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"'Here money means nothing at all: the only currency is sheep, and it is into sheep that all their savings go. The Kirghiz editor in Kara Kol had told me how in 1918 his first wife had cost him twenty horses ..."

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A young female member of the Komsomol (Communist Youth League) wearing a light headscarf and collared shirt, Karakol, Kyrgyzstan. The first Komsomol cells in Kyrgyzstan emerged in 1918–1919. In 1925, the regional Komsomol organization was formally established, which in 1937 was transformed into the Komsomol of Kyrgyzstan. As of January 1, 1985, its ranks numbered 634,000 Komsomol members.
October 5, 2026 at 5:43 AM
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High above the snow line amid the vast Tianshan Mountains, at an altitude of 3,000–4,800 meters, the Xinjiang Tianshan snow lotus thrives in the extreme conditions of bitter cold, thin air and intense ultraviolet radiation.

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October 5, 2026 at 3:45 AM
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As lojas ficam em Urumqi, capital regional: uma no Grande Bazar e outra no Aeroporto Internacional Urumqi Tianshan. A unidade do bazar tem arquitetura inspirada nas coberturas tradicionais locais e interiores com elementos de Xinjiang, como seda Atlas e instrumentos étnicos. #Resistencia3014Dias
Starbucks expande presença na China com estreia em Xinjiang
As lojas ficam em Urumqi, capital regional: uma no Grande Bazar e outra no Aeroporto Internacional Urumqi Tianshan. A unidade do bazar tem arquitetura inspirad…
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October 3, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Starbucks expande presença na China com estreia em Xinjiang

As lojas ficam em Urumqi, capital regional: uma no Grande Bazar e outra no Aeroporto Internacional Urumqi Tianshan. A unidade do bazar tem arquitetura inspirada nas coberturas tradicionais locais e interiores com elementos de Xinjiang,…
Starbucks expande presença na China com estreia em Xinjiang
As lojas ficam em Urumqi, capital regional: uma no Grande Bazar e outra no Aeroporto Internacional Urumqi Tianshan. A unidade do bazar tem arquitetura inspirada nas coberturas tradicionais locais e interiores com elementos de Xinjiang, como seda Atlas e instrumentos étnicos.
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October 3, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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There's no real way to know how long that carbon has been present at those depths though--the only constraint is that it must be older than the diamonds' eruption and emplacement date.

Examples of this also predate the Cambrian Explosion though (microorganisms matter more for this).
Petrological evidence for deep subduction of organic carbon to subarc depths - Communications Earth & Environment
Very light carbon isotopic signatures are observed in graphite trails within coesite-bearing garnet crystals in ultra-high pressure pelitic schists from the southwestern Tianshan, which suggests solid...
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October 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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Esta colaboración hispano-china nos muestra cómo se avanza en ciencia C O L A B O R A N D O

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Reconstruyen la estructura de una cordillera analizando procesos magmáticos ocurridos hace más de 250 Ma | Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
Han trabajado en la cordillera Tianshan, entre China y Kirguistan
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October 2, 2026 at 12:26 PM
ellamaillart.bsky.social
"The nomad's life enthralls me. The Kirghiz are simple, hospitable and, above all, free. It was that quality which made its deepest appeal to me. Wherever I go, it is always the secret of such simple, straightforward races that I seek ..."

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A shepherd and his children in a traditional nomadic encampment surrounded by traditional yurts (yurta or ger) at a summer jailoo (high-altitude pasture) in the Juuku Gorge (Djuuku Gorge), Tian Shan Mountains, Kyrgyzstan. There are horses grazing in the background.
October 1, 2026 at 6:18 AM
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Colorful directions under the Yan'an Road West Station viaduct in Shanghai. Morning walk past Tianshan Park.
Brightly painted area under the viaduct leaving Yan'an Road West station in Shanghai. Large colorful letters direct us towards the park or art museum nearby.
October 1, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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Urumqi Best Time to Visit: Weather by Month and Season | Urumqi forum: Plan the best time to visit Urumqi with monthly weather, seasonal advice for Tianshan and Tianchi Lake, crowd and budget tips, and packing guidance. #Urumqi #TravelGuide #VisitChina #WeatherTips #TianshanMountains
Urumqi Best Time to Visit: Weather by Month and Season | Urumqi forum
Plan the best time to visit Urumqi with monthly weather, seasonal advice for Tianshan and Tianchi Lake, crowd and budget tips, and packing guidance.
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September 30, 2026 at 5:54 AM
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Starbucks opened two stores in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region yesterday, marking the US coffee chain's latest expansion in China and its debut in the northwestern region. Both outlets are located in Urumqi: one in the iconic Grand Bazaar and the other at Urumqi Tianshan International Airport.
September 30, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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Starbucks opened two stores in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, marking its debut in the region.

