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The Opposite End of China covers Xinjiang & Northwest China (with lots of photos, video, and news commentary) from a secure control room hidden beneath the sands of the Taklamakan Desert, not far from the wealthy oilopolis of Korla (also Kuerle or ???). Have a look at the China you don't know...

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Somebody really, really cares about me! And he's been nice enough to write a rambling, semi-psychotic diatribe all about me. Think I'm joking? Well, he cares thiiiiiiiis much: I'll let...
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A stumper for your next quiz night: Name all of the countries that have exploded atomic weapons in Xinjiang. The answer: China and... Pakistan? Crazy stuff in today's New...
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The Jamestown Foundation has added a new chapter in its never-ending quest to figure out anything solid on organized Uyghur terrorism: On November 16, a self-proclaimed al-Qaeda spokesman named Muhammad...
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One of the great things about the LIFE photo archive on Google is that it's now possible to pair-up old TIME Magazine articles with their long-lost photos. It takes...
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You know you read too many Beijing blogs when... ... you see a photo of muppets in the New York Times and notice a striking resemblance to a number of...
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I've been meaning to post these video clips since I shot them last summer. This Journey to the West (西遊記/Xīyóujì) -themed House of Horrors is the centerpiece of a...
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Like many of you, I've been spending endless hours browsing through Google's newly debuted LIFE photo archive. There are some real Xinjiang gems in there, which I hope to...
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What is news? Just from the way it's spelled, there's fairly clearly a connection to new-ness, timeliness, etc. But if you've never heard the story — although it's been floating...
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A little taste of Xinjiang for your desktop background. I've included each image in two resolutions: one for people with laptops and regular-sized screens like me (1280 x 800), and...
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