Kargilik, China - september 12th 2018: On the road 315, which leads from Kashgar south of the Taklaman desert towards Hetian, traffic can be interrupted by local farmers using horse-drawn carts. Uyghur man on horsedrawn carriage
Kargilik, China - september 12th 2018: Small restaurant on the side of road 315
Kargilik, China - september 12th 2018: Preparing a rice and fruit meal in a small restaurant
Kargilik, China - september 12th 2018: Preparing a rice and fruit meal in a small restaurant
Hotan, China - September 12th 2018 : fresh grilled fish in the Hotan food bazaar
Hotan, China - September 12th 2018 : Preparing resh food in the Hotan food bazaar
Sheep stomach ready to be consumed in a food court in western China (Hotan, Xinjiang)
Hotan, China - September 12th 2018 : Preparing fresh cold noodle food in the Hotan food bazaar
Hotan, China - September 12th 2018 : Preparing fresh melon in the Hotan food bazaar
Hotan, China - September 12th 2018 : Outside view of the Hotan Night market, sign on the building says "Hotan Night market in both Uyghur and Chinese, Police checkpoint at the door and people walking in and out.
Hotan, China - September 13th 2018 : Hotan is traditionally a place where Jade is found and sold, many locals still look for interesting stones in the river and sell them here at the Hotan Jade market. Seller keep the stones wet to make them more attractive.
Hotan, China - September 13th 2018 : Hotan is traditionally a place where Jade is found and sold, many locals still look for interesting stones in the river and sell them here at the Hotan Jade market. Seller keep the stones wet to make them more attractive.
Hotan, China - September 13th 2018 : Hotan's bazaar traditionally is a place buzzing with activity but on this day it was completely empty, only a few old people. When I asked where everybody went, they did not want to answer, but I found out later when somebody translated the Uyghur language that they said 'they're all in jail'
Hotan, China - September 13th 2018 : Uyghur woman walking in taditional clothes in font of a textile shop
It's closed? why?
Hotan, China - September 13th 2018 : Uyghur women seen from behind, walking on a street in Hotan, shops in the background
Hotan, China - September 13th 2018 : Uyghur man, grillig kebap in his small streetside restaurant, Chinese flag in the window.
It's closed? why?
A camel in Taklamen desert, Xinjiang, China
Sand dunes in the Taklaman desert near Hotan, Xinjiang, China
Sand dunes in the Taklaman desert near Hotan, Xinjiang, China
Sand dunes in the Taklaman desert near Hotan, Xinjiang, China
Sand dunes in the Taklaman desert near Hotan, Xinjiang, China
