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| Urumuqi, the big city at the North-West of China, the city farthest away of any Ocean in the World |
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Windmills along the road from Turpan to Urumuqi (3 hours by car)
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And a true Uigur lunch
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It is still snowing in April
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Snow covers the raisins
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| In Octber 2006 the snow was gone and we saw some more places in Urumuqi
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Er Dao Qiao bazar
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Fresh Passionfruit juice
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The grocery
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Selling from the bags
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From the rack
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To make Traditional Chinese Medecin
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Or maybe lizard-soup
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Fancy buses, decorated as a street-car
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Moorish style building
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Near the evening the streets fill up with pedlars
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And customers
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Disabled begging or fortune telling with a tortoise
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Urumuqi, capital of the Uigurs
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| Travel-china-guide has more on the
Heavenly Lake (Tianchi Lake) |
The road to Tianchi
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With a lot of horses
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Tian Chi, The Heavenly Lake
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Fantastic in the snow
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Real Santa Claus images
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Yurt
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Tracks in the snow on the frozen lake
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A family on the move over the lake
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A famliy living in a Yurt
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| In Octber 2006 we returned once more to the
Heavenly Lake (Tianchi Lake) |
The road to Tianchi
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A lovely valey with cows
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Tian Chi, The Heavenly Lake
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The temple of Tian Chi
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The holiday homes at Tian Chi, of the Santa Claus picture above
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Autumn colours
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| In Octber 2006 Urumqi had developed further |
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