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Why Go? Ürümqi...... 779 The old Chinese proverb ‘Heaven is high and the Emperor is ...... 784 far away’ could well have been spoken about Xīnjiāng (新疆), Hāmì (Kumul)...... 787 China’s far-flung and restive western frontier. Xīnjiāng and ...... 790 distant Běijīng have been at odds since time immemorial, Karakoram Highway...... 796 but the cultural differences between the two are just what make this province so attractive to travellers. Central Asian Yarkand...... 798 culture is still very much alive in this Uighur homeland, ...... 800 from the irresistible smell of teahouse kebabs to the sound Cherchen...... 802 of the call to prayer from the neighbourhood . There Bù’ěrjīn...... 803 is much to entice Road travellers here, including ruined Kanas Lake desert cities, camel treks, bustling bazaars and a fascinating Nature Reserve...... 804 mix of peoples. Equally awesome are the landscapes, rang- Yīníng...... 806 ing from the scorching sands of the to the cool forests and lakes of the Tiān Shān (Heavenly Moun- tains). A journey to Chinese Turkestan is above all a trip into the past, along desert tracks that for centuries served as the Best Bazaars superhighways of the Asian continent. »»Sunday market, Hotan (p800) When to Go »»Livestock market, Kashgar (p790) Ürümqi °C/°F Temp Rainfall inches/mm »»Sunday bazaar, Kuqa 40/104 12/300 (p789) 30/86 20/68 »»Sunday market, Yarkand 10/50 8/200 (p799) 0/32 -10/14 4/100 -20/-4 Best Off The -30/-22 -40/-40 0 Beaten Track J F DNOSAJJMAM »»Shipton’s Arch (p792) Mar Nauryz Aug Celebrate Sep Autumnal »»Hémù Trek to Kanas Lake (New Year) the grape-harvest colours at Kanas (p804) festivals held festival in Turpan. Lake and Hémù. »»Hiking around Muztagh in Kazakh and Ata (p796) Kyrgyz ­villages. »»Sūbāshí ruins (p790) X¹NÍNG Wuwei (200km) To LánzhŸu Ji©quán INNER Jiƒyùguƒn Dàcháidàn Golmud Li©yuán G„NSÙ D¥nhuáng

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