A series of violent riots broke out in Urumqi on 5 July 2009.
It began as a protest by Uyghurs, but escalated into attacks that targeted Han Chinese.
Now, 2 years later, you can still see armed policemen patrolling around.
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| Photo taken near Urumqi Grand Bazaar |
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| A musician playing a horse-head fiddle, or morin khuur, a distinctively Mongolian instrument. |
On our 2nd day in Urumqi, Daan's old friend from his wushu (martial arts) school brought us to 天池 (tianchi, Heavenly Lake), a lake nestled in the mountains. Melted snow water flows from the mountains down into the lake, which explains its crystal clear cold water.
I was told this lake was the foot-washing basin of the ancient Chinese godess, 西王母 or 王母娘娘 （West Queen）!
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| Before the trip, breakfast at a Khazakh restaurant. |
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| Horse meat! |
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| Khazakh flat bread. |
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| Mumsy enjoying her milk tea. |
After breakfast, we headed up to the mountains.
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| Fresh mutton at a 烤肉包 (roast meat bun) stall. |
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| Heavenly Lake! |
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| I can't quite remember if I saw that magic needle... |
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| It's a real lake, not man-made! |
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| Waterfall! |
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