Hidden Beauty of Tashkorgan! Travel to the Beautiful Roof of Xinjiang, China | Episode 2
The first stop on our bike journey down the Karakoram Highway is the town town of Tashkorgan (aka Tashkurgan). Read more here:
Five guys start their journey in Kashgar, taking their bikes up to the Tajik city of Tashkorgan near the border with Pakistan for an epic journey of a lifetime. This is Episode 2, so make sure to follow along with the rest of the story!
1. The Beginning -
2. Experiencing Tashkorgan
3. Buzkashi and the Headless Goat:
4. Rebuilding the Karakoram Highway
5. Muztaghata | A Hike to Base Camp
6. Camping at Karakul
7. Trouble at White Sands Lake
8. Arriving in Kashgar
For those interested, this is the gear I used to film this adventure series:
- Canon 70D (
- GoPro Hero 4 Silver (
- Zoom H1 for field audio (
- Audio Tecnica AT2020 for overdubs (
Short visit of Kashgar / Visite de Kashgar ( Xinjiang - China)
(EN) Kashgar or Kashi is an oasis county-level city with approximately 350,000 residents and is the westernmost Chinese city, located near the border with Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is the administrative centre of Kashgar Prefecture of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region which has an area of 162,000 square kilometres (63,000 sq mi) and a population of approximately 3.5 million.[3] The city's urban area covers 15 km2 (5.8 sq mi), though its administrative area extends for 555 km2 (214 sq mi). The district consists of 10 counties.
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The bazaar of Kashgar / Le bazar de Kashgar (Xinjiang - China)
(EN) Kashgar or Kashi is an oasis county-level city with approximately 350,000 residents and is the westernmost Chinese city, located near the border with Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is the administrative centre of Kashgar Prefecture of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region which has an area of 162,000 square kilometres (63,000 sq mi) and a population of approximately 3.5 million.[3] The city's urban area covers 15 km2 (5.8 sq mi), though its administrative area extends for 555 km2 (214 sq mi). The district consists of 10 counties.
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Best Things To Do in Turpan, China
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List of Best Things to do in Turpan, China
Ancient City of Jiaohe (Yarkhoto)
Turpan Museum
Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves
Ancient City of Gaochang (Kharakhoja)
Karez System
Emin Minaret (Su Gong Ta)
Flaming Mountains (Huoyan Shan)
Uygur Ancient Village
Grape Valley
Shanshan County
Khunjerab Pass - World's Highest Paved International Pakistan China Border Crossing
Khunjerab Pass (红其拉甫口岸) (elevation 4,693 metres or 15,397 feet) is a high mountain pass in the Karakoram Mountains in a strategic position on the northern border of Pakistan (Region of Gilgit–Baltistan’s Hunza and Nagar Districts) and on the southwest border of China (the Xinjiang region).
The Khunjerab Pass is the highest paved international border crossing in the world and the highest point on the Karakoram Highway. The roadway across the pass was completed in 1982, and has superseded the unpaved Mintaka and Kilik Passes as the primary passage across the Karakoram Range. The choice of
Khunjerab Pass for Karakoram Highway was decided in 1966: China citing the fact that Mintaka would be more susceptible to air strikes recommended the steeper Khunjerab Pass instead.
On the Pakistani - administered side, the pass is 42 km (26 mi) from the National Park station and checkpoint in Dih, 75 km (47 mi) from the customs and immigration post in Sost, 270 km (170 mi) from Gilgit, and 870 km (540 mi) from Islamabad.
On the Chinese side, the pass is the southwest terminus of China National Highway 314 (G314) and is 130 km (81 mi) from Tashkurgan, 420 km (260 mi) from Kashgar and some 1,890 km (1,170 mi) from Urumqi. The Chinese port of entry is located 3.5 km (2.2 mi) along the road from the pass in Tashkurgan County.
The long, relatively flat pass is often snow-covered during the winter season and as a consequence is generally closed for heavy vehicles from November 30 to May 1 and for all vehicles from December 30 to April 1.
The reconstructed Karakoram Highway passes thru Khunjerab Pass.
Since June 1, 2006, there has been a daily bus service across the boundary from Gilgit to Kashgar, Xinjiang.
A helpful road-sign giving motorists a perspective about the distances involved
This is one of the international borders where left-hand traffic (Pakistan - administered Gilgit-Baltistan) changes to right-hand traffic (China) and vice versa.
GORGEOUS! Biking the Karakoram Highway in Xinjiang from Tashkorgan to Kashgar | Episode 1
Very few stretches of highway evoke such wanderlust like the Karakoram Highway. What better way to experience it than on a bicycle? Read more:
Five guys start their journey in Kashgar, taking their bikes up to the Tajik city of Tashkorgan near the border with Pakistan for an epic journey of a lifetime. This is only episode one, so make sure to follow along with the rest of the story!
1. The Beginning
2. Experiencing Tashkorgan:
3. Buzkashi and the Headless Goat:
4. Rebuilding the Karakoram Highway
5. Muztaghata | A Hike to Base Camp
6. Camping at Karakul
7. Trouble at White Sands Lake
8. Arriving in Kashgar
For those interested, this is the gear I used to film this adventure series:
- Canon 70D (
- GoPro Hero 4 Silver (
- Zoom H1 for field audio (
- Audio Tecnica AT2020 for overdubs (
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Thump by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (
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Almost in F - Tranquillity by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (
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East Turkestan/Xinjiang/TASHKURGAN
Tashkurgan, on the China-Pakistan border. At this beautiful little village inhabited by Tajiks, travellers coming and going between the two countries can rest their legs. The line of beautiful mountains rejuvenates a body and mind made weary by travel.
Yangshuo to Guangzhou by bus - Trip to China part 63 - Full HD travel video
Yangshuo lies in the northeast of Guangxi Province and to the southeast of Guilin City. The special geography gives it breath-taking beauty while over 1,400 years of history bless it with a deep traditional culture. The diverse ethnic minority groups including Hui, Zhuang, Yao and others, enrich it with special folk cultures represented by their various festivals; while many foreign residents add exotic flavors to its fascination.
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Shanshan, Xianjiang province, China
Standing in the desert of Shanshan, which is next to the hottest town in China whose name is As hot as fire.
Even here there are irrigation ditches bringing the snow melt down from the mountains to a patch of land which contains all the raisin and sultana crop.
But where I am standing..... is just desert.