CHINA WESTERN refers to Xinjiang, the westernmost chinese province. It borders with Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikstan, Kirgizstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. Autoctonous uighurs are musmlim, have turkish origins, and claim independence for what they call East Turkestan from the chinese, whom they consider an occupying colonial power. Xinjiang is very rich in oil and gas, and it's the chinese natural way towards Caspian oil reservoirs. China is tightening commercial and political ties with several countries in Central Asia in order to open new commercial land routes to the Caucasus and, eventually, Europe. All the photos were taken in December 2006, 2007 and 2008. index.html VD1J3044 index.html VD1J3051 index.html _MG_1230 index.html _MG_0227 index.html _MG_9774 index.html VD1J7125 index.html VD1J6173 index.html VD1J4961 index.html _MG_0908 index.html VD1J6960 index.html VD1J6161 index.html VD1J6557 index.html VD1J3108 index.html VD1J4877 index.html _MG_2358 index.html _MG_2503 index.html VD1J3292 index.html _MG_1250 index.html VD1J4069 index.html VD1J4497 index.html VD1J3185 index.html VD1J7171 index.html VD1J4967 index.html VD1J5149_Edit index.html VD1J4139 index.html VD1J6025 index.html VD1J3796 index.html VD1J4105 index.html VD1J3059 index.html _MG_1965 index.html VD1J6340 index.html VD1J5229 index.html VD1J5322 index.html VD1J5743 index.html VD1J6982 index.html _MG_0515 index.html VD1J5430 index.html VD1J4776 index.html VD1J5025 index.html VD1J5298 index.html VD1J5406 index.html VD1J5470 index.html VD1J5822 index.html VD1J6450 index.html VD1J5939 index.html VD1J6592 index.html VD1J6595 index.html VD1J6661 index.html VD1J6868 index.html _MG_1876 index.html _MG_1843 index.html _MG_1850 index.html _MG_1863 index.html _MG_1869 index.html _MG_1892 index.html _MG_1905