A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-17 · Food & Dining tianchi-lake-guide-1-jpg I watched a vegetarian friend panic at a Turpan night market until…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-17 · Accommodation tianchi-lake-guide-2-jpg The first time I reached Tashkurgan after the long climb from Kashgar, I slept…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-16 · Attractions tianchi-lake-guide-3-jpg The Xiata trail starts where the orchard villages end and the glacier wall begins,…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-16 · Attractions tianshan-mysterious-canyon-guide-1-jpg Kalajun was the first Xinjiang meadow that made me understand why travellers call the…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-16 · Practical Tips tianshan-mysterious-canyon-guide-2-jpg I watched a family argue with a gate guard over a sold out…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-16 · City Guides turpan-emin-minaret-guide-1-jpg Luntai looked like an ordinary oasis town on the map until I realised…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-16 · Itineraries turpan-emin-minaret-guide-2-jpg I used to treat Urumqi as only a transfer city until I realised that…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-16 · Transport & Logistics turpan-emin-minaret-guide-3-jpg On my first climb over a Tian Shan pass the engine sounded…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-16 · Food & Dining duku-highway-2026-opening-date-1-jpg I once arrived in a southern county on the morning of Corban…
A Aynur Rahman · Xinjiang-based travel writer & licensed local route plannerUpdated 2026-09-16 · Accommodation duku-highway-2026-opening-date-2-jpg The first time I pushed open a heavy timber gate off a Kashgar lane,…