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In the village of Akesai, descendants of Khazak nomads gather to honor a departed elder, with upturned hands for prayer and full bowls of food for sustenance. Zheng He, too, was descended from Central Asian Muslims.
Author: Michael Yamashita
© Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 34.6 Mpixels (98.9 MB uncompressed) - 7200x4800 pixels (24x16 in / 61x40.6 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Akesai, Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County, Asian, clothing, cultural, culture, descendants, elder, females, food, Gansu, Great Wall, hands, inside, interior, Kazakhs, landscape, MM6708, Muslims, nomads, people, prayer, Silk Road, sitting, sustenance, upturned, women
Published in: The Silk Road Journey