Red Star Over China (4) Bogda Hotel
Xinjiang city of Kashgar in western China's most
The years 1997-2000, a period of impressive
Jinan - the flight to Urumqi via stops in Xian, a total of five and a half-hour flight, the aircraft arrived at Urumqi airport. Did not expect is that we do not see a grand welcome ceremony expected to meet the officer is not much when compared with the lively Jinan, the airport is relatively deserted.
After the other passengers, is finished, we line up in turn the plane, only two bus stops directly to the ramp side, notably the car in front of each bus, impressively stood two armed police carrying loaded guns! Originally, we had the feeling their way into Xinjiang is very excited to add a high degree of tension, it can be said is extremely excited to cover a high degree of tension, such as we have seen this posture, inevitably heart even more nervous.
On the bus after the bus directly Chixiang urban areas, but also the way the green light, unimpeded, but, and Shandong, there are no grand, but appears to heavily guarded. Xinjiang's comrades on the road to tell us that we stay at the hotel was Bogda hotels, guest houses in Xinjiang Military District, three-star. Urumqi, although there are some four-star, five-star and other more upscale hotels, but the security point of view, the Corps chose the guesthouse.
Bogda Hotel is located in Guangming Road, Urumqi, in a city of more convenient transportation, from Ctrip online presentation is a two-star foreign hotel, lower price point, some time ago to see QQC experts in the "Insider" in answer "in Urumqi What are suitable for backpackers hotel? ", in particular introduced Bogda Hotel. For me, Bogda hotels although only lived once, but six years ago, but because it is at that particular time, is especially deep.
When we arrived that day, the entire road (Guangming Road) has been martial law, armed soldiers standing on the road on both sides, three steps Gang Wu Buyi a whistle, no doubt adds to tensions. Later learned that, in order to meet our Yuan Jiang cadres from eight provinces and cities, Bogda hotel one week in advance all the rooms empty. The hotel front door, back door an establishment of three posts, a 24-hour armed police guard armed; we stay at each hotel after picking up sheet, "pass", are required to access documents within our party has requested can not be freely accessible.
Late at night, I was removed repeatedly can not sleep, get up and look out the window. Urumqi, the temperature was -28 degrees, ice and snow, I saw armed police standing guard outside, wearing a fur hat wearing a military overcoat standing in snow gun stamped. You can not help feeling something is about to greet us what is it?
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Author: hcw1969
