Previously, we did a Faces of Kashgar that took a look at what Kashgaris looked like, to give readers a visual sense of what it felt like to be in Kashgar. Now, we’d like to go back to that, with some of the fantastic portraits Galen did at the Eid al Fitr celebrations
Here are some photos that we were not able to fit into the article on the End of Ramadan (and a few that we wanted to throw in again). Note that these photos are more of a mix, as far as who shot them. Galen and I each had cameras, as did our friend Josh, …
Here are some photos Galen took while we were in a ferris wheel that oddly has been constructed above the old city of Kashgar, along with a small amusement park. Interestingly, the ferris wheel was largely empty. Apparently, only a few people use it each day, even though it is open from 12 pm to …
Galen’s father is an amateur luthier, so Galen has a natural interest in stringed instruments and the people who make them. It was not surprising that, when Galen and I split off for ten minutes in the center of Kashgar’s old city, I found him trying out instruments in a Uighur luthier’s shop.
As many of the rest of the following posts will be on ethnic unity, I wanted to post these photos that I took in Xinjiang. Ethnic unity is the heavily propagandized virtue, and I often came across walls painted with propaganda messages. This propaganda is becoming increasingly important as ethnic unity breaks down, and interethnic …
In a post in Xian, way back at the beginning of our journey, I discussed some of the propaganda that the Communist Party was placing in subway tunnels and at bus stops. This propaganda in Xian was subdued, very much promoting this idea of Chineseness, but not all that in-your-face. Xinjiang is different. The Party sees the …
Here are some pics of Galen riding a camel in the area around Turpan. They tried to upsell us on services. We paid $1.50 USD for a two hundred foot ride, but they took Galen around a thousand feet. They wanted to have us pay $5USD to do an hour long trek up into the …
As I mentioned in Part I of Cutest Animals along the Silk Road, Sunday is the slowest day for the blog, so, just to try to have a little fun, I’ve decided to just throw a post up with photos of cute animals that we have seen here along the Silk Road.
As many of you know, I am married to a veterinarian. As I travel along the Silk Road, I have tried to send my wife photos of some of the animals we encounter. Since Sunday is our slowest day as far as clicks go, I’ve decided to throw up some photos just for fun. So, …
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