Wednesday, July 20, 2005

24 hours after setting off, we arrived in Kashgar. Very different from what I've seen of the rest of China so far! Much more like being in a Middle Eastern bazaaar. I've noticed that the quality of currency in circulation has deteriorated as I've moved westward from Beijing to Urumqi to Kashgar - increasingly old, dirty, tattered and torn! After Beijing and Urumqi, it's interesting that I no longer find my Mandarin phrasebook to be indispensable; in fact, it's not even particularly useful anymore. It's just as easy to find someone who speaks English as it is Mandarin, if not even easier.

posted by hktom @ 12:00 PM

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