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In 2009, the Chinese government began a 300 million pound clear up
2009年，政府開始了一項規模達3億英鎊的
of Kashgar, demolishing mosques, markets and centuries-old houses
對喀什的清理，拆除維族聚居的老城區里的清真寺
in the Uyghur dominated old city.
市場以及百年老屋
How many people still live around here?
還有多少人住在這，住在這周圍嗎
About 200,000, more than half of the population of the Kashgar city
大概有20萬左右吧，喀什城半數以上的人口
are living in the old city.
聚居在老城
It's really packed now!
實在是太擁擠了
Is it because it's convenient?
是因為這里很方便嗎
Because they've been living in this town for many, many generations,
是因為他們祖祖輩輩都住在這里
about 1,000 years and, you know, they grew up here,
大概有千年的歷史了吧，他們都在這里長大
they like their home, you know most of the houses are inherited
他們愛自己的家，這些房子大多都是代代相傳的
from their, you know, parents, or grandparents.
從他們父母，祖父母那里傳給他
Everybody knows each other in the neighbourhood.
每個人都熟識他的鄰居
Right.
嗯
Many Uyghurs are trying hard to resist assimilation
很多維族人都在反對
with the Han Chinese.
生活方式發生變化
And one way they're doing it is through food.
其中一種方法就是通過食物
One thing us Cantonese don't eat much of is lamb.
我們廣東人確實是不太吃羊肉
But in Kashgar, it's both a ceremonial and an everyday meat.
但是在喀什，節慶，平時都是要吃羊肉的
And every Kashgari knows there's only one place to buy it.
同時，每個喀什人都知道只有一個地方能買得到
Thousands of people swarm into Kashgar every Sunday
每個星期天，數以千記的人涌進喀什
for the livestock market.
就為了到牲畜市場趕集
It's a disorientating cacophony of animals,
這聲音太刺耳了
car horns and bartering traders.
車的轟鳴聲，人的討價還價聲
Today is particularly busy because Noruz is coming up,
今天貌似特別的熱鬧，因為諾魯孜節（迎春）快到了
an ancient Persian festival celebrated by Uyghurs,
這是維族人保留下來的一個古老的波斯節慶
which marks the coming of spring.
這個節慶意味著春天要來了
And lamb is as essential to that as turkey is to a British Christmas.
一頭羔羊是這一節慶的核心，就像火雞對于英式圣誕一樣重要
With the market so busy,
市場在繼續忙碌著
we're relieved to have Mohammed's friend Wahub to show us around.
我們則讓穆罕默德的朋友瓦呼德帶我們四處閑逛一下
