Lanzhou...Central China. The Night Market.

We had another overnight train trip, this time from Turpan to Lanzhou.

Our 4 berth soft sleeper..beautifully clean.

 
Lanzhou is a large industrial city, and capital of Gansu Province.
For centuries it was a link between the rest of China and the Silk Road to the west.
The Yellow River flows through Lanzhou.
Although there is still a sizable Uighur population here, there is also a large Chinese population.

We were anxious to find, and go to, the Night Markets.
After typical Chinese-style taxi rides (i.e. hair raising!) we were at the famed Night Markets.

The brightly lit sign for the Night Markets.  Lanzhou.

You can see that it is a very busy site.

The variety of fresh food on offer was amazing, with some delicacies displayed that we had not noticed in any previous markets in other parts of China.
Do you fancy any of these?

Sheep's heads, anyone?

Or rather you may choose pigs' snouts?

..or pigs' trotters.

We did not opt for any of the above.
Instead we chose a spiced fish, cooked while we watched.
It was very tasty.

Here is the spiced fish, ready to eat.

And here it is being cooked.

And here are others, at "our" table, also enjoying their spicy fish.

There were also kebabs of fresh vegetables, if none of the meat was tempting.

Or maybe fresh fruit would be your option?

The Chinese are always interested in Westerners, especially Western children.
And as soon as we had entered the Night Market, our granddaughters were the focus of a lot of attention!

These local Chinese, at the Night Markets,  were all smiles while talking to our granddaughters.

That is all for the Night Market of Lanzhou. It was a visual and taste-centred experience.