HFF

Absolument magnifique et un vrai plaisir pour les yeux en plus d'un vrai régal pour les papilles.
C'est vraiment sensationnelle et phénoménale a la fois.
Bonne et heureuse fin de semaine paisible et reposante.

Interessante fremde Kultur.
HFF und ein schönes Wochenende, Diana!

For a new construction, it is really well done, a feast for the eyes. HFF Diana.

Superbes photo et souvenir . HFF. Meilleurs vœux pour 2025 . Bonne soirée. Nicole .

HFF, Diana. A fascinating photograph and information.

Gorgeous capture! HFF!

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A marvellous scene, Diana. Wishing you and John a happy, healthy and enjoyable New Year. HFF and big huggss. XX

Stunning streetscape.
hFF

HFF und

gesundes neues Jahr / Nouvelle année en bonne santé / happy new year

all meinen Fotofreunden.

HFF und ein gutes Wochenende, Diana. Sehr beeindruckend.

HFF Diana. The Chinese are good at building new historic places. On a daughter's high school trip there 20 years ago in Xian an old pagoda had appeared since the previous trip according to the teacher running the trip.

Another world, another dimension... HFF Diana, big hug!

Wow,das ist wieder eine exellente Aufnahme von diesen Durchgang liebe Diana,wunderschön ist da alles gestaltet ,vielen Dank auch für deine lieben Wünsche für das Neue Jahr :))

Wünsche auch Dir ein Gutes Neues Jahr 2025 und weiterhin viel Gesundheit,liebe Grüße und eine herzliche Umarmung,Güni :))

The way you have captured the fascinating charm of the combination of old and new is excellent.
Thank you so much for your kind wishes, dear friend. May all this be yours and your loved ones in 2025 and beyond as well! ♡ox

Mille mercis Diana, tes prises de vue sont de fabuleux trésors, je te souhaite une belle année 2025 en bonne santé !

Wonderful. HFF

Wunderbare Aufnahme! HFF!

Such an amazing shot Diana................especially viewed large. The colours are gorgeous and the detail and textures throughout are just fabulous!!

I love the idea that most of what we see has been rescued and recycled..!!

I hope 2025 is a wonderful year for you..!!

Hi Diana
A wonderful and interesting picture, which I like very much!
Very nice composition, and re-make of the old days!
Best Wishes, HFF, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter

I was there during the transition phase. Part of the sterile new "Old Town" had already been built, and the rest was being ruthlessly demolished. Sad! Greetings Günter

It is. I was there in 2000 when Kashgar was just a medium sized town. Almost all the Old Kashgar, in fact. Virtually no traffic, few roads. It was a crowded warren with few comforts for dwellers ( no piped water). It is a large, modern city now. Locals said they were delighted to have electricity, water, internet etc. yes thé Chinese are relentless with renewal, and with imposing social and cultural expectations. Here it is to stop radical Islam and separatism. Uighur people, thé majority here, seemed cheerful, healthy, well fed and very open and friendly. The new Old City is charming, interesting, varied and friendly.

Thank you for your answer. I got a slightly different impression there. Also through a confidential conversation with a Uyghur hotel employee. The Chinese are primarily trying to impose their hegemony. And of course that works better if you dissolve the old structures. For me, the new ‘old town’ is - sorry - kitsch, which may appeal to the Chinese and Americans, but has little to do with the old Kashgar. The inhabitants of old Kashgar, for example, would never have had the idea of attaching wagon wheels to the walls of their houses or simply placing the beautiful columns (without function) in front of the houses ...
No offence intended. I really appreciate your reports and pictures and look forward to more, Günter

Agree fully, Günter. Thanks for the reply. And yes..thé inhabitants of old would not have decorated like this. But the current place is lively and bustling and a very large draw for domestic tourists, which brings income to the people. And it looks nicer than high rise concrete housing. I know the Chinese are imposing their hegemony…all through China. In 2000 there were a lot of little mosques in the town, and a lot of women veiled. With spreading radical Islam it also was a hotspot in Xinjiang for breeding terrorist attacks and a more fundamental Islamic way of life. The Chinese focus on Xinjiang was primarily to reduce terrorist incidents by Islamists, which did occur throughout China, with Xinjiang as their origin. I think now thé Uighurs are still able to follow very moderate Islam if they choose. We brought my Friend Sher Baz from far north Pakistan with us to Kashgar and he shares a common language (not Chinese) with Kashgar people. He was able to get more information. People seem much happier with increased prosperity and living conditions, while following their own ethnic and cultural practices. The Chinese hegemony would be there whatever the case, as we both know. Happy new year and happy travels!

A great composition,Diana!
HFF and have a wonderful weekend!

Best greetings
Füsun

HFF Diana!

It looks quite ancient.. HFF

scénerie grandiose

Interesting rebuild!
HFF Diana. Have a great weekend & a Happy New Year..

HFF--diana---hoe hoog leg jij de lat ?

Preciosa está toma, que sitio más especial!! HFF.

A very colourful scene here in this remarkable street. Must have been great to explore for you.

Belated HFF, enjoy this weekend.

Happy New Year to you and your family too. Keep safe. Herb

A wonderful looking and fascinating reconstruction D,
What an amazing place to visit and photograph! Thank you for the good wishes,

Happy New Year and I wish you what ever you would wish for yourself !
All the very best, Rog!

What an amazing maze-like little lane!
HFF on Saturday, Diana :-)

I love the perspective and your use of lead-in lines. Happy New Year! All he best, Joe

beautiful.
Happy 2025!

Happy New Year!

Lovely old city, eexcellent street view! Belated HFF and all the best for 2025, Diana!

What an impressive capture. HFF and happy new year, Diana !

Excellente photo de toute beauté agréable dimanche et heureuse année 2025.

Fantastic place & Photo happy year 2025 dear Diana!

amazing!!!!

A photograph that you will remember for a lifetime, as well as its author. As you say, this is a real visual delight. I didn't know that something so lavish, worthy of a fantasy film set, could exist. I wish you all the best, my friend.

Diana, I always love your travel reports and the stories around them. Sometimes I'm with you when I follow your travels - roughly - in my books.

Here are some of my wonderful german art and photo books with lots of text and photos:

1. Yamashita, Michael, Marco Polo. Eine wundersame Reise. (Marco Polo. A wondrous journey.)
Translated from English by Cornelia Panzacchi. Publisher GEO - Frederking & Thaler. 503 p.

- He wrote, among other things: 'While Marco Polo was mainly worried about bandits and diseases (he is said to have spent about a year recovering from malaria), our concerns are mainly about landmines and possible car breakdowns... -'

2. Baumann, Bruno: Abenreuer Seidenstrasse. Auf den Spuren alter Karawanenwege. (Adventure Silk Road. On the trail of old caravan routes). A documentation of the past and present. Publisher Herbig. 286 p.

3. Dschingis Kahn und seine Erben. Das Weltreich der Mongolen
Genghis Khan and his heirs. The Mongolian Empire. Hirmer Publishers. 431 pp.

Hello Anna. I really enjoyed reading your comment. Thank you. Your books sound really interesting and very similar to the types of books in which I immerse myself. The Silk Road has such a fascinating and awe-inspiring history. Today the travel is much less hazardous and far quicker than even 25 years ago! I find it exhilarating to read and view testimonies of the distant past journeys. It was such a crossroad of ideas, inventions, invasions, religious movements…..
Sending you a big hug and wishes for a wonderful weekend.

Diana ❤️