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aukjejetty Says: There is an interesting carpet factory in Hotan, and all parts of the factory are open to see. There is also a enormous hall with a huge amount of carpets which you can buy, they are beautiful. Archaeological discoveries prove that Hotan carpet making has a history at least...
vanillawafer Says: The Thursday Market beats Kashgar's Sunday Market by many orders of magnitude. Firstly, there isn't nearly the crowds of foreign tourists here. Secondly, the market is largely outdoors (whereas Kashgar's is slowly being incorporate into mall-like shops).
l_joo Says: I saw so many such earth made construction in Xinjiang province. Here in Hotan when I cycle to the farmland, I snap some photos for you.
l_joo Says: Here are some chicks for humans to eat. This one is to be send to the Sunday Market for customers to pick and buy, early in the morning.
l_joo Says: Here is an intruder from VT. Look what he did here, picking some dry chillies.
l_joo Says: I was told this is the longest vineyard with the length about a thousand miles long. I didn't cyle all the way, just about 5 miles. What a place.
l_joo Says: This is me in the wheat fields of outer Hotan, I took this photo when I cycled with Andy to the rural areas. I remember we ate lots of free fruits such as apricots and apples but no grapes yet.
l_joo Says: Nowsadays in China, you see at least one people's square in every city and the are all the same, with a chairman Mao statue.
l_joo Says: Don't worry, lots of internet cafes. They charge 2 yuan per hour which is about 8 times less than US Dollars. Fast speed but all in Chinese, so make sure you get use to it.
l_joo Says: Now I'm at Hotan's internet cafe which the Chinese called Waang-Paa. Look for Waang-Paa whenever you need internet, not looking for internet cafe because nobody cares about English here. The moment we arrived were in disbelief, due to over developing in every small towns and...
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