[Karakoram Highway] Hongqi Lafu Rd, 塔什库尔干 中心街 紅其拉甫, 타슈쿠르간 중심가 홍치라푸 거리 @ Tashkurgan, Xinjiang
Tashkurgan town is the principal village and seat of Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang, China. It is also is the very last Xinjiang town before the border among China, Tajikistan and Pakistan. Its population is mostly ethnically Tajik. 紅其拉甫(Hongqi Lafu) means 'Khunjerab' (elevation 4,693 metres or 15,397 feet), which is a high mountain pass in the Karakoram Mountains in a strategic position on the northern border between China and Pakistan.
Tashkorgan: An Introduction
A trip along the Karakoram Highway to Tashkorgan in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region of China, featuring views along the highway, Mount Mustagh Ata, and the stone fort. An introduction to the Sarikoli Tajik people of western China, their language, food, and environment. Interviews with several local young people describing their way of life.
Live:The world's highest paved international border 探访世界海拔最高口岸
Exploring the Khunjerab Pass, the world's highest paved international border. Located in Tashkuer-gan Tajik autonomous County in China's Xinjiang, the Khunjerab Pass is the only overland connec-tion between China and Pakistan. It plays a crucial role in regional economic growth ,anti-terrorism cooperation and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. CGTN'S Wu Lei takes you to the pass and tells the stories beyond the borders.
Part 1 of Pak China Border Trip July 2017 (vlog20)
Khunjerab Pass (Chinese: 红其拉甫口岸; Urdu: درہ خنجراب) or (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-administered Gilgit–Baltistan Hunza – Nagar District on the southwest border of the Xinjiang region of China. Its name is derived from two words of the local Wakhi language : 'Khun' means Home and 'Jerav' means a creek coming from spring water/water falling.
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 The roadway across the pass was completed in 1982, and has superseded the unpaved Mintaka and Kilik Passes as the primary passage across the Karakoram Range.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.[1]
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[2] during the winter season and as a consequence is generally closed from November 30 to May 1.[3]
Since June 1, 2006, there has been a daily bus service across the boundary from Gilgit, to Kashgar, Xinjiang[4]
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.
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Please watch: Neelam Valley Azad Kashmir May 2017(vlog9)
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XinJiang - On the Road with Uyghurs, Kyrgyzs, Tajiks, Kazakhs and Hans
A two-week trip through Western China, XINJIANG （新疆） province or Eastern Turkestan, along the ancient Silk Route. The trip took us first to the city of Kasghar ((喀什) and its bustling markets, the majestic Stone Fort situated in the staggering landscape of the Tashkorgan (塔什库尔干) Tajik Autonomous County, the Kizilsu (克孜勒苏) Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture boasting the beautiful Karakul lake (喀拉库勒湖) and the towering peak of Muztagh Ata (慕士塔格峰). Our journey went on to the the eastern parts of the province and HuoYanShan (火焰山, Flaming Mountains) in Akso (阿克苏) county, which harbour the centuries-old Bezeklik caves (柏孜克里克千佛洞), a stunning canyon (天山大峡谷) and are home to an ambitious but tired young tour guide named Stone. Continuing east, we reached the fertile valley of TuLuFan (吐魯番), where we learned about the private lives of Chinese karaoke hostesses and their friends. We treated ourselves to the world's finest wine and ran into the cast of the newest Uyghur blockbuster movie in the nearby Grape Valley (葡萄沟). Landscapes in Xinjiang change fast - our crew eventually found itself in the alpine-like hills of NaLaTi (那拉提) grasslands and hosted by the local Kazakh ethnic population.