Vlog | Modern roads in Xinjiang: Karakoram Highway-Xinhua
Vlog | Modern roads in Xinjiang: Karakoram Highway
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2025-09-28 15:43:36
URUMQI, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Karakoram Highway is one of the highest paved roads in the world. Along the road stands the Mustag Peak, known as the "Father of Icebergs", and lies the charming Basha Lake with its rippling waters. From Kashgar, the northern starting point of the Karakoram Highway, to the Khunjerab Pass, a land port on the China-Pakistan border, people who travel along this road affectionately call it the China-Pakistan Friendship Road. Follow Xinhua correspondent Smiley to find out how the road becomes a symbol of peace and friendship, a road of development and prosperity.
An aerial drone photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows a section of the Karakoram Highway in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Karakoram Highway, also called the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, is one of the highest paved roads in the world. (Xinhua/Meng Tao)An aerial drone photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows a section of the Karakoram Highway in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Karakoram Highway, also called the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, is one of the highest paved roads in the world. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)An aerial drone photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows a section of the Karakoram Highway in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Karakoram Highway, also called the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, is one of the highest paved roads in the world. (Xinhua/Zhang Keren)
