HETIAN STOCK FOOTAGE
As part of our China stock footage library, China in a Box offers a variety of HD royalty-free Hetian stock footage clips for immediate download. To see our full selection of Hetian stock footage, click here.
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| Hetian | Uyghur Woman | Uyghur Boys on street |
Silk Road Carpets |
Hetian, also known as Hotan or Khotan, is an oasis city in the Tarim Basin on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang Autonomous Uyghur Region. It was an important city on the Silk Road and the major source of jade during the Ancient China era. Today Hetian is still known for its traditional crafts which are practiced by its population of muslim Uyghur people. Uyghurs are one of the 55 ethnic minority groups in China.
Our Hetian stock footage includes clips of Silk Road crafts including the following:
- Spinning silk from silkworms on traditional spinning wheels
- Weaving carpets on traditional foot looms
- Uyghur ethnic minority people
Click here to see our full selection of Hetian stock footage.
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| Spinning Silk | Carving Jade | Carpet Weaving | Making Paper |
For more information on the contents of our China stock footage library, click on the following links:
- Overview of library contents
- China stock footage
- Ancient China
- Chinese Silk Road
- Xinjiang Autonomous Region
- Chinese Cities
- Kashgar
Hetian Shotreels
A selection of shotreels featuring our Hetian stock footage clips:
| Hetian | Silk Road Crafts |
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