Echoes from the Karakorum

The market hosted many Pakistani traders who sell gemstones, carpets and handcrafted jewelry to tourists drawn by Xinjiang's summer rush. Suddenly, music started at a nearby stall, and the Pakistani businessmen began to dance.

Chinese Tajiks, the local ethnic majority, joined in with the traditional eagle dance, mimicking the flight of falcons. I could not help but tap my foot to the rhythm, almost ready to join them.

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