Everyday, from sunrise to sunset, the same thing can turn the different color. Every year, from spring to winter, the same place can be with different color. The same rocks from different geographical location also have different color. God uses wind, water and light to draw different pictures with different colors in every part of the world. They are all amazing and glorified.We are all living in these colorful picutres.
After talking about the Rocky mountains and Tianshan mountains in last entry. Do you want to know what’s at the foot of these two big mountains? Actually, it is not a news topic. I introduced two towns , Hemu and Ouray in one entry named “Sketch & Oil Painting”. They are all at the foot of big mountains. Now, let’s look at something else near the Rockies and Tianshan .
Menggubao and India yurt: Small, simple and easy to move
"Menggubao" Tianshan mountains, China
I have showed some pictures about big cities in both America and China on one of my entry called “Reinforced Concrete or Humanism” . They all look the same whatever where they are. Can you imagine thousands years later what they will become? Let’s take a trip into the past. No matter Mesa Verde (700 years) in America or Jiaohe & Gaochang Ruins(2000 years), Milan & Qiuzi ancient cities (2000 years) in China, they were all prosperous and important thousand years ago. They were just like New York City, Beijing and Shanghai today. Time can change big cities into ruins, but people are too small to control anything. My friends, I hope you can find the images of big cities from thousand years ago via my pictures. Let’s start our trip into the past. The first stop is Mesa verde.
Mesa Verde, CO. America(A.D. 550 to 1300) : Ancestral Puebloans made Mesa Verde their home from about A.D. 550 to 1300. For more than 700 years they and their descendants lived and flourished here.
Uyghur is a Chinese minority group from north west of China. A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in north west of America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks.Because of the special geographical positions and complex historical backgrounds, both of them have their own culture and art. Music is an important component of their cultures.
Muqam: The melody type used in Uyghur music.
The muqam system developed among the Uyghurs in northwest China over 1500 years. Uyghur has local muqam systems named after the oasis towns of Xinjiang, such as
Dolan Muqam:
Dolan Singer
world in my eyes-China & the U.S. 