Kashgar, ancient Silk Road trading hub
Culture Christopher Wilton-Steer Culture Christopher Wilton-Steer

Kashgar, ancient Silk Road trading hub

A selection of photographs from the ancient Silk Road trading hub in the westernmost corner of China’s Xinjiang Province known to the Uyghur community who live there as the Republic of East Turkestan.

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Life and death along the ghats of Varanasi
Religion Christopher Wilton-Steer Religion Christopher Wilton-Steer

Life and death along the ghats of Varanasi

I had barely slept the last few days so I asked the proprietor of the hotel for a quiet room. He paused briefly and then meeting my eyes said: “this is a very difficult place to find peace.” Ironic, I thought, since this is where people come to die.

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