Kanas National Nature Reserve in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China (© zhouyousifang/Getty Images)

【November 21 2015】To the government officials of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China, this wilderness is the Kanas National Nature Reserve. In the language of the local Kazakh people, it’s Hanas. But in any language, this incredible alpine landscape is beautiful. Xinjiang is in the remote northwestern wilds of China, near the borders of Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia. The reserve itself is in the foothills of the Altai Mountain range, where sundown means a rapid temperature drop.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..