Old school
Situated among the narrow roads of the old city lies a building my friend says has been a place for men to study the holy books for hundreds of years - something of a miracle if true, considering history.
No.4 Yingbin Road, Hami, Xinjiang Uygur, China
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Situated among the narrow roads of the old city lies a building my friend says has been a place for men to study the holy books for hundreds of years - something of a miracle if true, considering history.
Another old school, this one of the young people's variety. My guide (a uni student who I ran into in the old alleys and took me on a little tour on his moped) said his great great great great grandfather taught here.
The only time I drank water in China was in Hami. On the outskirts of town, the underground spring that gives life to the oasis rushes up into a manmade channel where locals dipped hands in for a drink. Cool, crisp, pure. Outstanding.
(this is not the water that comes out of the tap, so don't drink the water anywhere else!)
Essentially an industrial town. Its economic importance is because of its strategic importance as a transportation hub - it's the city stop for vehicles going out of Xinjiang eastwares into Gansu. The roads are frequently repaired due to high traffic of heavy trucks transporting goods.
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