Photos Xinjiang “Influencer hairpin road” on Pamir plateau leading to Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikstan

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Xinjiang “Influencer hairpin road” on Pamir plateau leading to Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikstan​

Super hot tourist destination on the Chinese social media, so called hundreds of hairpin road on the Pamir plateau, the spectacular road is swarmed by travelers and become a must go place among avid travelers in China.

The road starts from Kashgar city and stretches all the way to the border between the Wakhan Corrider which borders 3 countries, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikstan.

 

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The Stone city heritage site in Tashkurgan, Xinjiang Pamir​

The Stone City has a history dating back more than 2000 years. It is located at where the middle and southern Silk routes from Kashgar, Yarkand and Kargilik meet.

The Stone City is the ruins of the Tajik kingdom. It was built 20 meters above the town of Tashkurgan.The Stone City now is an open museum and a must see for travelers to Tashkurgan

 

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Altitude of this road is 4,200 meters above the sea level, higher than average Tibet, there's a new modern airport just opened last year. tourist can also visits Tashkurgan by air.

 

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Tashkurgan town, drone video by a tourist

 

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Tashkugan, remotest corner on the Pamir Plateau, last Chinese town before Afghanistan and Pakistan​

 

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This local culture in this region is so unique and interesting

Local Tajiks and their yaks in Xinjiang Pamir Tashkurgan, China

 

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In this remote Pamir border town, more Pakistanis can be seen than Han Chinese.
Pakisani friends dance in Tashkurgan

 

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Many Pakistanis live in this border town

Han tourists feel they themselves are foreigners , a random small restaurant in Tashkurgan has more pakistanis than Han Chinese travelers.

 

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In this video it says it's a civil and military dual airport. This airport is very Indian occupied Kashmir.

Tourists flew in from Urumqi