#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

Hans

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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A Kazakh dinner invitation, Photo 7

It was time to leave this gory scene, and I really had lost my appetite for the meal, still some hours away.

A Kazakh dinner invitation, Photo 8

On my way to the Yurt, I passed these poor sheep, hovering in fear for their lives. Not only had they witnessed the demise of their two brothers, but they knew, that their was no escape from the fate, waiting for them in the days to come.

A Kazakh dinner invitation, Photo 9

Inside of the Yurt, our dinner would be served a few hours later.

The black and white skin of our 2 sheep are being carried away.

This young man will make good use of the skins of our two victims.

The dinner is being prepared. Photo 1

All will be on the dinner plates.

The dinner is being prepared. Photo 2

Nothing will be wasted!

The dinner is being prepared. Photo 3

I was told, that most of our cooks, are actually teachers, who take their summer rest at the camp-ground.

The dinner is being prepared. Photo 4

Most of the preparation takes place out-doors.

The dinner is being prepared. Photo 5

All this was being prepared for us, the honored guests.

The dinner is being prepared. Photo 6

I did not offer my help.

The dinner is being prepared, Photo 7

Yes, these are teachers, taking a holiday.

The dinner is being prepared, Photo 8

The permanent kitchen of the camp-ground

The dinner is being prepared, Photo 9

Scewers of are "fresh" mutton are being roasted for the "honored" guests.

The dinner is being prepared, Photo 10

I had met this Kazakh family earlier near the White mountains. Here I meet them again at our camp-ground. The invited me to share their food, and the bread and grapes were delicious.

The dinner is being prepared, Photo 11

Just to remind you, this is the scenery we enjoyed, waiting for our dinner.

The camp-ground managers, Photo 1

Not far from our Yurt, I noticed this home, and thought I would take a closer look. I was told, that the owners of the camp-ground lived in this dwelling.

The camp-ground managers, Photo 2

When I approached the home, this young man was preparing his own dinner.

The camp-ground managers, Photo 3

His brother was getting the water from the nearby watering hole.

The camp-ground managers, Photo 4

These are the two young men, who live here and take care of the camp-ground and raise the sheep.

The camp-ground managers, Photo 5

We could not communicate with words, be we enjoyed each other's company, as they showed me their home.

Dinner is served, Photo 1

Waiting for dinner, my travel companions play a friendly game of cards.

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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