Xinjiang Border Crossing: A Journey into Western China

Stuck At China's Border - Not Allowed To Enter (#202)

Destination:ChinaProvince:XinjiangCity:Kashar
Stuck At China's Border - Not Allowed To Enter (#202)
Sabbatical2025-01-0243 min

China, China, China. A country I know fairly well, as I lived there for more than 6 years. But we were trying to enter a part of China I had never visited, and one that was still fairly mysterious to me: Xinjiang, the home of the Uyghurs. Being that I was on a trip where I would only cross land borders from Europe to Asia, I would have to do the same crossing from Kyrgyzstan into China. But this wasn't the simplest border to cross. It was extremely remote, and there were few details available online on whether foreigners could even cross the border at all. As always, there was only one way to find out.

--- Sabbatical
January 2, 2025, Winter in China

Video Chapters

  1. 0:00Limbo at Kyrgyzstan border
  2. 0:50Hitchhiking to the border
  3. 5:06Mid-Autumn Festival closure
  4. 8:47Shipping container hotel
  5. 12:23Meeting locals
  6. 14:24Ground News mention
  7. 17:08Watermelon with locals
  8. 21:24Arrival at Bing Village
  9. 28:28Leaving for Chinese border
  10. 42:44Arrival in Kashar

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Xinjiang Border Crossing: A Journey into Western China

China, China, China. A country I know fairly well, as I lived there for more than 6 years. But we were trying to enter a part of China I had never visited, and one that was still fairly mysterious to me: Xinjiang, the home of the Uyghurs. Being that I was on a trip where I would only cross land...