#127 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (Part 4, Yining, Xinjiang)

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December 12th 2010

Published: December 12th 2010

I have been able to recover one of my lost TravelBlogs, an entry I had prepared for publication many months ago. So as not to confuse this journey to the West of China two summers ago (2009) with last summers travels (2010), this 2009 journey was an official visit by the administration of Taizhou Teachers College to our Sister College in Yining, Xinjiang, in the far North-West corners of China. ... Read Full Entry

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Hans J. Schneider

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After 38 years as a Foreign Language Teacher and Foreign Language Dept. Chair at Coral Gables Sr. H.S., and A.J. Professor of German at the University of Miami, I have left Florida in June of 2006, where my home is in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. I have just signed another year's teaching-contract (my 8th year now) with Taizhou University in the city of Taizhou, located about 3hrs north of Shanghai, in Jiangsu Province, CHINA. I thought it would be informative for others and rewarding for me personally, to log the progress of my efforts from beginning to end, as a Travel and Photo Jo... full info

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THE LAKE, PHOTO 5: "NO, IT IS NOT ME!"

We had a wonderful time along the shores of the lake.

THE LAKE, PHOTO 6: THE REGION OF SAYRAM HU LAKE IS BEAUTIFUL AND LUSH GREEN.

Our herders live in the Yurts in the distance. They are available for over-night stays.

THE LAKE, PHOTO 7: FRESH WATERMELON ALONG THE SHORES OF SAYRAM HU LAKE

Our hosts surprised us with some fresh watermelons, and we shared them with some of the locals.

THE LAKE, PHOTO 8: LOCAL "PIT-STOP", FOR A SMALL FEE !!!

The children guarded the gates to the WC, and collected a fee telling us, that they keep it clean for us.

ANOTHER EVENING BANQUET WITH LOCAL PARTY OFFICIALS

After we arrived back in Yining, another banquet was waiting for us, hosted by local officials.

THE FOLLOWING MORNING WE GATHER FOR OUR NEXT EXCURSION TO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS NEAR YINING.

OUR HOSTS ARE BARGAINING FOR A BETTER PRICE FOR WATERMELONS.

The freshest fruits are available at local shops along the route to the White Mountains.

LOCAL HOMES ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF YINING

Now we are travelling toward the White Mountains and these are views from the windows of our van.

Local transportation on the road to the White Mountain near Yining.

The Nomads acquire more modern modes of travel.

PHOTO JOURNEY, PART II : THE WHITE MOUNTAINS NEAR YINING, XINJIANG

The White Mountains are in the background, and they do their rocks do shimmer white in the bright sunlight. No pollution in this area of China.

Scenes on the way to the White Mountains, Photo 1

Nomads spend their summers herding their sheep on the vast mountain grasslands.

Scenes on the way to the White Mountains, Photo 2

Here I am watched with interest, as few Westerners make their way to this far away mountain region of China.

Scenes on the way to the White Mountains, Photo 3

With the White Mountain in the background, we share the road with the locals herdsmen.

Scenes on the way to the White Mountains, Photo 4

The mountain landscape is dotted with the temporary dwellings, the Yurts, of the Kazakh Nomads.

Scenes on the way to the White Mountains, Photo 5

This Uighur Family was excited to see me in this far region of China, and were happy to pose for me. They too were travelling, and with their new car and colorful clothing seemed well-to-do. The woman especially are very shy, but they shared their smiles.

Scenes on the way to the White Mountains, Photo 6

There was no doubt, that she was the matriarch of the Uighur family.

Scenes on the way to the White Mountains, Photo 7

The little daughter was so shy, especially since it was a foreigner, who was holding her. I would meet this family again later, at the camp-ground, where they too had a picnic, and they shared some of their delicious food with me.

Visiting a Nomadic Kazakh Family, Photo 1

We were greeted by this young boy, as we stopped to visit a nomadic family near the White Mountains.

Visiting a Nomadic Kazakh Family, Photo 2

Mother and son made us feel welcome

Visiting a Nomadic Kazakh Family, Photo 3

"I am keeping my eye on you !!"

Visiting a Nomadic Kazakh Family, Photo 4

Mommy shows me the newest addition to the family. The one-child policy of China is more lenient with the country's minorities.

12th December 2010

max
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.........great life in China...man

12th December 2010

I did like the scewers of mutton-meat, but the image of a sheep did not leave my head.

anonymous
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haha,you did like why you will eat it~~~~~~~~~~!

12th December 2010

Jacky
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like
very happy see your pic, thanks hans .

13th December 2010

Celia
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Schneider! Haven't commented back in a long time, but I'm so happy to have this forum so that years after you left for China we can still keep up with what you're up to! We miss you so much here everyday and you really did eternally change our lives and made us better people. So happy to see you continue your enlightening travels and thank you for continuing to share them with us. You'd be proud to see that all of us that you left as juniors at Gables are almost out of college and ready to see what life brings us next (or almost ready, anyway). Love you! Thanks for keeping up with the blog :) -Celia

17th December 2010

Huang
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i just wanna say hi
i have no idea if u can notice my comment or recall me， i just wanna say hi to u. i was one of ur students at Taizhou Teachers College and i have graduated there for half a year. i am keeping improving my english though it seems to have no effect.to be here ur blog,it seems that i am back at our school with u and ur fat cats.....ahahah

30th January 2011

Vintotal
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Magnificient.
This is so stunning. I wish so much to visit this regions so rich of tremedeous landscape, cool climate, but inhabited with warm people. Thank you for showing us your journey!

9th April 2011

June
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Sehr interessante Photos! Leider kann ich nie den Sayram See besuchen, der liegt zu weit in der West. Ist das Rohrwasser (Wasserloch) aus einer Bergquelle? Die kleinen, gehorsamen Pferden koennen vielleicht gar nicht so schnell gallopieren wie ihren Europaeischen Vervandten. Ja, die Kochherde sind primitiv, ueberall in dem Land, Generationen waren ganz abhaengig davon, um allen Speissen zu vorbereiten, auch nur Stroh oder Holz wurden verbrant, sehr umweltfreundlich! Und, aufgespiesstes Lambfleisch schmeckt zwar lecker, der Toteskopf mit den Totesaugen scheint schon grauslich.

15th May 2012

frans Emmery
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Yining
Hi Hans,very nice pictures,i have more or less the same because we have a house in Yining.I am from Holland and work sinds 2008 in Azerbaijan as manager in a new pianofactory, (gilanpianos.com)The funny thing is when you are in the urgur district in Yining it looks like you are back in Azerbaijan on the country side.People are the same,killing sheeps the same but the food by the Urgur is way better and ofcource, the chinese food, the best for me.Still 1 or 2 years working and then the rest of my life i am in china to live and to travel. Wish you all the luck.

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