Saturday, October 10, 2009

The Silk Road travelogue part 7 - Hami 哈密

The next stop is Hami 哈密, where we visited a minority tribe living in the countryside.



The people here are nomadic, raising sheep and riding on horses. They live in yurts on the countryside, where their herds graze.



Here is a display put up for us. It is a cultural event, where men on horseback compete in snatching a sheep. The meat is then cooked for dinner.

Next stop, Turpan 吐鲁番.

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