Andrew K. (kuligowskiandrewt) -
Xinjiang, The Silk Road: Islam's Overland Route to China is a well-photographed almost-coffee-table sized book describing one of China's western provinces; the old "silk road" used to transport goods between "the west" and "the orient".
Author Yung shows his dedication to his passion of photography, with images of the scenery (natural and man-made) and the people (posed and natural). He's no slouch with the text, either, providing a short (approximately 50 pages with several illustrations and lots of white space) narrative explaining what he saw and learned on his journey to Xinjiang. Only complaint is that the text and the photographs almost seem like two separate books; there is quite a bit of repetitive information shared in the prose section and in the captions of the photos. (Then again, many people choose to simply look at the pictures in books like this, and never actually check out the words.)
RATING: 4 stars.
Author Yung shows his dedication to his passion of photography, with images of the scenery (natural and man-made) and the people (posed and natural). He's no slouch with the text, either, providing a short (approximately 50 pages with several illustrations and lots of white space) narrative explaining what he saw and learned on his journey to Xinjiang. Only complaint is that the text and the photographs almost seem like two separate books; there is quite a bit of repetitive information shared in the prose section and in the captions of the photos. (Then again, many people choose to simply look at the pictures in books like this, and never actually check out the words.)
RATING: 4 stars.
