Modern Silk Road links China, Kazakhstan

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People try to squeeze themselves and all their trading goods onto a long-distance bus for a short ride. They are traveling from Horgos port, in China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, to the customs checkpoint in Kazakhstan just 10 minutes away. A couple take wedding pictures at the 28 Panfilov Heroes Memorial Park in Almaty. No one leaves the United Asia market empty handed. It is the largest wholesale and retail market in Almaty, and it specializes in products from China. Business is buzzing at Lin Zhenpeng's stationery stall. Azhar Orazgaliev, 86, wears the medals of her World War II years in the Red Army and lives in a house provided by CNPC-AMG and the local government. She is retired from AMG. Passengers while away time at Almaty International Airport. Photos by Jiang Dong / China Daily