Kashgar Abandoned Garden

kashgar garden, originally uploaded by Xuan Rosemaninovich. An abandoned palace-like garden near my hotel. With the pond, fountain and terraces it must have been a happy place. I tried to ask the locals which was this place, but none speaks Chinese and I don’t understand any Uyghur…

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Kashgar Sunday Bazaar

kashgar sunday bazaar, originally uploaded by Xuan Rosemaninovich. Somebody came up with a good idea to utilize the empty plaza in front of the Bazaar. Sunshine and open space should not be wasted! The Kashgar Grand Bazaar is the place to go exotic shopping. It sells everything: food, clothes, spices, tools, sheep and cows, motorcycles, […]

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Ancient City of Gaochang

gaochang – untold stories on the silk road, originally uploaded by Xuan Rosemaninovich. Gaochang is an oasis city on the Silk Road. Built in the 1st century BC, it enjoyed long time prosperity as an important stop and trading center along the road. Over the years it witnessed all the glory and misery of this […]

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A Thousand Toriis

color of kyoto, originally uploaded by rosemanios. The sheer devotion and belief has a mind blowing display here: In Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, thousands of toriis building towards the top of the mountain, dedicated by companies and individuals to the Inari, or fox god, whose in charge of food, wine and prosperity. The shrine […]

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