22 Jun 2011: Aksu-Kuqa, China

We are off for a 5 hour bus drive. Quite a pleasant drive also not much to see except a few typical villages ie ribbon type of development along the main road. All the farmers come and sell their products right on the ground. Some vehicles stop. New buildings coming up and gradually suffocating the original village to disappearance. We were spared the loud music but were offered a Cantonese comedy, now and then interrupted by a personal phone conversation shared with all the passengers. Chinese love to shout their personal affairs.