Visitors cross the square outside the crenellated east gate of Kashgar’s old city.Karakul Lake beneath the snow-covered massif of Muztagh Ata.Crumbling walls of Tashkurgan’s Stone City beneath the Pamir mountains.Twin minarets frame the yellow entrance to Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar.Red banners hang above Kashgar’s narrow hat bazaar.Pale sand slopes meet the blue water of Bulungkol Reservoir on the Pamir road.The Karakoram Highway follows White Sand Lake beneath snowy peaks.An unpaved lane passes earth-coloured buildings in old Kashgar.