XINJIANG STOCK FOOTAGE

China in a Box offers a variety of HD royalty-free Xinjiang stock footage as part of our China stock footage library. All clips are available for quick and easy download. Click here to see our full selection of Xinjiang stock footage clips.

Xinjiang	Uyghur Woman	Kashgar Grand Bazaar	Uyghur Woman Texting

Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is the largest province-level region in China, accounting for one sixth of its landmass. It has been designated the status of Autonomous Region due to its large population of Uyghur people, one of the 55 ethnic minority groups in China. There are many other ethnic minority groups living in Xinjiang and our Xinjiang stock footage includes clips of the following:

• Uyghur people, also known as Uigurs or Uighurs, are a Turkic ethnic group who are predominantly muslim.

• Kyrgyz people, also known as Kirgiz or Kirghiz, who originated from Kyrgyzstan are a muslim Turkic ethnic group

Uyghur Women	Uyghur Muslims	Uyghur Children	Kyrgryz Yurt

Xinjiang:  Silk Road Heritage

Xinjiang is located at the northwest of China and has borders with India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Russia and Mongolia. Its strategic location made it an important region along the Silk Road, the ancient trade route between East and West.  Many remnants of this heritage remain today and are featured in our Xinjiang stock footage, including:

• Kashgar Grand Bazaar

• Urumqi Bazaar & Mosque

• Traditional crafts, like spinning silk from silkworms, carving jade, weaving carpets

Kashgar Grand Bazaar	Carpet Weaving Footloom	Carving Jade	Spinning Silk

Xinjiang Cities

Xinjiang has several major cities, some of them old trading cities on the Silk Road, and our Xinjiang stock footage selection includes shots of the following:

• Urumqi, an industrial city, the capital of Xinjiang and the most inland city in the world

• Kashgar, an ancient oasis city on the Silk Road

• Turpan, also known as Turfan or Turphan, another oasis city which was an important trading center on the Silk Road

• Hetian, also known as Hotan or Khotan, a Silk Road city on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert which is famous for its crafts, particularly silk and jade

Urumqi	Kashgar	Turpan	Hetian

Xinjiang Tourist Attractions

Xinjiang is a beautiful region with stunning scenery of mountains, desert and lakes. The Taklamakan Desert (also known as Taklimakan) in the Tarim Basin is the world’s 17th largest desert and covers a large area of Xinjiang. Three mountain ranges, the Pamir Mountains, Tian Shan and Kunlun Shan, converge within Xinjiang. Our Xinjiang stock footage includes clips of the beautiful landscapes in Xinjiang including:

• Pamir Mountains, including Mt Maztagata (also known as Muztagh Ata)

• Karakul Lake (also known as Karakuli Lake or Kalakule Lake), which has settlements of Kyrgyz yurts on its banks

• sanddunes and camels in the Taklamakan Desert

In addition to its many scenic locations, Xinjiang has many tourist attractions represented in our Xinjiang stock footage library, including the following:

• Kashgar Old Town

• Kashgar Grand Bazaar

• Urumqi Grand Bazaar and Mosque

• Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar: the largest mosque in China

• Emin Minaret and Sugong Ta Mosque near Turpan, which has the tallest minaret in China

Karakul Lake	Taklamakan Desert	Kashgar Old Town	Id Kah Mosque

For further 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
• Autonomous Regions of China
• Kashgar
• Hetian

Xinjiang Shotreels

A selection of shotreels featuring some of our Xinjiang stock footage clips: 

Old Kashgar	Hetian	Turpan	Urumqi	Kashgar at Night

Silk Road Crafts	Xinjiang Mountains	Taklamakan Desert	Xinjiang Windfarm	Highway Construction