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| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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 The Tashkurgan valley is an oasis. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Beautiful landscape. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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The land is more hospitable. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Small settlement. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Jagged mountains. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Scenery near the border town of Tashkurgan. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Tashkurgan is a border town in a beautiful valley. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Street corner. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Mountains are visible from most streets. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Houses. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Row of shops. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Houses. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Snow capped mountains forming the border with Tajikistan. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Customs and immigration office. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Street scene. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Wide street corner. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Government building. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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The city is quiet. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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View of Muztagh Ata in the North. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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New museum building. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Dramatic view. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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The valley is very picturesque. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Fort |
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Tashkurgan Fort is 2000 years old. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Fort |
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The fort overlooks the original settlement in the valley. Tashkurgan means "stone city" in Tajik. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Fort |
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View from the fort to the West. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Fort |
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View from the fort to the South. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Fort |
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View from the fort to the East. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Fort |
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View from the fort to Muztagh Ata (7546m) in the North. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Fort |
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The grasslands are home to Tajik nomads. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Fort |
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The fort was the capital of a small Tajik Kingdom that controlled the valley and hence the Silk Road. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Fort |
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View of the Tajik grasslands from the fort. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Fort |
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Dramatic views from the fort. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Fort |
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The fort was destroyed by the Mongols a thousand years ago. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Fort |
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Niches for Buddhas. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Fort |
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Animals grazing on the grasslands and Tajik yurts. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Tashkurgan at night. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Pakistani food. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Tashkurgan International Bus Station. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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Pakistani workers boarding a bus to cross the border. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
Tashkurgan |
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The road heading South from Tashkurgan. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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The Karakoram Highway is 1032km long of which 416km is in China. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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The highway ascends the valley. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Snow capped mountains in the East. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Glaciers in the West. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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The road heads South towards Pakistan. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Rolling hills and snow capped peak. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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The river is flowing northwards while the road heads south. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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The Karakoram Highway is a spectacular journey. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Small settlement. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Dramatic landscape. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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The road ascends above the tree line. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Desert and ice. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Cliffs. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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The Pamir Plateau. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Tajik farm with yurt. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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The highway heads towards the border with Pakistan. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Dramatic rock formations. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Yurts on the grasslands. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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The river flows from Tibet into Xinjiang heading North. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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The river feeds the grasslands. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Isolated yurt. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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One of the Pamir peaks. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Blanket of snow. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Glacier. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Glaciated peak. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Former check point. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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The road ascends to the Kunjurab Pass while the South flowing river comes from the East. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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View to the East. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Spectacular mountain scenery. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Spectacular glacier. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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The bus continues to ascend. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Coloured rocks. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Spectacular glacier. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Landscape above 4000m. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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One of the many streams from Tibet. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Reminder to drivers to drive on the right in China. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Approaching the Kunjurab Pass. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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View of the river far below. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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The Karakoram Highway in China. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Kunjurab Pass |
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The Kunjurab Pass can be seen between the higher hills. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Kunjurab Pass |
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View to the East. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Kunjurab Pass |
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Spectacular glacier. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Kunjurab Pass |
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Approaching the border area. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Kunjurab Pass |
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At this point driving changes to the left. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Kunjurab Pass |
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Formally immigration was done at the border. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Kunjurab Pass |
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View from the border. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Kunjurab Pass |
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View from the border. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Kunjurab Pass |
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A gate marks the Kunjurab Pass. At 4730m this is the highest border crossing in the world. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Kunjurab Pass |
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Passing through the Kunjurab Pass gateway. |
2025 |
| China |
Xinjiang |
Karakoram Highway |
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Kunjurab Pass |
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The China - Pakistan border. |
2025 |
| China |
Shanghai Municipality |
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Shanghai |
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The skyline of Shanghai in 1988. The city is China's commercial centre. |
1988 |
| China |
Shanghai Municipality |
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Shanghai |
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Architecture along the river in 2009. |
2009 |
| China |
Shanghai Municipality |
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Shanghai |
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Rush hour in Shanghai, one of the world's most populous cities. |
1988 |
| China |
Shanghai Municipality |
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Shanghai |
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Queuing for a river ferry. |
1988 |
| China |
Shanghai Municipality |
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Shanghai |
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Rush hour queue for a bus. |
1988 |
| China |
Shanghai Municipality |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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The city is on the Huangpu River. |
1988 |
| China |
Shanghai Municipality |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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The river is very busy. |
2009 |
| China |
Shanghai Municipality |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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The Huangpu River is a 113km long artificial river that joins the Yangtse River near its mouth. |
1988 |
| China |
Shanghai Municipality |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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The river averages 400m wide and 9m deep. |
1988 |
| China |
Shanghai Municipality |
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Shanghai |
Huangpu River |
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Iron bridge over the river. |
1988 |
