Copping It 3
- krolesh
- Jun 18, 2024
- 1 min read
Erdaoqiao Bazaar
The Erdaoqiao Market is a really beautiful and super interesting place to visit at night, it's jam packed full of tourists, locals, and wares from all over Central Asia and Pakistan.

The slow spin through downtown at peak hour

Meaty street stalls are everywhere. At least this one had chick peas.
It took me ages to find somewhere to actually park my bike. At one point I tried to lock it to a post outside a small police booth, but an old cop came out and told me not to. When I asked him why, the translation came out as ....

Was he worried about terrorism?

Bringing kitsch to a new level


The Erdaoqiao markets have been situated in this place for centuries, near the mosque compound. These days it appears the beautiful mosque has been completely swamped by the market development.






School Uniforms of the World #354



It's a super great place to peoplewatch



This isn't a mannequin




Veg jiaozi without the veg

The goats' bodies aren't hidden beneath the silver counter. They're all stewed up in the big tray.



Who knows what lurks beneath these murky waters

Mandarin getting his hands dirty for a change

Slicing up Buddha-knows-what

Sweeties with sweeties

Beginning a lifetime of posing


Modern bricklaying
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