The Hotan Sunday market

 

The Sunday market car park

 

Hotan's Sunday market 
Hotan's traditional weekly market swamps the old city with thousands of buyers and sellers. We were amazed to see 1001 articles and craftsman that no longer exist in our richer countries : absolutely nothing is wasted here.

The mattress filler and kitchen utensils salesman

 

Everything to catch those nasty animals, stoves, raisins, cooking utensils & straw brushes

 

Coal, sugar and jade

 

Hotan's Sunday market : food and beverage
The market has to cater to all who attend. It's one big social event.

Roasted food ready for consumption (can anyone recognise this animal ?), freshly pressed pomegranate juice or hot salty bagels

 

Traders
Besides the goods sellers, there are many things you can have done to yourself, your donkey, bicycle or motorbike !

Dental practice, hairdresser (short cut) or barber

 

Motorbike shop, knife sharpener, butcher and tailor

 

Hotan children !

 

A few out of the many we took (and were able to show with great success thanks to the back display of the digital camera).

 

 

We are doing well !
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