The stores are located in Urumqi, the regional capital — one in the iconic Grand Bazaar and the other at Urumqi Tianshan International Airport.

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September 29, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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Este estudio hispano-chino integra por primera vez cartografía geoquímica isotópica, observaciones geofísicas y modelización termodinámica. Es una colaboración entre países que podría generar mayores alianzas. www.mncn.csic.es/es/Comunicac...
Reconstruyen la estructura de una cordillera analizando procesos magmáticos ocurridos hace más de 250 Ma | Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
Han trabajado en la cordillera Tianshan, entre China y Kirguistan
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September 29, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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"From the crumpets of a pack-horse the stiffened skins of wolves, ibex and marmots hang in quantities. We sight a marmot and track it down. The bird, released from its noose is cast off after it ..."

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'Kirghiz With Musket And Support', Tian Shan Mountains, Kyrgyzstan, Ella Maillart, 1932 A Kyrgyz nomadic hunter wearing a traditional, heavy quilted winter coat (chapan) and a distinctive wide, dark fur hat (telpek or ushanka style). A rifle slung across his back indicates he was hunting wild fowl and larger mammals. Draped over the saddle and the flanks of the horse is a successful haul from the hunt. This includes multiple game birds (likely partridges or snowcocks) hanging by the front, along with the legs and fur of a larger harvested animal (such as a wild mountain sheep or ibex).
September 29, 2026 at 7:35 AM
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"The leather glove, in order that the reins may be held, is cut for only one finger and a thumb. A slip-knot fastens a long thong to one foot. The man's fist rests on a wooden fork socketed in the saddle ..."

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'A Karakirghiz with Chinese Glasses', Kyrgyz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Ella Maillart, 1932 A nomadic Karakirghiz hunter on horseback, poses with a large golden eagle (or berkut) used for hunting small game. Berkutchi are Central Asian nomadic hunters who train wild golden eagles (berkut). Rather than treating the bird as a pet, it is considered a sacred life partner. They almost exclusively capture and train female golden eagles because they are significantly larger, stronger, and more aggressive hunters than males. A young eagle is typically taken from its nest and trained intensely for several years. It hunts cooperatively with its owner for about 10 to 15 years before being released back into the wild to find a mate, ensure its bloodline and live out its natural life. This hunter wears traditional thick attire suitable for mountain terrains, protective eyewear, and a specialized gauntlet to shield his arm from the bird's massive talons.
September 28, 2026 at 4:44 AM
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'Nomad With His Eagle', Soviet Kirghizstan, Ella Maillart, 1932

"The birds of prey are enormous, it is the only possible word for them, so mighty that I cannot imagine what other bird could deserve the title 'king of birds'."

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A trained hunting eagle on the fist of his master. The leather hood (tomaga) blindfolds the bird to keep it calm and focused, preventing it from being startled by distractions until the hunter spots prey and removes it. The golden eagle is one of the most well-known birds of prey in the accipitridae family, the largest eagle. It is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere,where it inhabits primarily mountains and, to a lesser extent, open and semi-open flatlands. It avoids residential areas and is sensitive to human disturbance. It is sedentary throughout most of its range, staying in pairs near the nest.At the northern edge of its range and in the highlands, some birds migrate to less snowy areas. It hunts a wide variety of game, most commonly hares, rodents, and many bird species. It sometimes attacks sheep, calves,and fawns. It builds its nest in a tree or on an inaccessible rocky ledge. A clutch typically contains two eggs, but most often only one chick survives. In Central Asia, golden eagles are used for commercial hunting of foxes,hares, and sometimes wolves and goitered gazelles.
September 27, 2026 at 8:25 AM
ellamaillart.bsky.social
"From the jutting shoulder the wings hang, their dark, shining plumes like an armour of overlapping plates. The black talons are enormous, and issue from a grey, scaly sheath of skin to grasp the leather glove."

