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A few years ago I had a chance to spend one day with a kyrgyz family, in the remote Xinjiang region near the border with Tajikistan.

Here's a short story to share this amazing travel experience.

Deserted Karakorum highway in central Asia
Panoramic of valley in Xinjiang
Pamir mountains panorama, Xinjiang
Landscape with cattle near Karakul lake
Local kirgiz people on a bicycle, Xinjiang
Typical kirgiz yurts near Karakul lake, Xinjiang, China
Typical kirgiz yurts near Karakul lake, Xinjiang, China
Adult kyrgyz man riding his motorbike, Xinjiang, China
Panoramic of yurts near Karakul lake
Local girl near yurts, Xinjiang
Kirgiz young girl near a chariot, Karakul lake, China
Typical kyrgyz yurt near Karakul lake, China
Typical kyrgyz yurt, Xinjiang, China
Kyrgyz woman making tea inside the yurt
One day in the life of a kyrgyz family
Adult kyrgyz man drinking tea inside a yurt, Xinjiang, China
Adult kyrgyz man drinking tea inside a yurt, Xinjiang, China
One day in the life of a kyrgyz family
Young kyrgyz girl drinking tea inside a yurt
Portrait of young kyrgyz girl inside a yurt
Kyrgyz family inside a yurt, Xinjiang, China
Inside a kyrgyz traditional yurt, Xinjiang, China
Kyrgyz young girl putting coal in the stove
One day in the life of a kyrgyz family
One day in the life of a kyrgyz family
One day in the life of a kyrgyz family
One day in the life of a kyrgyz family
One day in the life of a kyrgyz family
Kyrgyz man and woman heating the stove inside the yurt
Kyrgyz woman portrait, China
One day in the life of a kyrgyz family
One day in the life of a kyrgyz family
Kyrgyz woman milking a yak, Xinjiang, China
Yak, Xinjiang, China
Kyrgyz woman washing clothes outdoor near lake
Kyrgyz woman washing wool near the shores of Karakol lake
Clothes drying in open air, Karakul lake, China
Lake Karakul at sunrise, Xinjiang, China
Lake Karakul at sunrise, Xinjiang, China
Milky way over Karakul lake, Xinjiang, China