Urumqi (乌鲁木齐)

Our first stop on The Silk Road was Urumqi, in Xinjiang Province (north-western part of China). Liang Zhou, mama and I departed from Beijing in the afternoon and arrived around 6pm. We were suppose to meet up with the other 6 in the group who flew from Singapore (transit in Guang Zhou). They arrive at 2am!!! Booooo...to China Southern Airlines.

At Peking International Airport...















The 5-star hotel in Urumqi...huge well-furnished room...not accustomed to such "luxury"!















Hmm, this is suppose to be the 黑鸡 you use in double-boiled soup lor...why issit white... =S















Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.... Lamb? Sheep? Ram?















天池 aka 瑶池

























































Rainbow! =)

















































Liang Zhou and Mrs. Goh-to-be ;)















Mama lovesss these costumes...




















and she became a "celeb" (with the Goh family) !















Downhill...from 天池











































大巴扎...World's biggest bazaar selling costumes, dried fruits, handicraft, knivessss etc.





























Promegranate juice...















SOURRRRR...! We paid 5rmb for the drink, but the 维吾尔 guys claimed we didn't...Grrrrr... Pissed. Bad joke.




















Basically, in Xinjiang, I didn't feel like I was in China at all.






















































As always, the tour guide recommended a 歌舞表演 that we should attend. Cost us each 180rmb, inclusive of a buffet...

17-year-old on a traditional instrument




















Dance















6-year-old ..空中小王子















Sadly, it was a thumbs-down. The performers were amateurish, and the entire theatre was stuffy and hot. Food...let's just say we were not accumstomed to local food.

Urumqi @ 22 30... Yes! 10:30pm!!















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