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A Kyrgyz eagle hunter (berkutchi) wearing a fur hat and holding a tame golden eagle on his arm. Mature female eagles are typically trained because they grow significantly larger, heavier and more aggressive. The hunter wears a thick, reinforced leather gauntlet (biasley) on his right hand to protect his forearm from the eagle's crushing talons, along with a traditional fur cap (tymak) to withstand extreme alpine winter temperatures.
September 26, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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The Duku Highway: China's Most Epic 350-Mile Scenic Byway Through the Tianshan
The road never asks you to hurry. It only asks you to look, and then to keep looking. There is […]
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September 25, 2026 at 8:18 AM
ellamaillart.bsky.social
"We meet four horsemen returning from the hunt who carry eagles on their fists. Black talons grasp a thick leather glove that rests in a wooden fork upon the saddle: the beak is on a level with the rider's forehead."

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Four Kyrgyz men engage in the traditional Central Asian practice of falconry - berkutchi (or berkuti) - where hunters form deep bonds with golden eagles for hunting foxes, hares and sometimes even wolves to provide fur and meat for the community. They are wearing traditional heavy coats and hats, mounted on horseback while carrying the birds of prey.
September 25, 2026 at 6:51 AM
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"The mountain gently slopes towards a wide moth-eaten plain roughened with clumps of grass or edelweiss. I have always imagined that Greenland must look something like this and have a similarly pure and rarefied atmosphere."

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'In the Dzhuuku Gorge. Terskey Ala-Too Mountains', Ella Maillart, 1932. Ancient stone ruins at the exit of the Dzhuuku Gorge on the northern slopes of the Terskey Alatau mountain range, part of the grand Tian Shan mountain system in Kyrgyzstan. Located south of the village of Saru, 10 km west of the village of Pokrovka, approximately 75 km from the city of Karakol, the Dzhuuku Gorge extends for 50 km. Its length is due to its unusual shape: in its lower part, it runs strictly north to south, turning sharply west at the top. This gives the Djukuchak River, which flows along the gorge, a record length of 55 km, a record for this area.
September 24, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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Loushanguan Road at Tianshan Road: Exit 1 at Loushanguan Road Station on northeast intersection, facing into bright lights of Parkson Newcore mall. From metro Line 2, first elevator provided access to Huijin supermarket, then second elevator goes to street. (Shanghai, PR China) 20260922
September 22, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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🧬 Antes de la Ruta de la Seda, en Xinjiang ya se mezclaban los genes.🦴 135 genomas antiguos, 11 yacimientos del este del Tianshan 🌾 Mitad: agricultores de mijo del río Amarillo 🐎 Mitad: pastores del Altái (cultura de Chemurchek) 📅 Desde hace 3.600 años. 👇 www.cronicadelhenares.com/2026/09/adn-...
Intercambio genético en la antigua China previo a la Ruta de la Seda
El ADN de 135 antiguos habitantes de Xinjiang revela un mestizaje entre agricultores y pastores unos 1.500 años antes de la Ruta de la Seda.
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September 22, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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Ancient DNA unveils distinctive ancestries in the Bronze and Iron Ages of East Tianshan | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Ancient DNA unveils distinctive ancestries in the Bronze and Iron Ages of East Tianshan
The East Tianshan Mountains occupy a key corridor between Central and East Asia, but their population history remains poorly understood. Here we report genome-wide data from 135 ancient individuals fr...
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September 21, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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“During the Bronze and Iron Ages, ancient Chinese people living along what would one day become the Silk Road exchanged food such as millet, wheat, barley, and livestock, as well as technologies such as metalwork...researchers propose these groups didn’t just trade goods, but also genes.”
Ancient DNA unveils distinctive ancestries in the Bronze and Iron Ages of East Tianshan
The East Tianshan Mountains occupy a key corridor between Central and East Asia, but their population history remains poorly understood. Here we report genome-wide data from 135 ancient individuals fr...
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September 21, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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New reading: #Ancient #DNA unveils distinctive #ancestries in the #Bronze and #Iron Ages of East #Tianshan www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #humanpast
Ancient DNA unveils distinctive ancestries in the Bronze and Iron Ages of East Tianshan
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September 21, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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"In the morning we make our toilet by a stream where ducks are paddling in the mud ... We cook our eggs at the bottom of the samovar, pay two roubles per horse for hay consumed, and start off once more full of enthusiasm, though stiff all over."

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'Mila, With An Armful Of Kisiak, Walking Towards Auguste', Kyrgyzstan, Ella Maillart, 1932 With rolling mountains in the background, Ella Maillart's Russian fellow-travellers Mila and Capa handle supplies near packed gear and a pitched tent.
September 19, 2026 at 6:35 AM