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Public poo

Urumqi is by all means a modern city, but does have its poor neighborhoods
too. The occasional pee'er is a classic, but this is the first poo'er I've
seen.

Urumqi er etter alle målestokker en modern by, men det finnes også fattige
nabolag. Den sporadiske tissende ungen er en klassiker, men poo poo er ett
sjeldent syn.
Written by Shanghaiet @ 19:21. 0 comment(s)

Uigur's on the move

It is perfectly possible (even likely) to be a whole day in Urumqi without seeing a single minority citizen, but that depends on what neighborhoods you go to.

Det er fullt mulig (endog sansynelig) å ferdes en hel dag i Urumqi uten å se en eneste minoritets innbygger, men det kommer selvsagt an på hvilke nabolag man oppsøker.
Written by Shanghaiet @ 19:20. 0 comment(s)

The tidal wave

The sheer number of Han Chinese allows for a swift dominance, but huge
progress has been made from former simple peasants lifestyles.

Han kinesernes høye folketall, gjør rask majoriteter om til minoriteter, men
de har skapt mye fremgang i området.
Written by Shanghaiet @ 19:19. 0 comment(s)

Epilogue - the silk road

Let’s not be too critical, the English is pretty good, and quite to the fact. However one might get the impression that economic and cultural exchanges has been on an never ending rise. The sad truth of course is that the innovation of ships and navigation made the silk road obsolete, and led to an inevitable sharp decline of the activity in the area.

I følge denne teksten kan bli forledet til å tro at Silkeveien lever i beste velstående, saken er jo imidlertid at innovasjon i sjøfart raskt gjorde fraktruten(e) overflødige, og all aktiviteten i området ble brått redusert.
Written by Shanghaiet @ 19:19. 0 comment(s)

Wang Jin

After separating also with bigbro, I went to ShiHeZi to check up on Daniels family. Most were away, but Daniel’s younger cousin was an angel at showing me around.

Etter å ha skilt lag også med storebror, dro jeg til ShiHeZi for å treffe Daniels familie. Flesteparten var bortreist, man Daniel’s yngre kusine WangJin var en engel til å vise meg rundt.
Written by Shanghaiet @ 19:18. 0 comment(s)

Marco polo - Gansu province

A statue of Marco Polo complete with a city area constructed with Venetian
architecture (china-tacky) can be found in ZhangYe

Turen har gått videre alene til Gansu provinsen hvor også Marco Polo hadde
ett lengere stop, byen er ZhangYe.
Written by Shanghaiet @ 19:17. 0 comment(s)

Matisi temple

Some Tibetan monks carved their temple into this wall to preserve their
precious relics.

Matisi er ett tempel som er hugget ut av en fjellvegg av Tibetanske munker
for å beskytte dyrebare artifakter.
Written by Shanghaiet @ 19:17. 0 comment(s)

Pristine surroundings

A very nice an green area, recommended for a few days stay.

Flotte grønne omgivelser, anbefalt sted for å bli noen dager.
Written by Shanghaiet @ 19:16. 0 comment(s)

Tibetian timeout

I stay only 1 day, but have time for a rest in this village.

Jeg ble bare 1 dag, men tok meg tid til å hvile i denne landsbyen.
Written by Shanghaiet @ 19:16. 0 comment(s)

Wugu minority folk dance

The Wugu minority is among the smallest of China’s ethnical groups, here showing a local folk dance.

Wugu minoriteten er blant de minste av Kina’s etniske grupper, her viser de en lokal dans.
Written by Shanghaiet @ 19:15. 0 comment(s)