China. Tourgat Pass to Kashgar. 2013

China Krygyzstan Border.  Waiting for our China guide to arrive.





The drive to Kashgar, China














The population is mostly Muslims



Khasgar City

Straight to a Hotel.....says the guide.

Dinner at the Noddle Restaurant next door to our Hotel

16 Aug...12.00    The next day in Kashgar before a guided walkabout in the City. We had lunch at this Restaurant...recommended by our guide.

Pilaf for lunch

ORDA Restaurant 

13.00 16 Aug

Walking tour of Kashgar City.

Clothings, hats,  Bags and shoes souvenir ...etc Bazaar 13.00 16 Aug

The guy with a waist pouch is our guide for the next five days....a student and a Muslim

Uiger Ladies out shoppimg










Our walk about with our young guide, window shopping

 Choosing a Krygz shirt

14.00









The Old Walled City











Uighur girls out shopping



At The Kashgar Id Kah Mosque....largest mosque in whole of China. Its themost sacred centre of major Muslim religious worship and religious festivals. Muslims from all Xianjing will gather here during Id and other celeberations.





Similar architecture also found in the Stans















Our guide and Our Sorento





































Shy...cute little ones

Intricate windows










17.00

Kashgar's People'S Square and Id Kah Mosque

The Id Kah Mosque is a famous landmark in Kashgar. It is located next one of the main entrances to the "Old Town/Ancient City" area

Our guide treating us to juicy honey melon....

Cheap sale shirts....

Berry juice

Bamboo wrap glutinous rice dumpling

Enthusiastic Uighur Family

Innards and Hearts...with noodles

Where are you all from?

 Filopune Tubes?

Put Video
18.00

Yak Meat....The tail is to identify its Yak meat....

 Uighur Guitars ...

Dinner in a basement restaurant

Kashgar People Square Square.

17 Aug 2013 Kashgar to Tasguran onwards to Pakistan 







Wupar' erzen Town on the A314 to Pakistan Border. is a popular rest area town for breakfast or lunch or buying snacks and fruits.

Fruits and bread

Uighur tourist

Shaved Ice potpourri....with sweet potatoes etc.

Mr Bean's 3 wheeler car

Uighur Hats meeting Kyrgyzstan Hat

Gaizi River

Oytagh Red Mountain Valley, a range of unique multi coloured Mountains

Gaining altitude 

VIDEO

Pamir Plateau Mountain Range at Bulung Kul Lake

Bulung Kul Lake

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Snow capped Pamir  Pleatau Peaks 

Kala Kule Or Karakul Lake  at 3200 meterslies between the Mustaza and Gonger Peaks.

 This Lake is a tourist ...must stop attraction, to see reflections of glacier Mountains  range reflected inthe dark blue water of Karakul lake

Note the reflection of the snow covered Mountain

Karakul Lake...reflection

Beautiful double hump camel near Karakul lake

So what ...who is trespassing ?? 

Mountain Yaks...high altitude beast of burdan 

Old Uighur Graves and tombs.

 


                                         

18 Aug  Leave Karakul Lake





 Tashkurgan City on the KKH. The last city before hitting the Kungjerab Pas and China Pakistan border2 hours drive up to the China Pakistan border Arch at 4707 Meters in the ? Mountain Range



This is where our guide will bid farewell and safe journey to us , after immigration and Custom clearance. We will drive on the KKH to Kunjerab Passat 4500 meters  on our own and cross the border into  Pakistan 4700meters to Sost passed the Kunjerab Nature Reserve Park.??

Glaciers 

On the way to Taskurgan 3855meters

18 Aug

Tashkurgan City on the KKH. The last city before the Kungjerab Pass and the China Pakistan Border. Its a 2 hour drive up to the China Pakistan border Arch at 4707 Meters in the Karakorum Mountain Range



This is where our guide will bid us farewell and wish us a safe journey. After Immigration and Custom clearance. We will drive on the KKH to Kungjerab Pass on our own and cross the border at the China Pakistan Border Arch into  Pakistan 4753meters to Sost passed the Kungjerab Nature Reserve Park.??



  


























                                                 19 Aug
driving on from Tasguran to Khunjerab Pass, China Pakistan Border 

 Approaching the China Pakistan Border Khunjerab Pass is at 4700m altitude

 China Pakistan Border at at the Khunjerab Pass at 4700m altitude Khunjerab Pass is a high mountain pass in the Karakoram Mountains. At over 4,600m Khunjerab Pass is the highest paved border crossing in the world. A scenic route, Khunjerab Pass is a high mountain pass in the Karakoram Mountains.

For anyone fond of driving, this is a must-drive from Hunza to Khunjerab Pass.

Our Sorrento got a China Plate

My Chinese Driving Licence dated 08 08 2013 to 19 08 2013