Tag Archives: Xinjiang

Sights and Sounds: Urumqi Markets

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 18 January, 2009. Filed under China. Tagged Central Asia, China, Multimedia, Teaching, Urumqi, Xinjiang. Comments Off.

I am experimenting with recording some audio and video. Ideally, I would like to use it to help my students create a more dynamic record of their trip in China (as well as to start developing some teaching support materials that use audio and video). For the time being my occasional efforts are more about learning [...]

Urumqi

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 15 January, 2009. Filed under China, Photography, Teaching. Tagged Central Asia, Urumqi, Western China, Wulumuqi, Xinjiang. No comments.

Urumqi sits on the old silk route running between the East of China to Rome, Alexandria and Constantinople. As such its an important site for students of international business with an historical bent and a visit is useful to help reimagine more than 2000 years of international trade and commerce. I came here with my [...]