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Urumqi

Urumqi, a city in the far northwest of China.

Urumqi, located in the far northwestern corner of China, is China’s largest province (I think) and consists mostly of desert with two mountain ranges and a green basin in between the mountain ranges. It is renowned for its grapes, raisins, and melons – said to be the sweetest in China, if not the world.

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Jiaohe Mesa Near Urumqi A mesa at Jiaohe, a ruined city near Urumqi
Jiaohe Ruins Ruins at Jiaohe

Jiaohe Ruins More ruins at Jiaohe
Jiaohe Ruins

Jiaohe Ruins Corridor
Jiaohe Ruins Walls

Jiaohe Restoration UNESCO Restoration work at Jiaohe, which is an UNESCO site.
Gaochang Donkey Cart Donkey cart at Gaochang

Gaochang Ruins The Gaochang ruins, which are considerably more extensive but not as well-preserved as Jiaohe's ruins.
Civilized Scenery "Civilized Scenery Area". A lot of signs in China, er, lose something in translation.

Jiaohe Man Selling Raisins in Turpan Area The Turpan area, which is an irrigated desert, is renowned for its grapes, melons, and raisins. Here a man sells raisins at the Jiaohe ruins.
Karez Grapes in Turpan Area The area's renowned grapes, dripping from an arbor at the karez museum (in the Turpan area).

Roasted Lamb With Head from Uigur in Turpan On our evening in Turpan, we were served an Uigur (pronounced WAY-gur) feast, including a whole roasted lamb. It arrived complete with head, which I found rather grisly.
Uigur Dance Troupe Uigur dance troupe. One of the dancers did an entire dance with a stack of bowls on her head!

Urumqi Night Market Food stall in the Urumqi night market.
Urumqi Night Market Whole Roasted Lamb Another whole roasted lamb in the Urumqi night market.

Yurt A yurt! A real live yurt!
Inside Of A Yurt in Tian Chi Region The inside of the yurt. (This is in the Tian Chi region, by the way.)

Outside Of A Yurt in Tian Chi Region Sheep's Wool The outer wall of the yurt. Closer examination reveals it to be sheep's wool felted together into large sheets and then sewn together.

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