polo, Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great followed its paths.”
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  • Uygur ethnic minority customers and vendors do business at a fabric and silk stall at the famed  Sunday market bazaar in Kashgar, a major silk road hub for over 2000 years and the heartland of the Uygar ethnic minority in China, Sunday May 21, 2006. Kashgar Sunday bazaars offer some of the most mind boggling markets to be found in Asia, a must for those traveling through.  One can get a glimpse of  the confluence interesting characters,  donkey carts, tractors, hawkers, bikes,  and tourists all set up in and around the grounds surrounding the market building . “China, the United Nations and neighboring Central Asian countries plan a program aimed at reviving the ancient Silk Road by boosting investment, trade and tourism. The two-year Silk Road Project involves the governments of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Winding more than 9,600 kilometers (6,000 miles) through desolate mountains and deserts, the Silk Road guided camel caravans to and from Central Asia and Europe. Marco Polo, Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great followed its paths.”
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  • Riders caravan on Bactrian camel back  along the Mingsha Sand hills of the Gobi desert in the ancient silk road oasis town of  Dunhuang , Saturday May 27, 2006. Dunghuan is also home to the the famous Mogao Grottoes. There is a total of 492 caves housing one of the countrys most famous collections of Chinese Buddhist scriptures frescoes and paintings. “China, the United Nations and neighboring Central Asian countries plan a program aimed at reviving the ancient Silk Road by boosting investment, trade and tourism. The two-year Silk Road Project involves the governments of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Winding more than 9,600 kilometers (6,000 miles) through desolate mountains and deserts, the Silk Road guided camel caravans to and from Central Asia and Europe. Marco Polo, Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great followed its paths.”
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  • A Uygur ethnic minority man stands in a sandstorm in the famed livestock Sunday market bazaar in Kashgar, a major silk road hub for over 2000 years and the heartland of the Uygar ethnic minority in China, Sunday May 21, 2006. Xinjjiang is famous across China for its local fruit production, wether it be grapes grown in a desert oasis, sweet melon or apricots. Uygar cuisine, aslo popular throughout China includes Central Asian staples such as rice pilaf, kebabs, dumplings and an assortment of flat bread  cooked in a vertical open pit oven. “China, the United Nations and neighboring Central Asian countries plan a program aimed at reviving the ancient Silk Road by boosting investment, trade and tourism. The two-year Silk Road Project involves the governments of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Winding more than 9,600 kilometers (6,000 miles) through desolate mountains and deserts, the Silk Road guided camel caravans to and from Central Asia and Europe. Marco Polo, Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great followed its paths.”
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  • A Uygar women dressed in a traditional costumeget ready for their performance of local dances accompanied by live Xinjiang music in Kashgar, a major silk road hub for over 2000 years and the heartland of the Uygar ethnic minority in China, Thursday May 25, 2006. Uyghur music historically has absorbed much influence from Central Asia and regions to the West, arriving along the famed Silk Road. It embraces several distinct styles,  a result of the complex history and geography of the region whose oasis kingdoms, separated by deserts and mountains, have been subject through the course of history time to rule by many different outside forces. Kashgar is renowned for its complex rhythmic songs. “China, the United Nations and neighboring Central Asian countries plan a program aimed at reviving the ancient Silk Road by boosting investment, trade and tourism. The two-year Silk Road Project involves the governments of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Winding more than 9,600 kilometers (6,000 miles) through desolate mountains and deserts, the Silk Road guided camel caravans to and from Central Asia and Europe. Marco Polo, Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great followed its paths.”
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  • A Uygur ethnic minority man stands in a sandstorm in the famed livestock Sunday market bazaar in Kashgar, a major silk road hub for over 2000 years and the heartland of the Uygar ethnic minority in China, Sunday May 21, 2006. Xinjjiang is famous across China for its local fruit production, wether it be grapes grown in a desert oasis, sweet melon or apricots. Uygar cuisine, aslo popular throughout China includes Central Asian staples such as rice pilaf, kebabs, dumplings and an assortment of flat bread  cooked in a vertical open pit oven. “China, the United Nations and neighboring Central Asian countries plan a program aimed at reviving the ancient Silk Road by boosting investment, trade and tourism. The two-year Silk Road Project involves the governments of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Winding more than 9,600 kilometers (6,000 miles) through desolate mountains and deserts, the Silk Road guided camel caravans to and from Central Asia and Europe. Marco Polo, Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great followed its paths.”
