https://SogdianFootsteps.blogger.de/ Blogger.de sogdianfottsteps (mailto:p.wertmann@gmx.net) 2013-05-23T08:33:45Z en hourly 1 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z https://SogdianFootsteps.blogger.de/stories/1826846/ 77 days later, 7376.71 km away from Saint Petersburg, a four hours train ride from Beijing...QINGZHOU! Yes, I arrived at the easternmost point of my journey where yet another museum was waiting for me. "Welcome in Qingzhou!" For most of the people the ancient city of Chang'an, modern Xi'an, was the terminus of the ancient Silk Road. However, archaeological finds prove that this is not true. The trading routes went much further to the east, all the way to the coast of eastern China, even to Japan... Blogger.de sogdianfottsteps Copyright © 2011 sogdianfottsteps 2011-05-19T14:56:54Z https://SogdianFootsteps.blogger.de/stories/1836530/ It is 23:54 pm and I am sitting on my bed, staring at the wall of my room. The outside temperature is still 27°C, making me feel completely exhausted. Not wanting to move, to think, to breethe, just wanting to sit, happy about every tiny breeze coming through the wide opened window every once in a while. Tomorrow at this time I will be in Berlin, back to the place where everything began three months ago... What am I supposed to write in this last blog entry? I could try to explain this present... Blogger.de sogdianfottsteps Copyright © 2011 sogdianfottsteps 2011-06-09T19:12:45Z https://SogdianFootsteps.blogger.de/stories/1830636/ Here are some of my favourite exhibits which I saw during the last days: Tomb guardian - nothing ever escaped him... ...well, I am not sure about him? Nothing has changed - the typical depiction of a foreigner: High nose, deep-set eyes and way too much beard... ...not to talk about the strange looking fashion! White skin, a little bit chubby and towering hair - the embodiment of beauty during the Tang dynasty. Concerned about your afterlife? Well, this fellow will not suffer from hunger... Blogger.de sogdianfottsteps Copyright © 2011 sogdianfottsteps 2011-05-27T17:46:59Z https://SogdianFootsteps.blogger.de/stories/1814004/ Dear all, unfortunately I couldn't use the old blog-website in China. Here is the new website which seems to work. I hope you will enjoy the following entries... For all of those who are wondering where I am at the moment and where I will go next, here the tentative itinerary for my China trip: Urumqi 乌鲁木齐 Yinchuan 银川 Tongxin 同心 Guyuan 固原 Kashgar 喀什 Shache/Yarkand 莎车 Hetian/Khotan 和田 Minfeng... Blogger.de sogdianfottsteps Copyright © 2011 sogdianfottsteps 2011-04-24T19:23:42Z https://SogdianFootsteps.blogger.de/stories/1824022/ The ride from Jiuquan to Wuwei took about 5 hours. The only tickets available were those in a hard-seater cabin, no working air-condition, just old fans under the ceiling, unfortunately not rotating anymore. I already got used to the staring of people at me, the children being afraid and trying to escape from the strange looking tall person with evil-looking barbarian from the western regions. Well, once you sit down and try to start a conversation, the atmosphere usually gets quite relaxed and people... Blogger.de sogdianfottsteps Copyright © 2011 sogdianfottsteps 2011-05-13T16:45:38Z https://SogdianFootsteps.blogger.de/stories/1824039/ After 65 days I needed a short break. Instantly being on the road, sand everywhere, nothing else but meet on a stick, bread and oily rice...tired of being an alien. I am just now in Beijing taking some days off, working on my material, writing for my project and trying to cope with all those pictures stuffed in my head from the last months. Coming to Beijing feels like coming home, now even more as I am staying in a small appartment located in a typical Chinese compound. Not having to pack and... Blogger.de sogdianfottsteps Copyright © 2011 sogdianfottsteps 2011-05-13T17:27:43Z https://SogdianFootsteps.blogger.de/stories/1824029/ We are taking the train again, this time only about 3 hours to the capital of Gansu Province - Lanzhou. I have been in this city several times, and I am really sorry to say this, but I HATE THIS CITY! It is dirty, crowded, loud and NOT pretty! It is famous for its noodle soup with beef. I am sorry again, but I have had better noodle soup in other places of China. Last time I arrived in this city by train from Lhasa, my ears felt like they would explode any minute. This time I was surprised by a huge... Blogger.de sogdianfottsteps Copyright © 2011 sogdianfottsteps 2011-05-13T17:08:25Z Search this site: q https://SogdianFootsteps.blogger.de/search