Comments on: Tajik People of Xinjiang: Picture of the Week http://www.farwestchina.com/2010/03/pic-of-the-week-the-tajik-people.html Travel and Live in Xinjiang, China's Silk Road Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:29:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Maohammet http://www.farwestchina.com/2010/03/pic-of-the-week-the-tajik-people.html/comment-page-1#comment-249 Maohammet Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:14:04 +0000 http://farwestchina.webfactional.com/2010/03/pic-of-the-week-the-tajik-people-2/#comment-249 Not surprising that the man in the middle has strong Caucasian features. Tajiks are related to Persians, fairest of Aryans. Persians in Iran had too much Arab admixture. Not surprising that the man in the middle has strong Caucasian features. Tajiks are related to Persians, fairest of Aryans. Persians in Iran had too much Arab admixture.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.farwestchina.com/2010/03/pic-of-the-week-the-tajik-people.html/comment-page-1#comment-106 Anonymous Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:40:23 +0000 http://farwestchina.webfactional.com/2010/03/pic-of-the-week-the-tajik-people-2/#comment-106 The name is confusing, but the Tajiks of Xinjiang are different than the Tajiks of Tajikistan. Sarikoli (and the other Pamiri languages lumped under "Tajik" in China) is an East Iranian language while Tajikistan Tajik is a West Iranian language very closely related to Persian. <br /><br />Evocative photo. The name is confusing, but the Tajiks of Xinjiang are different than the Tajiks of Tajikistan. Sarikoli (and the other Pamiri languages lumped under "Tajik" in China) is an East Iranian language while Tajikistan Tajik is a West Iranian language very closely related to Persian.

Evocative photo.

]]> By: Weeger http://www.farwestchina.com/2010/03/pic-of-the-week-the-tajik-people.html/comment-page-1#comment-93 Weeger Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:39:02 +0000 http://farwestchina.webfactional.com/2010/03/pic-of-the-week-the-tajik-people-2/#comment-93 There are quite a few Tajiks and Uyghurs who look like the guy in the middle of the photo. There are quite a few Tajiks and Uyghurs who look like the guy in the middle of the photo.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.farwestchina.com/2010/03/pic-of-the-week-the-tajik-people.html/comment-page-1#comment-92 Matthew Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:17:33 +0000 http://farwestchina.webfactional.com/2010/03/pic-of-the-week-the-tajik-people-2/#comment-92 That's an area of Xinjiang I'd like to visit on my next trip. I also wouldn't mind visiting Tajikistan--I lived in Dushanbe's sister, Boulder, CO. They have a really cool Tajik tea house there. That's an area of Xinjiang I'd like to visit on my next trip. I also wouldn't mind visiting Tajikistan–I lived in Dushanbe's sister, Boulder, CO. They have a really cool Tajik tea house there.

]]> By: Josh http://www.farwestchina.com/2010/03/pic-of-the-week-the-tajik-people.html/comment-page-1#comment-88 Josh Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:53:22 +0000 http://farwestchina.webfactional.com/2010/03/pic-of-the-week-the-tajik-people-2/#comment-88 I can't be for certain because I didn't take this picture, but the photographer seems to indicate that it is, in fact, a Tajik. Hopefully they can drop by and clarify.<br /><br />A lot of the minority groups here in Xinjiang do tend to have a European bone structure which might explain why this man's face looks so familiar to you. I can't be for certain because I didn't take this picture, but the photographer seems to indicate that it is, in fact, a Tajik. Hopefully they can drop by and clarify.

A lot of the minority groups here in Xinjiang do tend to have a European bone structure which might explain why this man's face looks so familiar to you.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.farwestchina.com/2010/03/pic-of-the-week-the-tajik-people.html/comment-page-1#comment-87 Anonymous Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:45:40 +0000 http://farwestchina.webfactional.com/2010/03/pic-of-the-week-the-tajik-people-2/#comment-87 Are you sure the guy in the middle is not of Scandinavian origin? Are you sure the guy in the middle is not of Scandinavian origin?

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