well, i figured out why kunming seemed like such an neat and nice and orderly city. it's because it is currently hosting the second annual GMS (greater mekong subregion) summit, an economic oriented meeting of the six countries through which the mekong river passes. in the true spirit of mayor giuliani in new york, the city of kunming swept up all the undesirable elements and flooded the streets with police officers. what's ironic is that all of the six countries in attendance are the home of totalitarian regimes (myanmar, laos, vietnam, thailand, and cambodia). so those attending the meeting are probably apraising china as an effictive police state as much as a developed economic power.but that's enough chat for now, as i bring you what you have all been waiting for: pictures! in the interest of time, i've just captioned each with the location, so if you want to know more about a particular one, send me an e-mail and/or seek me out when i get home. i'll be happy to explain.
drum tower, xian
e'min ta, turpan
turpan
cross-desert highway, taklamakan desert
sunday market, hotan
id kah mosque, kashgar
karakoram highway
khyrgyz yurt, lake karakul
mogao caves, dunhuang
mingsha sand dunes, dunhuang
labrang monastery, xiahe
golden summit, emei shan
elephant bathing pool, emei shan
giant panda breeding research base, chengdu
kunming
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