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Shoe Shine Boys in Urumuchi, Xinjiang

Near the Old Bazaar in Urumuchi, on a mildly cold day, shoe shine boys work in a group of three. They are from Kashgar, and hence they are very convincing solicitors. tibetronica i-morley urumuchi xinjiang Uyghur

from YouTube on Fri, Mar 23 2007

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