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pagoda near Tian Lake
Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China
alluvial fan, China
lake in the Pamirs
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mosque in Kashgar
Ürümqi
pagoda
Kazakh yurt
Bogda Mountains: Tian Lake
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