A yurt camp in Besh-Tash Nature Park. The name “Besh-Tash,” which means “five stones” in Kyrgyz, is inspired by the five stones that stand in the gorge. Due to its remote location, this bucolic valley of western Kyrgyzstan is still quite unknown among tourists. (Talas Region, Kyrgyzstan)

Credits: Etienne Bellard (France, @etienneblld)

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In front of his yurt set up for the summer in the province of Khorgos, on the border between China and Kazakhstan, the owner welcomes a guest by pouring water over his hands.

Turar Kazangapov, Kazakh photojournalist with Tengrinews, recently travelled to Xinjiang in China, where many Kazakhs, Uighurs, Dungans and Chinese live. He observed and documented Kazakh daily life and came away convinced that Kazakh customs and traditions are still preserved in many places.

Credits : Turar Kazangapov (@Kazangapov.t, Kazakhstan)

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