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An irrigation channel runs straight towards a small domed village, lined with tall poplars and green fields, with dunes on the horizon.
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Silk Road

Oasis

No. 5 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeAn irrigation channel runs straight towards a small domed village, lined with tall poplars and green fields, with dunes on the horizon.

What it meansOasis towns along the route lived on canals and underground channels that carried snowmelt from distant mountains into the desert.

Where it worksFresh greens and blues that brighten a kitchen or a sunny landing.

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A switchback track climbs towards a saddle beneath snow peaks, with a small caravan halfway up.High PassNo. 6
A brick domed market building with shop niches and a deep entrance arch, seen through a shaded archway lined with tiles.Bazaar DomeNo. 7
A tall brick minaret banded with patterned brickwork and a tiled ring, rising over a dark town at dusk under a crescent moon.Evening MinaretNo. 8
A ruined mud-brick fort with fluted round towers sits on a flat-topped hill above an empty desert, the sun low beside it.Desert FortNo. 9
Skeins of freshly dyed silk in turquoise, indigo, apricot and madder hang from poles in a courtyard beside a blue door, with dye vats below.Dyed SilkNo. 10
A town of flat-roofed houses with wooden balconies and a blue dome is reflected in a wide river, framed by two weeping willows.River TownNo. 11
Felt yurts glow beside a small fire on a high plain, camels resting nearby, with moonlit snow peaks and a sky full of stars.Night CampNo. 12
Terraced orchards of apricot trees in pale blossom step down a valley beneath snow mountains, with a few poplars among them.Apricot SpringNo. 13

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