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Colours of xinjiang : A photographic journey through the fascinating and diverse Uighur autonomous region in northwest China, once part of the northern Silk Road

  • Issue : June / July 2017
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Colours of xinjiang
Yarkand: Pretty girls stroll among the beasts. Their two eyebrows are joined, a sign of beauty among the Uighurs.
Yarkand: Pretty girls stroll amo...
The weekly market is an opportunity for women to strut in front of the men. But the bachelors are too busy weighing the testicles of sheep they want to buy.
The weekly market is an opportun...
Lahman noodles are made quickly. The chef takes a floured piece of dough, kneads, stretches, twists and cuts it. His dexterity is impressive. Once cut into spaghetti, the pasta is plunged into boiling water for a few seconds and served immediately.
Lahman noodles are made quickly....
Steamed baskets of giant pamirdin, delicious lamb dim sum.
Steamed baskets of giant pamirdi...
A huge piece of ice is hidden under a blanket. Starting in the middle, the vendor scrapes off some ice and tops it off with syrup.
A huge piece of ice is hidden un...
In the middle of the bustling market with dust flying and immense heat, a baby sleeps on cabbages
In the middle of the bustling ma...
An old woman wears a small hat called a talpak. “This is a tradition unique to Kerya,” she says.
An old woman wears a small hat c...
Mahmud, a carpenter in Keriya, retires to a corner of the room, opens a Koran, places it on a wooden trestle under the soft light of a high window, and begins to read.
Mahmud, a carpenter in Keriya, r...
Mahmud, a carpenter in Keriya, retires to a corner of the room, opens a Koran, places it on a wooden trestle under the soft light of a high window, and begins to read.
Mahmud, a carpenter in Keriya, r...
Mahmud, a carpenter in Keriya, retires to a corner of the room, opens a Koran, places it on a wooden trestle under the soft light of a high window, and begins to read.
Mahmud, a carpenter in Keriya, r...
Yarkand: The tombs of Sultan Sayidan in small carved wooden houses let the last rays of the sun seep through.
Yarkand: The tombs of Sultan Say...
Taklamakan Desert: Cars speed down this highway but the indolent two-hump camels ignore them. They don’t even sway like their ancestors, who carried heavy loads of silk over long distances.
Taklamakan Desert: Cars speed do...
Taklamakan Desert: Cars speed down this highway but the indolent two-hump camels ignore them. They don’t even sway like their ancestors, who carried heavy loads of silk over long distances.
Taklamakan Desert: Cars speed do...
Taklamakan Desert: Cars speed down this highway but the indolent two-hump camels ignore them. They don’t even sway like their ancestors, who carried heavy loads of silk over long distances.
Taklamakan Desert: Cars speed do...
Taklamakan Desert: Cars speed down this highway but the indolent two-hump camels ignore them. They don’t even sway like their ancestors, who carried heavy loads of silk over long distances.
Taklamakan Desert: Cars speed do...
Tajik women wearing colourful and embroidered jewellery, long braids, layered necklaces, earrings and ornaments carved in silver. I wonder where the wedding is. No wedding – they dress like this every day.
Tajik women wearing colourful an...
Tajik women wearing colourful and embroidered jewellery, long braids, layered necklaces, earrings and ornaments carved in silver. I wonder where the wedding is. No wedding – they dress like this every day.
Tajik women wearing colourful an...
Kashgar: Many houses have already been destroyed by Chinese bulldozers. The government initiated a plan to rebuild the area. Officially this is due to seismic danger and unsanitary conditions. 65,000 Uighur families must be relocated into suburban housing projects. The Uighurs now make up only 60% o
Kashgar: Many houses have alread...
Kashgar: Many houses have already been destroyed by Chinese bulldozers. The government initiated a plan to rebuild the area. Officially this is due to seismic danger and unsanitary conditions. 65,000 Uighur families must be relocated into suburban housing projects. The Uighurs now make up only 60% o
Kashgar: Many houses have alread...
Kashgar: A sign reads “Forbidden to tourists”. I break the law and find myself lost in a labyrinth of back streets in the middle of a Uighur marriage celebration. The men take turns dancing while the women are busy preparing the party at the house of the betrothed.
Kashgar: A sign reads “Forbidden...
Kashgar: A sign reads “Forbidden to tourists”. I break the law and find myself lost in a labyrinth of back streets in the middle of a Uighur marriage celebration. The men take turns dancing while the women are busy preparing the party at the house of the betrothed.
Kashgar: A sign reads “Forbidden...
Kashgar: A sign reads “Forbidden to tourists”. I break the law and find myself lost in a labyrinth of back streets in the middle of a Uighur marriage celebration. The men take turns dancing while the women are busy preparing the party at the house of the betrothed.
Kashgar: A sign reads “Forbidden...
Kashgar: The House of Ostangboyi. On the dark staircase, every stair feels like it’s going to collapse. Customers dunk bread into their hot teas. Saffron tea is the house speciality.
Kashgar: The House of Ostangboyi...
Kashgar: The House of Ostangboyi. On the dark staircase, every stair feels like it’s going to collapse. Customers dunk bread into their hot teas. Saffron tea is the house speciality.
Kashgar: The House of Ostangboyi...
Kashgar: The House of Ostangboyi. On the dark staircase, every stair feels like it’s going to collapse. Customers dunk bread into their hot teas. Saffron tea is the house speciality.
Kashgar: The House of Ostangboyi...
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