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Asia » China » Xinjiang November 4th 2004

Jeg havde forestillet mig Kashgar, tæt på den kirgisiske grænse, som en kaotisk Centralasiatisk handelsby, isoleret som byen er i et støvet og afsides hjørne af Kina. Men da vi rullede ned fra bjergene og ind i byen på det nybyggede motorvejsanlæg, begyndte glimtende højhuse og store butikker og supermarkeder med kinesiske tegn at dukke op alle vegne. Vi var i den uafhængige Xinjiang-provins, beboet af uyghurere, et folk af tyrkisk oprindelse, men ved første øjekast lignede det en kinesisk by. Senere opdagede vi mellem de nye beboelseskomplekser amputerede stumper af den gamle bymur, bevaret som en påmindelse om hvordan byen så ud for få årtier siden. Og vi fandt frem til den gamle bydel, hvor små lerklinede bygninger, arabiske tegn og de centralasiatiske ansigter udgjorde det umiddelbart eneste område i Kashgar der ikke var blevet ... read more
Kashgar
Skulle det være et kogt fårehoved, Hr.?
Yak i Lake Karakol

Asia » China » Xinjiang » Kashgar October 28th 2004

Relaxing into my seat a rush of well-being floods over my body. I’ve become totally irrational, my priorities skewed by six months on the 'silk' road. This little bout of Euphoria is brought about by a road; a brand-new shiny black road - oh how effortlessly we glide. Kashgar is our destination. We arrive in a blanket of grey, the whereabouts of the sun a mystery. This is London 10 months of the year, but here the offender isn’t cloud; a dust bowl blown in from the Gobi desert has cast Kashgar in its spell. The city is much bigger than I anticipated. The streets are wide, straight and full of modern Chinese office blocks, shops and department stores. This is China no doubt, and its exhilarating. But where are the Uyghurs, the original Turkic inhabitants ... read more
Anyone for sheeps head?
Afghanistan?
55 years of communism!

Asia » China » Xinjiang » Kashgar July 29th 2004

Saturday 17thJuly–Zamyn-Uud - Hohhot I didn’t get a good night’s sleep, it was too hot and the train stopped every half hour to let another train past. There is only one toilet in our carriage, so there is always a queue, especially first thing in the morning. We stopped at Zamyn-Uud just before 830am and had immigration come on board (Zamyn-Uud is the last town before we cross the border). It seemed to take forever and once the train stopped, it became stifling hot again aboard, I expect we will have the same lengthy delay once we reach the first Chinese border town, if only there was some air in here! Next stop Erlian, the first Chinese town once you cross the border. Chinese immigration officials boarded and checked all our paperwork, no one was allowed ... read more
Singing sand dunes
Crescent Lake
Desert oasis

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
Traffic Jam
Yurt
Yurt Visit

Asia » China » Xinjiang » Urumqi May 4th 2001

Travelling through the scenic Heavenly Mountains... ... read more
Heavenly Lake
Yummy Ice-cream

Asia » China » Xinjiang » Turpan May 3rd 2001

Xinjiang is an interesting place to visit. According to one of the guide book, "This is the vast land farthest away from the seas yet full of profound traditions and vitality...." In the few days we were there, we experienced very hot weather in one day, and touched snow in another day. We even witnessed a hailstorm. ... read more
Journey to the West
Ancient City of Jiaohe
Karez Wells




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