In 1984, Jenny White was traveling with friends in China when she heard East Turkestan had just opened to foreign visitors. She immediately took a two-day bus ride to Xinjiang and spent three unforgettable weeks there – taking rare photographs of this beautiful, bustling and isolated region of Uyghur Muslims in China. Download photos
Nearly 40 years later and with the tragic cultural erasure in Xinjiang, Ms. White takes us on a cultural homecoming with her photos that are now a testament to a bygone time in China. Video of her travelogue: https://youtu.be/cslgnrknuWw
Men praying at Id Kah Mosque
Children in Kashgar
Man making wudu inside Id Kah Mosuqe
Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar
“Parking lot” at local market Kashgar
Statue of Mao in city center of Kashgar
Cemetery in Kashgar, each dome is for one family
Local mercant Kashgar
Child making noodles
Children at local market Kashgar
Noodle maker in Kashgar
Local hotel Kashgar
Men at Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar
Donkey cart on the way to Bezeklik Caves
Boys in Kashgar traditional neighborhood
Orchestra of instruments at wedding celebration in Kashgar
Kashgar’s airport
Saturday market in Kashgar
Two men performing traditional dance in Turfan
Man testing horse for purchase at animal market in Kashgar
Lunchtime at Saturday market in Kashgar
Elderly walking along cedar trees in Turfan
Family hardware stall at market in Turfan
Local animal market in Kashgar
Man with goat for sale at animal market in Kashgar
Mother and child with traditional crib in Turfan
Mother and child in Turfan
Brother and sister at metal shop
Locals making traditional dish samsa
Bus from Lanzhou in Han China to Turfan
Young girls in Kashgar
Tea shop in old town of Kashgar
Man sharpening knives for at local market in Kashgar
Man playing traditional Rawap instrument in Kashgar
Local market at Turfan
Man riding donkey at local market
Barber at Saturday market in Kashgar
Shepard with flock of goat at Kashgar’s airport
Man selling melon slices at Saturday market in Kashgar
Uighur woman from bus to East Turkestan
Father and child with traditional haircut
Donkey cart off-road in Turfan
Cobbler in Turfan
Traveling storyteller in Turfan
Barbers at Saturday market in Kashgar
Onlookers at Kashgar’s airport
