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We're on the second stage of our epic journey
我們將開始史詩般旅程的第二階段
across China's vast Western frontier,
穿越中國廣袤的西部邊疆
where few travellers dare to venture.
很少有人敢冒險來到的地方
After travelling more than 3,000 miles northwest,
在西北行駛了3000英里后
we arrive in Kashgar in Xinjiang province,
我們抵達了新疆喀什
which lies on the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.
位于中國，阿富汗和巴基斯坦邊境上的城市
Kashgar is home to a veiled minority, whose culture
喀什是神秘的少數族裔的家園，其文化
is at odds with the modernising zeal of the ruling Han Chinese.
與其他人對現代化的熱忱截然不同
Gosh, this looks like an ancient medieval city we've come to.
天哪，我們好像來到一個古老的中世紀城市
It's really on the far fringes of China.
這真的是中國最邊遠之地
This city was once a major centre on the Silk Road,
這個城市曾是絲綢之路上的一個重要中心
the 7,000 mile trade route that connected
7000英里的貿易路線連接著
China's Yellow River Valley with India and the Mediterranean.
中國的黃河流域和印度以及地中海
Today, Kashgar is a deeply divided city.
如今，喀什是一個涇渭分明的城市
In the old town, the Uyghurs, Turkic Muslim people from central Asia,
在老城區，維吾爾的伊斯蘭信徒來自中亞
strive to preserve their ancient culture and religious practices.
努力保持他們古老的文化和宗教習俗
While in the new city, the recent influx of Han Chinese,who make up 92% of Chinese population
然而在新城區，是新近涌入的占百分之九十二人口的漢族移民
build their skyscrapers with the riches of the region's oil and gas.
用該地區豐富的石油天然氣財富建造摩天大樓
This is where the Far East meets the Middle East.
這就是遠東和中東的一次交會
I don't feel like I'm in China, I feel like I'm in Central Asia,
我覺得我不像是在中國，更像是在中亞
but it's not China.
但不是中國
It's where there have been violent protests
這里多次發生過的
from disenfranchised Uyghurs against the Han Chinese.
維族群眾的抗議活動
And where tradition and modernity are in open conflict.
以及傳統與現代的沖突
We've come to the market to find out
我們來到市場探尋
if Uyghur culinary and religious customs are surviving
維族人的美食和宗教習俗是否還存在于
in this ethnically divided city.
這個民族特色分明的城市
This is certainly the most exotic place we've been to in China.
當然這是我們到過中國的最奇特的地方
