Merchants on the Silk Road (tianshannet) Updated: 2008-April-24 17:28:51
Urumqi,the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,used to be an important relay station of commdity exchange on the ancient Silk Road.Erdaoqiao International Grand Bazaar in the city has developed into a market known far and wide.Abuduwaili is an ordinary Uygur merchant from the city.As the fourth generation merchant in his family,Abuduwaili has his own plan and expectation for future business development.Minor troubles in business and subtle plots in price bargaining or meticulous observation,courageous assumption and his conversations reveal the optimistic,tactful,humorous and hospitable characteristics of the Uygur nationality.All these predict that a rosy picture of living and working in peace and satisfaction will eventually come true through unremitting efforts of the whole family.