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  • Uygur ethnic minority Muslims are seen depicted in pictures set up at a photographer's stall outside of the Id Kah mosque near in Kashgar’s old town, a sprawling maze of small alleys and adobe houses that seem to be caught in a time wharp, in the city which has been a major silk road hub for over 2000 years and the heartland of the Uygar ethnic minority in China, Tuesday May 23, 2006. “China, the United Nations and neighboring Central Asian countries plan a program aimed at reviving the ancient Silk Road by boosting investment, trade and tourism. The two-year Silk Road Project involves the governments of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Winding more than 9,600 kilometers (6,000 miles) through desolate mountains and deserts, the Silk Road guided camel caravans to and from Central Asia and Europe. Marco Polo, Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great followed its paths.”
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  • A group of Uygur ethnic minority youths watch a television program at a traditional "maroji" ice cream stand set up in a tent at the famed livestock Sunday market bazaar in Kashgar, a major silk road hub for over 2000 years and the heartland of the Uygar ethnic minority in China, Sunday May 21, 2006. Kashgar Sunday bazaars offer some of the most mind boggling markets to be found in Asia, a must for those traveling through.  One can get a glimpse of  the confluence interesting characters,  donkey carts, tractors, hawkers, bikes,  tourists and livestock all set up around the grounds outside a giant corral. “China, the United Nations and neighboring Central Asian countries plan a program aimed at reviving the ancient Silk Road by boosting investment, trade and tourism. The two-year Silk Road Project involves the governments of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Winding more than 9,600 kilometers (6,000 miles) through desolate mountains and deserts, the Silk Road guided camel caravans to and from Central Asia and Europe. Marco Polo, Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great followed its paths.”
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  • Uygur ethnic minority costumes await customers, lined up at an improvised photo stand set by vendors at  Heavenly Lake in Xinjiang autonomous region, China Wednesday July 26. 2006. The stunning small deep blue lake at the feet of the 5445 meter Peak of God is a two hour and half drive from Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang. “China, the United Nations and neighboring Central Asian countries plan a program aimed at reviving the ancient Silk Road by boosting investment, trade and tourism. The two-year Silk Road Project involves the governments of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Winding more than 9,600 kilometers (6,000 miles) through desolate mountains and deserts, the Silk Road guided camel caravans to and from Central Asia and Europe. Marco Polo, Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great followed its paths.”
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  • Uygur ethnic minority travelers and camels are seen comfortably riding together in the back of a truck along the Karakoram Highway from Kashgar towards Karakul lake in China’s Xinjiang autonomous region, Monday May 22. 2006. “China, the United Nations and neighboring Central Asian countries plan a program aimed at reviving the ancient Silk Road by boosting investment, trade and tourism. The two-year Silk Road Project involves the governments of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Winding more than 9,600 kilometers (6,000 miles) through desolate mountains and deserts, the Silk Road guided camel caravans to and from Central Asia and Europe. Marco Polo, Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great followed its paths.”
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  • A young Uygar ethnic minority  girl sleeps in a commercial stall set at the market in Urumqi,  the capital city of the autonomous province of Xinjiang.Friday May 19, 2006. Urumqi previously a pristine grassland populated by nomadic Kazakhs is now a teeming city and a practical hub for those travelling in Central Asia. “China, the United Nations and neighboring Central Asian countries plan a program aimed at reviving the ancient Silk Road by boosting investment, trade and tourism. The two-year Silk Road Project involves the governments of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Winding more than 9,600 kilometers (6,000 miles) through desolate mountains and deserts, the Silk Road guided camel caravans to and from Central Asia and Europe. Marco Polo, Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great followed its paths.”
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  • Bactrian camel care takers snooze on the dunes of  the Mingsha Sand hills of the Gobi desert in the ancient silk road oasis town of  Dunhuang , Saturday May 27, 2006. Dunghuan is also home to the the famous Mogao Grottoes. There is a total of 492 caves housing one of the countrys most famous collections of Chinese Buddhist scriptures frescoes and paintings. “China, the United Nations and neighboring Central Asian countries plan a program aimed at reviving the ancient Silk Road by boosting investment, trade and tourism. The two-year Silk Road Project involves the governments of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Winding more than 9,600 kilometers (6,000 miles) through desolate mountains and deserts, the Silk Road guided camel caravans to and from Central Asia and Europe. Marco Polo, Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great followed its paths.”
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