Blogs from Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, Asia - page 7

Asia » China » Xinjiang » Urumqi May 5th 2001

After the Heavenly Lake, we visited the Nanshan Pastureland, where the Kazakhs live and raise their livestock. When we were just about to leave, a hailstorm that lasted about 15 min broke out. Yiren was overjoyed to see stones of ice falling from the sky. It was indeed once in a life time experience for us. ... read more

Heavenly Mountains

Asia » China » Xinjiang » Urumqi May 4th 2001

Tian Shan

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Travelling through the scenic Heavenly Mountains... ... read more

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