Tex and Photos (c) Robert Barry Francos / 2014
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The Muslim Marketplace is filled with sights and foods. The Mosque buildings are numerous, old (from the Ming Dynasty) and beautiful. There is a large Muslim population in Xi'an, with the men's white cap and women's scarfs a familiar sight.
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The Muslim Marketplace is filled with sights and foods. The Mosque buildings are numerous, old (from the Ming Dynasty) and beautiful. There is a large Muslim population in Xi'an, with the men's white cap and women's scarfs a familiar sight.
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| I find the lack of refrigeration in 99 degree, humid heat scary. |
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| The market we saw in Cairo had a similar overhead hanging, without the Asian influence. |
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| Near the entrance to the Mosque entrance. |
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| Professor Victor |
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| Picture by Victor |
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| The Mosque entrance from the inside. We did not need to remove our shoes. |
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| In a Media Ecological moment, especially since I was there to teach that in the city, note the sign in the background of the ancient Mosque. |
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| Old and new boxes |
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| The first Lotus we saw. |
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| The huge stone carvings are resting on the backs of turtles, part of the creation story. |
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| Old technology tree support. |
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| Feral cat that is fed by a Mosque caretaker. It sat down right at my feet and looked up at me with the most stunning eyes. |
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