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Silk Road: Ürümqi


Silk Road: Ürümqi
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Copyright: Dietrich Meyer (meyerd) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 97 W: 15 N: 608] (1490)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-30
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Olympus SP500UZ
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-30 6:29
Viewed: 378
Points: 5
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Silkroad travels: Ürümqi

In the next few pictures I will present the tremendous contrasts that surprised me in the capital of Autonomous Xinjiang Province, our final destination of the bicycle trip. Han chinese were encouraged to move into the Uighur lands in great numbers after the Second World War (the Province was under Soviet control until 1960, the occupants had to be chased out of the land). The connection of the city by railway to Bejing and to Almaty (Kazachstan) and the discovieres of many mineral deposits helped modernise the city. The city today has an all-important outlet function to Central Asia and the Soviet Union. An impressive stream of products and energy carriers flows on the New Silkroad through Ürümqi.

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  • Good 
  • CMJC Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 258 W: 31 N: 91] (1255)
  • [2008-03-30 6:41]

voilà un vélo qu'il est discret!!! pourquoi n'aviez vous pas équipé les votres de la sorte sur les plateaux du Pamir !!!

Hi Dietrich,
ET preparing for take off ? :)
Hier hast Du einen schönen rot-grün Kontrast in Deinem humoristischen Foto. Schade, dass die REise jetzt aus ist, aber ich denke, Du hast die nächste Etappe schon im Auge.
LG Christian

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  • Buin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3308 W: 0 N: 6473] (22654)
  • [2008-03-30 12:17]

Hallo Dieter!
Das ist ha irre. Jetzt eine kräftige Böe!
Ein interessantes und lustiges Foto, dem Dein Kommentar wieder einmal eine besondere Richtung gibt.
Grüße aus dem Moorbad ;-) ... und eine gute Woche!

Frank

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