Ili Valley Lavender Guide
An Ili Valley lavender guide: where the fields are, the bloom season, how to visit from Yining and photo tips.
An Ili Valley lavender guide: where the fields are, the bloom season, how to visit from Yining and photo tips.
The Ili lavender fields near Huocheng: when they bloom, how to drive there from Yining, and the best photo stops for international visitors.
A Hemu Village guide in the Altai: the wooden houses, the morning mist, how to get there, best season and tips.
Hemu village at dawn: the wooden houses, the morning mist, the viewpoint hill, and how to photograph it on a Xinjiang road trip.
Hami, the eastern gateway to Xinjiang from Gansu: how to drive in, what to see, where to fuel, and the best season for international self-drivers.
A Hami guide: the eastern gateway of Xinjiang, melons, wind farms and the approach from inland China, with tips for drivers.
A Gaochang Ruins guide near Turpan: history, how to get there, the best season and what to see at this Silk Road city.
An Ebinur Lake guide near the Kazakhstan border: where it is, how to visit, best season and what to see at this saline lake.
A Dushanzi Grand Canyon guide with how to get there, the best season, what to see and photo tips for drivers on the Duku route.
A Cele Desert guide on the southern Taklamakan edge: the oasis, the dunes and how to visit from Hotan safely.