2007.03.20 Shoe Shine Boys in Urumchi, Xinjiang

Footage from a documentary made in Xinjiang, China in 2007. This documentary is not yet released.

The main hosts of this documentary are radio personality Morley Robertson and actress Ikeda Yukiko.

On a very cold day in Urumchi, shoe shine boys on a street corner joke among themselve as they go to work. The crew is being given a steady translation into Japanese of the boys' jokes. There are many capable Japanese guides in Xinjiang, and our translator was particularly excellent.

One of the boys, the boy with lightning speed skills, came from Atushu, which is a remote town in Xinjiang. There are many boys like him who travel a long distance to work.

The Xinjiang region of China is also known as East Turkestan, historically inhabited by the Uyghur people. However, it is in dispute since China's occupation shortly after the formation of the PRC. The crisis in Xinjiang is largely ignored by the international community.

We hope that the more people know about Xinjiang and the Uyghurs, the better their situation will become.

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[bluelblock]

Thank you for bringing this video back. It's a wonderful slice of life.

[0neofthem]

is this fastforwarded a bit?

[PS3slimComparison]

The video is not sped up, as the people in the background remain to walk like normal. Impressive speed for a kid and pretty accurate.

[Knabbelt]

..... why they talk Arabian or something? Its CHINA

[tucendetube]

this world don´t rules :-P

[freemusicblogg]

Full video of porness. :P

[samuelq1]

Looks cold.

[zolten22]

Awww i feel so sorry for people like this :(

[CutieHoni]

I will travell someday to my East Turkestan !

greetings from Turkey <3 ^o^