(Airdate: January 27, 2026) We’re visiting Turfan’s most famous site, the Emin Minaret at the east edge of town. The word “minaret” comes from the Arabic word “minara,” meaning lighthouse, which is what a minaret looks like. But the minaret serves to summon rather than to warn away We’ve seen minarets before, but nothing quite like the Emin Minaret. It’s easily the most impressive piece of Islamic architecture in all of China.
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