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SOUTHERN XIN JIANG ···CHINA 1 3 D AY S P HOTOGRAPHY E XPEDITION A UTUMN 2 0 1 4 DAY ITINERARY STAY 1 Arrive at Urumqi Urumqi 4-star/eq. 2 URUMQI - YULI Subjects: Windmill, Dabancheng, Luoburen Village human interest Luoburen Village surrounded by the populous tree and also the elegant sand dune, here lives the Luobu tribes. The Yuli legends continue from the ancient Loulan decedents. 600km 3-star/eq. 3 YULI – KUQA Subjects: Qiuci Ancient City/Human interest of the west Qiuci Ancient City was one of the most important and famous cities of the ancient Silk Road; it is also an ancient country Kuqa which practiced Buddhism, famous of its Qiuci music; it was a city where the eastern culture and the west meet. 300km 3-star/eq. 4 KUQA - AQSU Subjects: Valley of the thousands Buddha, Tianshan Valley The magnificent Tianshan Valley is as famous as the Tunhuang Buddhist temple Kizil Caves. Together they oversee the Aqsu development of Agsu, White Water city and Tarim. 400km 3-star/eq. 5 AQSU - KASHGAR Subjects: Kashgar human Interest Kashgar Kashgar in Uyghur Tili simply means the “land of the precious stone”. A renowned city of Silk Road, a cultural hub former counsel between the east and the west. It was believed that Xuanzang the famous monk and Marco Paolo once walked on this of Great Britain land. 400km 3-star/eq. 6 KASHGAR – TAXKORGAN STONE CITY Subjects: Landscape of Tashkurgan along the way The long and winding Yarkand River, the Muztagata Mountain in Uyghur literally "ice-mountain-father", the second tallest Taxkorgan mountain the world K2 or Mount Godwin-Austen and the beautiful Karakul Lake could be found here. 350km 3-star/eq. 7 KHUNJERAB - KASHGAR Subjects: Landscape of Tashkurgan along the way Kashgar Khunjerab is the only path way to get the Pakistan by land. It is also regarded as the gateway that connects the south Asia. former Russian It is located to the west most of China. With an elevation of 5000 meters it is physical challenging, but beautiful landscape Counsel makes it worth it. 500km 3-star/eq. 8 KASHGAR - HOTAN Subjects: The famous Hotan Jade & Carpets Hotan an ancient oasis city located at Nanjiang here lays the famous Hotan jade and the hand made carpet. The city also Hotan contained the arguably the largest Baazar in Southern XinJiang. 500km 3-star/eq. 9 HOTAN - NIYA Subjects: Human interest Niya The ancient city of Niya never lacks subjects of human interest. 350km 3-star/eq. 10 NIYA - TAHE Subjects: Desert, Populus trees Traversing the 600KM long road, the undulating dune will left one at awe at the immense desert. The untouched villages Tahe hidden deep in the desert makes one felt the tenacity of life. 500km twin sharing 11 TAHE – HOXUD Subjects ：Populus trees Arguably one of the best places to photograph the famous Populus trees in China. The trees are said could live for thousands of years and stood for another, and stay immortal the next. It is a visual feast to the eyes and photography. Hoxud 300km 3-star/eq. 12 HOXUD - URUMQI ： Subjects Human interest at Hoxud Urumqi Photograph the human interest at Erduqiao. Hand drums and the hustle & bustle of the bazaar. 500km 4-star/eq. 13 URUMQI –Return home DESCRIPTION: The second of October offers some nice cool weather at Nanjiang, it is also a good season to photograph the famous populus trees. Other than that, the warm and friendly people of Uygur are great subjects for portraiture photography. The tour will be lead by the leading photographer in XinJiang, who is very familiar with the season, scenery, roads, light, and people of XinJiang. DATE: 19-31 October 2014 (13 Days) TOUR FARE: RM6,250/pax ：37 seats bus fully air cond. All ground covered inclusive transport, accommodation, meals b/l/d, entry fees and photography guidance. Tour fare excludes: Air tickets, VISA. CONTACT: STEVE CHONG: [email protected] • facebook.com/steve.chong.35 • +6019 6500 497 .

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