Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is the largest province in western areas of China and covers an area of 1.6 million square kilometers. Zhao Cheng'an, a photographer and winner of the Golden Image Prize of Chinese Photographic Art, devoted his whole life to his photographic career of Xinjiang. The album Land of Xinjiang demonstrates almost the all he achieved in his dozen years of photographic career of the regionL The book publishes some 1,000 of his pictures in four parts: "Landscape in the Mountain," "Water for Life," "The Fascinating Desert" and "History of the Silk Road" and illustrates bold,constrained and profound Xinjiang in different seasons from different anglesof view. Also this album includes great amounts of photos taken onplanes, making it more attractive.The unique and individual visual angle and excellent professional skills of the author make the album of a higher value for photographic artistic appreciation. Also the vivid and interesting description by the author of his experiences makes it more readable.
Chapter One Boundless Kunlun Mountains Stand Aloof Altun Mountain, a Scene Beyond the Kunlun Mountains Calcium Wonder- Bleeding River on the Tuoyun Mountain Beautiful and Charming Tianshan Mountains Wall-Like Conglomerates in Piedmont of Cuestas Mysterious Grand Canyon on the Kuqa Mountain The Flaming Hill at the Foot of the Tianshan Mountains Burning Volcano in the Jurassic Formation Altay - A Land with Golden Mountains and Silver Water Chapter Two Splendid Landscape of Kanas Lake Wet Island in Ili Rivers and Lakes on Bayanbulak Pastureland Lakes in the Barkol Valley Queer Willow Trees in the Gobi Desert Tarim River Likes a Runaway Horse Terrace, Stone Forest and Valley Cut by Kuytun River Beautiful Land Irrigated with the Water of Life Eight-Diagram City of Tekes Resembles a Flying Disc on the Land Pure Life - Beautiful Mosses Call for Life Chapter Three Yardang Landform Sculptured by the Wind Scenery of Desert Silicified Wood - 150-Million-Year-Old Fossil Forest Multicolored City in the Hinterland of the Desert Rock Nodules Create a Legend World Granite Rocks of Different Shapes Leaching Landform Saliferous Land Pearl-Like Crude Bubble Mud Volcano- Demonstration of Interior Dynamic Power of the Earth Taklimakan Desert- A Sea of Sand The Lively Guerbantunggute Desert Supernatural Braided Water System Desert Plantation - Ode to Survival of the Fittest Flaming Charm of Red Willow Reeds - Allies of Windbreak Robust Saxoul Demonstrates an Indomitable Life Populus Diversifolia Schrenk - Guard of the Deset Xinjiang in the Eyes of Geologists Chapter Four Kizil Thousand Buddah Caves Zhaohuli Grand Temple Ancient City of Jiaohe Stone Sculptures on the Grassland Looking for the Lost Lop Nur in Loulan if(document.getElementById('dv_ForFind')==null){document.write("