Around China in 100 Days

[bigdamo]

Did you actually get off the G312 and come into Shihezi? I think you just kept on the G312 that is the outskirts of Shihezi and the industrial area.Not much appealing down there.

Xinjiang is a miltary region I'd be wary of the signs for a reason plus you being a foreigner should get a permit to travel that pass if something happens to you up there and you have to call in help they aren't go to be to happy coming and pulling you out.Did you tell anyone that you were doing that pass and were going to ring them when you safely made it through?

The weather up there can change real quick even in summer the storms come in real fast.

That said lots of foreigners do that pass with out a permit probably because if they ask for one they aren't going to get one.

Having that beard helps you .People around here will look at you and at first glance will think maybe your Uryghur or Hui rather than a foreigner.

Got to watch the baijiu .Most people in Xinjiang are extremely friendly and hospitable but will get you extremely drunk.Chinese New Year is killing me.

You can make a serious amount of money getting married here.Far outweighing the actual costs involved in getting married.

I like the practice when you walk in and give your red envelope and they have a plate of lollies and a plate of cigarettes which you must partake in even if you don't smoke.

I beg to differ I think Yanjing is Xinjiang if not China's best beer.Localism may play a part in that.It is made in Shihezi