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In order to be ready for the "China Olympics" total solar eclipse on Friday August 1st, 2008, a scouting trip in China and Mongolia was mandatory during the summer 2006. A recce in the Altai Republic, a Russian Federation autonomous region well known for its Altai Mountains and belonging to UNESCO World Heritage, has already taken place in August 2004. This new scouting trip in the Chinese Gobi along the "Silk Road" in the Xinjiang Uighur province and Western Mongolia had for main goal to get the best weather on all the eclipse path. The Great Gobi Strictly Protected Area was established in 1976 and was included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in 1990 as one of the largest biosphere reserves in the world (5.3 million hectares).
Kashgar is sited west of the Taklamakan desert at the feet of the Tian Shan mountain range and has been noted from very early times as a political and commercial center. The Kashgar oasis is where both the northern and southern Silk Roads around the Taklamakan desert converge.
There are opportunities to visit the 7,546 meters high impressive Muztagh Ata peak base camp and then do some climbing for the most adventurous.


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Small Wooden Footbridge Kashgar
Small wooden footbridge in Kashgar

People Square Mao Zedong Statue
People’s Square and Mao Zedong statue

People Park Entrance
People’s Park entrance

Abakh Hoja Entrance
Abakh Hoja entrance

Abakh Hoja Mausoleum
Abakh Hoja mausoleum

Tomb Abakh Hoja Mausoleum
Tombs in the Abakh Hoja mausoleum

Abakh Hoja Preaching Hall
Abakh Hoja preaching hall

Jaman Mosque Gate Entrance
Jaman mosque gate entrance

Idgah Jaman Mosque
Idgah of the Jaman mosque

Ceiling Jaman Mosque
Ceiling of the Jaman mosque

Alleyway Kashgar Old City
Alleyway in Kashgar old city

Kashgar Old City
Kashgar old city

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