Harry's Travel Stories (2 Stories)

Uygur Etiquette

Date: 2008-03-06 ; Tags: Etiquette Uygur

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Traveling in Xinjiang, China's most beautfill palce, it is helpful for tourists to know about some local etiquette.

First shake hands with him/her and then say Salamu (meaning “May you good luck”) or Yaksimsas (meaning “Hello”).

Warmly treat friends or relatives who are rarely come to visit with delicious food and drinks.

Stand upright at the side

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Shanghai-The Bund and Life along It

Date: 2008-03-05 ; Tags: Shanghai The Bund

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Huangpu River passes thru Shanghai. There is a high and broad embankment on both sides of the River and this is called the Bund. The Bund has been the symbol of Shanghai for more than hundred years. Bund is an Indian word which means an embankment along a muddy waterfront and it is used in India very commonly. No one, however, can tell authoritatively as to how this word got transplanted in Sha

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