Barrie Britton / Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) in Bayinbuluke Swan Lake Nature Reserve. Xinjiang, China. Picture taken during filming of BBC "Wild China" TV Series, June 2006.

Barrie Britton / Sunset over winding river in Bayinbuluke Swan Lake Nature Reserve. Xinjiang, China. Picture taken during filming of BBC "Wild China" TV Series, June 2006.

Colin Monteath / Mustagh Tower, center, and Masherbrum (K1) seen from Chongtar, Karakoram, Xinjiang, China

Xi Zhinong / Tibetan antelope {Pantholops hodgsonii} Sijin, Xinjiang, China July 1998. Endangered species - hunted for fur used to make the finest pashmina shawls.

Xi Zhinong / Asiatic wild ass herd {Equus hemionus} Arjinshan Nature Reserve Xinjiang province, China

Xi Zhinong / Tibetan antelope baby (Pantholops hodgsonii) Arjin, Xinjiang, China. June 1998. Endangered species - hunted for fur/shatoosh which make finest pashmina shawls

Heather Angel / Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) nectaring on Loofah (Luffa sp) flower. Xinjiang, China.

Heather Angel / Painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui), three nectaring on potted Chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum sp) in evening light. Urumqi Botanic Garden, Wushi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Septembe...

Barrie Britton / Sunset over winding river in Bayinbuluke Swan Lake Nature Reserve, Xinjiang, China. Picture taken during filming of BBC "Wild China" TV Series, June 2006.

Barrie Britton / Bar-headed Geese (Anser indicus) in flight over Bayinbuluke Swan Lake Nature Reserve. Xinjiang, China. Picture taken during filming of BBC "Wild China" TV Series, June 2006.

George Chan / Swan Lake / Bayanbulak Nature Reserve, an important breeding ground for water birds, especially Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus). Xinjiang Province, North-west China. June 2006

George Chan / The Kaidu River in Swan Lake / Bayanbulak Nature Reserve at sunset. Xinjiang Province, North-west China. June 2006