Karakul Lake

A gorgeous lake way up in the mountains. Our four hour drive brought us here, so there are lots of relatively pointless pictures that I'm gonna post from here.

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Xinjiang: Kashgar, Urumqi, and Turpan

April 17th 2006
AHH!! This blog is not complete, but I wanted to at least get the pictures up for you to see. Captions and a complete entry are on their way!!! Dear (no longer) abandoned blog, During spring break (March 31-April 6) CIEE took us on a group trip to Xinjiang which is the most Northwest province of China. The population there is largely made up of one of China's many ethnic minority groups, the U ... read more

Asia » China » Xinjiang » Kashgar

For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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