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Chinese Turkestan a Remote Corner of Asia for Expeditions
The article surveys Chinese Turkestan or Sinkiang as an inaccessible land bordered by the Pamirs and Tian Shan. It notes a vast desert Takla Makan, the Tarim drainage, key towns such as Yarkand Kashgar and Khotan, and describes routes from Kashmir and Leh through high passes. It mentions jade mining, local crafts, and the region’s appeal to explorers and big game hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Hinese
East Turkestan
Tibet
Chinese Turkestan
Karagorum
Kashmir
Pamir
Pamirs
Tian Shan Range
Altai Mountains
Russian Asia
China
Tian Shans
Tarim River
Great Plain
Lop
Tarim
Takia Makan
Yarkand
Kashgar
Aksu
Takla Makan
Tibetan
Khotan
Turkestan
Sinkiang
Sungaria
India
Srinagar
Hunza’ Pass
Taghdumbash Pamir
Leh
Ladakh
Karakorum
Yark
Russian Turkestan
Chinese Turk
Marquesa Curzon
Keddieston
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