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Khotan, Xinjiang Uyghur

August 2, 2005, ..At last, at last, after 44 hour journey by hard seat train from Beijing to Urumqi, continued by the 22 hour cross desert journey from Urumqi to Khotan, I arrived to this “the pure town of the Uyghurs“. For an unknown reason, the train ticket from Beijing to Urumqi this year is very difficult to buy. I was lucky I didnt have to wait for days to obtain it, I just bought 5 days in advance, but even though, there were only 2 hard seat tickets left. The train was extremely crowded, and many people even didnt get any seat along the way from Beijing to Urumqi! The cross desert journey was not as spectacular as what I thought, as we crossed the desert in the middle of night but the Uyghur passengers are always nice and friendly. And of course, the long awaited Uyghur noodle (laghman) is always the highlight of long journey in the Uyghur land. Khotan at a glance looks like Kashgar but with more Uyghur people in proportion. As this is my second hour here (the first hour was sleeping in my hotel room and repairing my broken backpack) I cant say more [...]

August 2, 2005 // 0 Comments

户外探险(2002):蒙古国,别样的主题酒吧

湖水如此洁净,我们忍不住下水,不过水很凉,起了一身的鸡皮疙瘩,游累了上岸,即个人横七竖八躺在草地上,东一句西一句地闲聊,看天上的云彩一团团涌过来,低得好像伸手即可触到。云彩的影子在草地上,湖面上迅速移动着,太阳在云层间时隐时现,不时可以看到美丽的光柱。我半梦半醒地被一团野草的象棋围绕着,真希望可以一直躺在这里。。。。。。恍然间,感觉自己身处一个暖色调的主题酒吧,手捧一杯美酒。慢慢用体温来温暖它,酒香渐渐溢出,小口小口地缀,平静而舒缓。。。。。

November 11, 2002 // 0 Comments

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