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Jiaotong Binguan: Convenient and Clean

Jiaotong Binguan: Convenient and Clean, Qiemo

 ellyse Says:  Nice, clean and new twin with ensuite and aircon for 60-70 RMB IIRC.Another traveller reported single for 35-40 RMB. Some rooms have a view of the bus station parking lot. 

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Restaurants  

Roadside Dogh

Roadside Dogh, Qiemo

 ellyse Says:  Nice dogh (yogurt with shaved ice) for sale for 1 RMB/bowl or so, under makeshift tents. Interesting experience sharing the benches with local women, elderlies and children. They also have a kind of mushy "ice cream" for about the same money. 

Weird toilet

Weird toilet, Qiemo

 bubblechooch Says:  We went to have a dinner at a Han-Chinese restaurant in Qiemo (Charchan in Uygur).And I asked the weitress where the toilet is and she guided me to the toilet, but...I've never seen such a toilet! It was clean though. Same as other Chinese restaurant. 

Transportation  

Long-Distance Bus

Long-Distance Bus, Qiemo

 ellyse Says:  Buses leave for Korla, Urumqi, Charklik (Ruoqiang), Hotan (the furthest west you can go from here along the South Silk Road), Yutian, Niya (Minfeng) etc. The prices vary according to what kind of bus happens to be going that day.Timings (Beijing time) listed are what I found... 

From MinFeng to Qiemo

From MinFeng to Qiemo, Qiemo

 l_joo Says:  THe bus from Minfeng to Qiemo took me some 20 hours of mostly patholed under construction road. Some places has road blocks, the bus has to go a big round or has to return back. One part of road completely broke down caused by river water, therefore 20 hours in total. We... 

Favorites  

Uyghur Islamic barber shop

Uyghur Islamic barber shop, Qiemo

 l_joo Says:  I saw some barber shops in the Uyghur bazaar area and I saw they hired young boys about age 14 to do the trivial works. The boy was using a piece of cloth scrubbing speedily on a customer's hair, very skillfully done. That was probably a service provided by the barber shop. 

Scolding

Scolding, Qiemo

 l_joo Says:  Somewhere in town, we were at a bazaar, strolling around searching for interesting goods. We saw a fruit stall and was thinking to buy some fresh fruits. While asking about the price, suddenly a lady walk in and said " the price is too much ", probably she dislike the fruit... 

Strong women

Strong women, Qiemo

 l_joo Says:  In Qiemo, you can see so many strong women make living this way. We were on a trishaw pedalled by a woman, very strong physically, she has very sweet voice, made me thinking she should belong to relaxing at home watching tv. 

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 Nice, clean and new twin with ensuite and aircon for 60-70 RMB IIRC.Another traveller reported single for 35-40 RMB. Some rooms have a view of the bus station... 

 

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  A Bribery Encounter You don't have to know who this bus driver is, he is just another Chinese who hates the policemen that took bribes by force from him at the Minfeng police station (the one just... 

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Sleepy South Silk Road Town

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Qiemo. I'd love to share with you the 3 tips I've written, the 10 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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