Labrang is the largest Tibetan monastery outside of Tibet proper. Located in the highlands of Xiahe, Gansu Province, just a half day’s bus ride from Lanzou. Scanned from 35mm. Oh yea – that’s me. The one in the blue shirt.
Frontier of the Empire
July 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This certainly symbolizes the western frontier of the Chinese Empire. Dunhuang, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China High contrast to reflect the subject of the photo itself.
Runaway Train
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The Van Golu Espressi, from Kars to Istanbul. Notable because it is about 2/3 of the way between Singapore and Narvik, which is the longest train journey on earth. Actually, 30 trains. One pair of tracks.
Karakorum Highway
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It’s not fast, but it’s high. Tops out at 17,000ft on the way from Chinese Turkestan over the “Roof of the World” to Pakistan. This place here is called the Gez Defile. It’s a gnarly gash that drops down from the Pamir Plateau into the Takla Makan desert, which means “you go in but you [...]
