Kashgar, modern and ancient, attracted more than a million tourists in the first half of 2016 with its unique style, fascinating ethnic cultures and cuisine. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
Kashgar, modern and ancient, attracted more than a million tourists in the first half of 2016 with its unique style, fascinating ethnic cultures and cuisine. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
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Kashgar, modern and ancient, attracted more than a million tourists in the first half of 2016 with its unique style, fascinating ethnic cultures and cuisine. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
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From top left to bottom: Master potter Kurban Turgun brings an old Uyghur tradition alive in a recently opened co-op factory. • A dancer in brightly coloured traditional dress and hand-embroidered Uyghur flower hat performs for tourists visiting Kashgar. • A Kashgar welcoming ceremony featured dancers in ethnic dress in front of the gates of the old city. • Urumqui, the capital of Xinjiang, is home to a large high-tech industrial development zone. The city hosted the 5th annual China-Eurasia EXPO in September. (Photos: Ülle Baum)
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From top left to bottom: A worker is busy at a factory of the Urumqi-based Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer. It exports to 17 countries. • A woman grows watermelons in a Gobi desert greenhouse. • Two members of the Kashgar Acrobatic Group are all smiles after a colourful street performance in the Old City of Kashgar. • Cleaners walk through the newly opened Urumqi High-Speed Train Station in the Capital of Xinjiang, Uyghur Autonomous Region, in the northwest corner of China. The station opened in July 2016. (Photos: Ülle Baum)
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The Silk Road Economic Belt Initiative also has a maritime component, known as the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. Both projects stand to benefit nearly half of the world’s population. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
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Master potter Kurban Turgun brings an old Uyghur tradition alive in a recently opened co-op factory. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
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A dancer in brightly coloured traditional dress and handembroidered Uyghur flower hat performs for tourists visiting Kashgar. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
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A Kashgar welcoming ceremony featured dancers in ethnic dress in front of the gates of the old city. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
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Urumqui, the capital of Xinjiang, is home to a large high-tech industrial development zone. The city hosted the 5th annual China-Eurasia EXPO in September. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
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A worker is busy at a factory of the Urumqi-based Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer. It exports to 17 countries. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
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A woman grows watermelons in a Gobi desert greenhouse. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
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Two members of the Kashgar Acrobatic Group are all smiles after a colourful street performance in the Old City of Kashgar. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
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Cleaners walk through the newly opened Urumqi High-Speed Train Station in the Capital of Xinjiang, Uyghur Autonomous Region, in the northwest corner of China. The station opened in July 2016. (Photo: Ülle Baum)
