Uploads from Eric Lafforgue, tagged kina

Woman Holding A Giant Shell Money, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 02:26:11 -0800

Old Uyghur Mud House In Keriya, Old Town, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:21:05 -0800

The Silk Road, or Silk Route is a modern term referring to a historical network of interlinking trade routes accross the Afro-Eurasian landmass connecting East, South and Western Asia with the Mediterranean and European world, as well as parts of North and East Africa on about 4,000 miles (6,500 km), It gets its name from the lucrative Chinese silk that began during the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) and used to take place along it, Trade on the Silk Road was a significant factor in the development of the civilizations of China, India, Persia, Europe and Arabia, Though silk was certainly the major trade item from China, many other goods were traded on the Silk Road, along with non material goods like technologies, religions and philosophies, as well as the bubonic plague (the « Black Death »)
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Uyghur Sufi Men Praying At Imam Asim Tomb In The Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:21:31 -0800

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The Uyghurs are a very welcoming Muslim Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. About 7,2 millions of them live in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region at the western extremity of China. Uighur means unity or alliance. Their origins seem to come back to the Ding Ling nomads, in the 3rd century BC. The ancestors of the Uyghurs mixed with Turkish nomad tribes, Hans, Mongolians and Tibetans. With the settlement of the population and the development of trade, commercial links with China developped on the Silk Road. At the end of the 10th century, Islam spread. The imperial governement of China then implemented a tight control over the region. This led to the unrest of Uqturpan in 1765. Rebellions and separatist revendications have never ceased since then, even after the region became autonomous in 1955. Islam used to have a real influence on economic, legal land educational affairs as well as on the matrimonial system. Nowadays religion has shrunk to the personal space.
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Uyghur Barber Shaving A Customer, Opal Village Market, Xinjiang, China, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:21:09 -0800

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Chinese Baby Sleeping, Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:23:26 -0800

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Songbirds In Cages, Beijing, China

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:23:01 -0800

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Gadain Sumzanling Monastery, Zhongdian, Yunnan Province, China

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:23:30 -0800

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Yunnan is a province of the People’s Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country and with a population of 45,7 million (2009). The capital of the province is Kunming. Yunnan is noted for a very high level of ethnic diversity. Among the country's 56 recognised ethnic groups, twenty-five are found in Yunnan. Some 38% of the province's population are members of minorities, including the Tibetan, Mongolian and Manchu, among others. Yunnan’s ethnic diversity is reflected in its linguistic diversity. Languages spoken in Yunnan include Tibeto-Burman languages, Tai languages and Hmong-Mien languages.
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Two Kids Playing In A Courtyard, Beijing, China

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:23:00 -0800

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The Three Pagodas Of San Ta Si Monastery In Dali, Yunnan Province, China

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:23:11 -0800

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Temple Of Heaven, Beijing, China

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:23:32 -0800

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Tiger Leaping Gorge And Jinsha River, Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:23:14 -0800

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Commune By The Great Wall, Kempinski Hotel, Beijing, China

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:23:02 -0800

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Incense Sticks Burning In Kwan Kung Pavilion On Chueng Chau, Hong Kong, China

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:23:06 -0800

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The Great Wall, Non Renovated, Beijing, China

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:23:04 -0800

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Grandmother Ma You Fen Little Feet, Tuan Shan Village, Yunnan Province, China

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:23:37 -0800

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Old House Roof In A Hutong, Beijing, China

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:23:04 -0800

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Old Woman With A Bicycle In A Street, Dali, Yunnan Province, China

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:23:13 -0800

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Chinese Dog At The Entrance Of An Old House, Beijing, China

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:23:04 -0800

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Black Dragon Pool Park, Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:23:16 -0800

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Yi Tribal Women In Traditional Clothes, Yongning, Yunnan Province, China

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:23:33 -0800

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