Today was our 5th day in Urumqi. Lily took us to a museum today to learn about the XinJiang province and the different ethnic people groups that live in this region. We were amazed that there are over 46 different people groups living in this province and city. We saw artifacts from over 2500 years ago. It was a really neat experience to see and hear about the history and culture of the city where Josiah was born.
After the museum we spent a half hour in the People's Park of Urumqi. You would not normally see hundreds of people hanging out in the park on a sub-freezing day in Hastings, but that is exactly what we saw in Urumqi. And they weren't just hanging out. Most of them were older retired people that were singing and dancing to different styles of music and there was also a group of people that were exercising on some equipment in the park. It was a lot of fun. Definitely a unique experience that I guarantee you won't see in Nebraska. There was a journalist and cameraman there and they were all excited to film us dancing with them. Hilarious.
After the park, we drove through a Uyghur neighborhood which is one of the minority groups in Urumqi. It was interesting to see several mosques in this part of the city and in China.
This afternoon we are packing as we fly to Guangzhou tomorrow to prepare for Josiah's medical appointment (Saturday) and visa appointment (Monday) at the U.S. Consulate. We will also be meeting back up with the other Bethany families in Guangzhou.
Here are a few pics and videos from today:
Xinjiang Regional Museum
Stroll through the park
We came upon this huge group of people dancing in the park. It had to be around 25 degrees outside. Crazy!
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