{"id":3720,"date":"2014-06-07T03:35:44","date_gmt":"2014-06-07T03:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/setcourseforchina.wordpress.com\/?p=2888"},"modified":"2014-06-07T03:35:44","modified_gmt":"2014-06-07T03:35:44","slug":"day-five-the-mummies-in-urumqi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/?p=3720","title":{"rendered":"Day Five- The Mummies in Urumqi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Geographically, the region of Xinjiang is quite ideal for preserving dessicated bodies (or mummies!) Since the Tarim Basin is so dry, there is a museum in Urumqi dedicated to displaying all the mummies found in this region. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/dscf3378.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2880\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf3378.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the Beauty of Loulan, estimated to be from 1900-1800 BC.\u00a0 It was amazing to see how well preserved these bodies were, from their finger nails to their hair.\u00a0 Here are pictures of other mummies as well!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/dscf3380.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2881\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf3380.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/dscf3387.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2882\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf3387.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/dscf3386.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2883\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf3386.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After visiting the museum, I walked to the People&#8217;s Park in Urumqi.\u00a0 Urumqi is a fascinating city in that it is mix between Han Chinese culture and Uyghur Islamic culture since it is practically in Central Asia.\u00a0 Public signs are written in Mandarin Chinese and Uyghur (which uses the Arabic alphabet).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/img_1010.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2884\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_1010.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The People&#8217;s Park was a great place to see these cultures mix as well as overlook the whole city!\u00a0 Just like on top of most mountains in China, I even found a Buddhist Temple.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/img_1040.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2885\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_1040.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/dscf3400.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2886\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf3400.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/img_1020.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2887\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_1020.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I fell in love with Dunhuang but now I&#8217;m starting to fall in love with Urumqi too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Geographically, the region of Xinjiang is quite ideal for preserving dessicated bodies (or mummies!) 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