Desert highway between Urumqi and Turfan. The drive between the two cities is approximately three hours. Local grapes are sweeter than those produced in the United States. Grapes are dried in buildings like this in order to produce raisins. Buidlings for drying grapes are in the foreground.
Mountains bordering Turfan City are in the background.
These caves located approximately 50 kilometers from Turfan contain paintings of the Buddha produced prior to the arrival of Uighers in the region. The best paintings were reportedly taken and are now in Germany.