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kashgar~ at the old teahouse

365 from the archive~ day 6~ Xinjiang
In the old city of Kashgar is a charming teahouse. When you enter into it you feel as though you activated a time travel machine. The tea is prepared in a most traditional way with water boiled in large pots over burning fires, the spices used in the tea and the amount of sugar mixed into it are all adherent to old surviving customs. The patrons of the teahouse are some of the most colorful collection of men I have every met. They seem to have a unity that binds them in their togetherness and a feeling of calm and well being resides in the old teahouse.

This place was used as the background for filming the movie 'kite runner'. It is a must see for any traveler to Kashgar and I do hope it outlives the ongoing demolition of the city.
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Taken in: 中國 / 新疆维吾尔自治区 (show map)

Taken on: May 12, 2011

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Sets appears in: • when the streets smile • Xinjiang

Camera: Canon EOS 7D, f/2.8, 1/15 sec, 11mm, ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Lens:	11-16mm
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.067 sec (1/15)
Focal Length:	11mm
ISO:	250
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.0 (Macintosh)
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