A kitten was holding court on a mountain of oranges at the market this morning. Every shopper stopped to photograph it. Nobody bought a single orange. I was one of them. Best photo of my week.
Today at the market a stranger spent five minutes teaching me how to pick the sweetest lychee, just by looking. When I finally picked a good one she smiled like she had won a prize. In China, everyday strangers teach you things you never knew you wanted to learn.
@blondieinchnnsc Always the back-of-stall plates that look like nothing turn out to be the best thing of the whole trip. That late-night dish you order out of pure guesswork beats every must-try list. Half the joy of Chinatown is ordering blind and being pleasantly wrong.
@MarvelousAnhui Cumin-heavy grilled skewers at midnight are the true taste of a Chinese summer night. And the best part is the cook barely looks up but always saves you the good ones. You learn more about a city from its street stalls than from any museum.
@yosef6942 The red everywhere is so warm, and the idea of a bed being its own little room feels so intimate. Do they still make these for weddings today, or is it mostly museums now?
@yosef6942 I love this. So warm seeing the old wooden pavilions stay lit after dark, and half the people passing are just out for an evening walk, not even shopping. Does it get busier on weekends?
In the heart of Ili’s grasslands, the Zhaosu Tianma Festival celebrates the wild spirit of the heavenly horses, against the stunning backdrop of the Tianshan Mountains. This is Xinjiang, China. 🐎🖤
📍 Zhaosu County, Ili, Xinjiang, China
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