Barskon, Barskoon or Barskaun, ancient Barsgan, Barskhan or Barsqan ("Барскон"; "Барскоон") is a small settlement on the southern shore of Lake Issyk Kul in the Issyk Kul Province of Kyrgyzstan. Barskon is a village at the mouth of the Barskon valley - which has an impressive waterfall and is a good centre fo...
The photo is taken from the clear warm waters of the lake, looking south across the narrow isthmus where we're camped to the magnificent mountains and China beyond.