China in half a nutshell
 
A journey following one of the Silk Road routes across China and back again yielded many memorable images. These are some of them.
 

Early morning before market, Kashgar


Street butchers, Kashgar


Imperial Palace, Beijing


Boy with kite, Tiananmen Square


Old ways are best, Kashgar


Graffiti, Great Wall of China, Badaling


Beggar, Imperial Palace


Honour guards, Tiananmen Square


Consumer Heaven, Shanghai


Cloisonne factory, Beijing


Street scene, Beijing


Guarding the flag, Beijing


Peking Opera, Beijing


Musician, Badaling


Elderly couple, Beijing hutong


Before the rush, Shanghai


The Bund, Shanghai


Dancing in the streets, Shanghai


Mingsha sand dunes, Danhuang


Musician, Badaling


Playing in desert springs, Turpan


Imam, Turpan


Bezeklik


Famous statues, Xi'an


Trader, Kashgar maket