Earthen walls trace a maze of rooms at the ruined city of Jiaohe.The patterned brick tower of Emin Minaret in Turpan.A shaded channel at the karez irrigation site in Turpan.Vine rows stretch toward Emin Minaret in the Turpan oasis.The central avenue runs between high earthen banks at Jiaohe.A cutaway model in Turpan shows how wells connect to underground irrigation channels.Arched openings in the ruined walls of Jiaohe’s northwest Buddhist temple.Urumqi’s skyline stretches across the horizon below Hongshan Park.
