Turfan Basin (Xinjiang)

A decorative door at a lunch stop near Yanghai (Shanshan, Xinjiang)

A decorative door at a lunch stop near Yanghai (Shanshan, Xinjiang)

Ref: 070706-2252     Date: 06-07-2007

A decorated door at our lunch stop near Yanghai. This door seems to be purely decorative: it does not appear to open. The panels are painted with local images such as the Emin Minaret, but also with representations of typically Chinese flowers, such as peonies.