Xinjiang – Canadian Dragonfly

Travelling the Old Silk Road in Xinjiang

2010/03/032016/11/08 Prof Ron caravan route, China, countryside, Hoxud, Korla, photography, Silk Road, Taklamakan Desert, Tarim, TianShan, Travel, Turpan, Uyghur, Xinjiang

Today, a modern expressway traces much of the Silk Road of ancient times. It is possible to enjoy the mountain

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Hoxud, a Town on the Old Silk Road

2010/02/222017/10/13 Prof Ron China, countryside, Hoxud, Mongolian, photography, Silk Road, tourism, Travel, Uyghur, Xinjiang

I always enjoy the chance to see the “real China”… the places where the majority of people still live out

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The Streets of Urumqi, Xinjiang Region

2010/02/122017/03/25 Prof Ron caravan route, China, Grand Bazaar, photography, Route 312, Silk Road, tourism, Travel, Urumqi, Uyghur, Xinjiang

In October 2007, I enjoyed walking in the streets of Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Austonomous Region. At that

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My Silk Road Explorations

2010/01/19 Prof Ron China, Gansu, Hoxud, Lanzhou, photography, tourism, Travel, Turpan, Urumqi, Xinjiang, Zhangye

One of my dreams is to travel the full length of the historic Silk Road from the traditional origin point

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Discovering Lin Zexu in Red Hill Park

2009/11/152017/10/09 Prof Ron British, Canton, China, colonial, Guangzhou, history, Lin Zexu, opium, Opium War, Red Hill, tourism, Travel, Urumqi, war, Xinjiang

One Sunday afternoon I was exploring Red Hill Park with friends in Urumqi…. a statue to commemorate Lin Zexu…. Only later did I learn the significance of this man, and the fact that students throughout China learn of him as a hero of recent Chinese history…. What most Chinese do not understand… Lin Zexu is honoured for his stand against the drug trade… also today in New York City!!