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Jinshanling section of the Great Wall of China the morning after a rare winter snow fall
Limestone hills punctuating privately-owned fields of rape plants in flower
The north/south road leading into the Taklimakan oil field
Anshan Steel works, said to be the largest in China
Views of traditional round mud dwellings in Guandong Province
New suburban housing near Shenyang International Airport
Autumn vegetable patch near Yunlong, Yunnan
Red peppers laid out to dry after harvest near Baicheng, Xinjiang, China
Cotton processing factory just outside of Yuli in Xinjiang
Cotton comes in for processing in Xinjaing, where it is the region's primary cash crop
Aerial view of Li River downstream from Guilin
Longji rice terraces, and ethnic Miao minority villages
Terraced fields of tea being picked near Dadugang
Pagodas near Dali
Autumn vegetable patch near Yunlong, Yunnan
Traditional Naxi farmhouse outside Lijiang, Yunnan
Vertically oriented sandstone formations in Kuqa Canyon
Jaiohe ruins, once a garrison town located on a plateau between two rivers
Axia village upstream from Bezeklik Buddhist grottoes near Turpan
Underground aqueducts near Axia in the Turpan Depression
Salt works at Aiding Lake is the lowest point in Asia at more than 500 ft. below sea level.
Lower part of Talimu River during autumnal flood.
Sand dunes near Laomangya (Mangnai) village in the Chaidamu Basin
Dr. Zhibao Dong exploring the sands of the Kumetage Desert.
Aerial view of Shenyang
Aerial view of Songzanlin Monastery
Lisu (minority people) relocation village occupied by farmers
Terraced farms of Naxi people just upstream from Judian
Ethnic kyrgyz herders crossing the upper reaches of the Toxhun River
George Steinmetz after getting 19 stitches in his face at a hospital in Shanshan, Xinjiang, China

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