Ruins of Rawak Stupa and Vihara-Taklamakan Desert. Xinjiang Uyghur Region-China-0029

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Rawak Buddhist stupa on the of Taklamakan Desert along the Silk Road trade route-dated IV to V centuries AD-on cross shaped platform with brickwork core-highly wind eroded. Xinjiang Region-China

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Size: 3000px × 4500px
Location: Taklamakan Desert, Rawak Stupa Area near Hotan City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
Photo credit: © RWEISSWALD / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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