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Exploring the outskirts of my fiancé’s hometown 🇨🇳🇹🇯 The China-Tajik border 美国白人和中国白人一起过“中亚春节”！
China Countryside: Nowruz Festival and Cultural Immersion
Nowruz festival + the story of how my Uyghur fiance and I met!
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Nowruz festival + the story of how my Uyghur fiance and I met! My life in rural China full playlist
Katherine's captivating journey takes us to the rural heartland of China, near her fiancé's hometown. Experience the vibrant Nowruz festival and discover the heartwarming story of how this couple met. Explore the unique blend of cultures and traditions in this immersive travelogue.
Nowruz festival + the story of how my Uyghur fiance and I met! My life in rural China full playlist
Katherine says she is in Tashkurgan, in the Chinese section of the Pamir Mountains, to celebrate Nowruz, a Persian and Central Asian spring festival. She explains that her Uyghur fiancé's hometown of Kashgar is a few hours away and that they make the side trip while preparing for their wedding. They drive from Kashgar with his cousin, stop for handmade noodles and kebabs before a long remote stretch, and arrive in Tashkurgan near sunset. They stay at a small inn run by a local whose father named him after Hong Kong's return to China. The first evening includes food and a Uyghur wedding dance the couple has not yet learned. In the morning they have naan dipped in salted milk tea and try a Tajik specialty the host calls “chocolate,” whose ingredients Katherine does not know. She says Nowruz guests may have flour scattered over them as a symbol of the new year. The group visits friends and other local families, who offer lamb, naan, tea, soup, yak soup, snacks and a ceremonial sprinkling of flour. Katherine explains that she met her fiancé while he was teaching at the local elementary school and offered to guide her for a day. They later reconnected when he visited East China; both were single by then. They visit a village and an inn, see yaks and yurts used as living or storage rooms, and help prepare food, including crispy barley and pea snacks cooked in a pot. At dinner, the group shares food from a common bowl. The next morning they go to a horse race, browse market stalls and watch a 5 km race. They also see a game similar to polo in which riders compete for a goat skin. The event continues for two more days, but the travelers leave to return to Kashgar. The return route takes them through remote mountain scenery and rough roads; they lose internet, encounter snow and walk ahead to check for obstacles. Katherine closes by saying the next video will show life in her fiancé's family's village in the month before their wedding.
Katherine visits Tashkurgan in the Pamir Mountains with her Uyghur fiancé and his cousin for Nowruz, the Persian and Central Asian spring festival. They share food and visit local homes, where hosts offer tea, lamb, soup and snacks and scatter flour over guests. The couple explains their relationship and wedding plans, sees horse races and a goat-skin game, and takes part in village life. Their return drive follows a remote mountain route with poor roads and no internet.
A Nowruz visit with Chinese Tajiks in Tashkurgan, with family homes, horse races and a mountain drive.
Nowruz in Tashkurgan: Tajik village visits and horse races
1:39 The travelers stop for handmade noodles before a long remote stretch where the narrator says there are no other places to stop for several hours. Plan food and a meal stop before leaving the last town on a mountain drive.
3:46 They stay at a small locally run inn in Tashkurgan rather than a chain hotel. The host welcomes them into his living room for the first evening of Nowruz, giving visitors a chance to experience the holiday with local hosts.
6:01 At breakfast they dip naan into salted milk tea, a local custom Katherine first doubts but then enjoys. If you are offered it, try a small piece of naan with the tea to see whether you like the combination.
7:07 Katherine says that on the first day of the new year, someone may scatter flour over you when you walk through the door as a symbol of the new year. Hosts may also invite visitors to share holiday food and tea during family visits.
14:03 The travelers see yaks and yurts that are no longer used as ordinary homes but serve as living rooms or storage rooms. Local hosts show them how village spaces are used today.
29:39 The horse race and festival continue for two more days, but the travelers leave because they need to return to Kashgar. Allow enough time for the return trip when attending a multi-day event in a remote mountain area.
34:07 On the return drive they lose internet and navigation, encounter a rough unpaved route and later snow. Download or carry route information before entering remote mountain areas, and check conditions before following a back road.
1:39 The travelers stop for handmade noodles before a long remote stretch where the narrator says there are no other places to stop for several hours. Plan food and a meal stop before leaving the last town on a mountain drive.
3:46 They stay at a small locally run inn in Tashkurgan rather than a chain hotel. The host welcomes them into his living room for the first evening of Nowruz, giving visitors a chance to experience the holiday with local hosts.
6:01 At breakfast they dip naan into salted milk tea, a local custom Katherine first doubts but then enjoys. If you are offered it, try a small piece of naan with the tea to see whether you like the combination.
7:07 Katherine says that on the first day of the new year, someone may scatter flour over you when you walk through the door as a symbol of the new year. Hosts may also invite visitors to share holiday food and tea during family visits.
14:03 The travelers see yaks and yurts that are no longer used as ordinary homes but serve as living rooms or storage rooms. Local hosts show them how village spaces are used today.
29:39 The horse race and festival continue for two more days, but the travelers leave because they need to return to Kashgar. Allow enough time for the return trip when attending a multi-day event in a remote mountain area.
34:07 On the return drive they lose internet and navigation, encounter a rough unpaved route and later snow. Download or carry route information before entering remote mountain areas, and check conditions before following a back road.
0:04 Nowruz in the Pamir Mountains
1:00 The trip from Kashgar
1:39 Lunch before the remote drive
3:16 Arriving at a local inn
4:54 A Nowruz evening with hosts
6:01 Naan and salted milk tea
7:07 A Nowruz flower custom
8:13 Visiting local families
12:51 How the couple first met
14:03 Yaks and yurts in the village
15:53 Preparing food at the inn
19:12 Heading to the horse race
21:07 Horse outfits and the race
26:23 A goat-skin game
29:39 The drive back to Kashgar
0:04 Nowruz in the Pamir Mountains
1:00 The trip from Kashgar
1:39 Lunch before the remote drive
3:16 Arriving at a local inn
4:54 A Nowruz evening with hosts
6:01 Naan and salted milk tea
7:07 A Nowruz flower custom
8:13 Visiting local families
12:51 How the couple first met
14:03 Yaks and yurts in the village
15:53 Preparing food at the inn
19:12 Heading to the horse race
21:07 Horse outfits and the race
26:23 A goat-skin game
29:39 The drive back to Kashgar
What is Nowruz?
Katherine describes it as a Persian and Central Asian spring festival. In the Tashkurgan visits, hosts share food and guests may receive a sprinkling of flour to mark the new year.
What do people eat during the visits?
The hosts serve naan, lamb, tea, soup and snacks. At breakfast, the travelers dip naan into salted milk tea.
What is the horse game shown in the video?
The riders play a game similar to polo, but they compete for a goat skin rather than a ball.
How far is Tashkurgan from Kashgar?
The narrator says Kashgar is only a few hours away, and the couple drives there with her fiancé's cousin.
How long does the horse race last?
The video shows a 5 km race. The festival games continue for two more days, but the travelers leave the following morning to return to Kashgar.
Where does the couple stay in Tashkurgan?
They stay at a small local inn, whose owner welcomes them into his living room for the first evening of Nowruz.
