Angikwazi ukusho ukuthi e-Urumchi ngephutha, noma kunjalo, futhi iphupho eliyigugu wukuhamba kwami kunzima ukulibiza. Enyakatho-ntshonalanga China yafika emsebenzini. Lapho, ngemuva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa zilayishelwe ukukhiqizwa kwezinsuku, ozakwethu engizakwethu ahlongoze ukuvakashela eMeshrumchi Eseduze Megapolis, wawuthatha umbono wakhe wokungabaza, ngoba bengingazi lutho ngalolu dolobha nge-akhawunti ebushelelezi.
Ngosuku lwethu, ngaqala ukutadisha idolobha, ngokushesha okuthola. Umhlahlandlela we-elekthronikhi ungitshele ukuthi i-Urumchi ngenxa yendawo yayo eyingqayizivele yendawo yafakwa kuhlu lweNcwadi Yezincwadi Zokuqina Kwamarekhodi: Idolobha elikhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni emhlabeni, okude kakhulu. Eduze kwasendaweni eseduze kwedolobha kuqala izintaba ze-East Tien Shan no-Vershina Bogdo. Inani labantu bendawo liqukethe abantu abaningana, elinye lazo ama-uigurs, amaSulumane ngenkolo. Edolobheni elinabantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezimbili, umuntu wayenentshisekelo kakhulu kubavakashi: izimakethe ezinkulu, amakhulu okudlela, izinto zobusuku ezisebenzayo emakilabhini, uhambo olufushane olufundisayo. Ugqugquzelwe isibuyekezo, ngangibheke phambili ekuqaleni kohambo.
Ngosuku olulandelayo kwaba nesimo sezulu esifudumele esihle. Ngokuqondene nokuqala kukaJuni, ngisho nokushisa: cishe ama-degree angu-2.
Umbono wokuqala ovela ku-Urumchi ukudumazeka okuncane. Ingxenye eyinhloko yezakhiwo edolobheni yizindlu eziphansi eziphansi ezingahlukaniswa ngomusa wokwakha. Icindezeleke ikakhulukazi amafasitela atholwe esiteshini sokuqala nesesibili sezindlu. Kumaphakathi nedolobha kuphela okuyi-Towers ama-skyscrapers amaningana engilazi, afana nokuthi sisedolobheni lanamuhla.
Izimpawu kwezinye izitolo ezinamaphutha ahlekisayo zihunyushelwa olimini lwesiRussia. Kanye nolimi lwesiShayina, izakhamizi eziningi zedolobha, u-Uigurs obhala ngeVyssu.
Imakethe evakashele yangimangaza ngokwengeziwe, icwilisa hhayi ngombala wesiShayina, futhi emkhathini wama-bazaars asempumalanga nezithelo ezomisiwe zendabuko, ukuhlobisa kwabesifazane. Kusemakethe ukuthi ingxubevange evuthayo yamasiko engajwayelekile edolobheni iyazwakala. Kanye nombala wesiShayina wezikhumbuzo kanye nezingubo zokugqoka kanye namabhodi ama-muslim emakethe ungathenga izibalo zezenkolo zamaTibetan.
Ngilulekwe kakhulu ukudla kwasemini ukuze ngingene kwesinye sezindawo zokudlela zasemgwaqweni. Empeleni kuye ngamunye wabo ukhonza i-noodle emnandi, isobho letiye elithile kuma-yoki obisi nama-kebabs anamakha.
Ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kwedolobha, angizange ngibone ukuzijabulisa okukhethekile kwezingane. Bangaba yisidina lapha. Futhi uma sinaka ukuthi ubuhle obuyisisekelo be-Urumchi butholakala ngaphandle kwesici sedolobha, khona-ke ukuphumula okunjalo kuzofanela kuphela abathandi bemisebenzi yangaphandle engesikho okwethulwa yimilenze.
