Xian's Muslim Quarter, Part I

Many of these shops line the streets.

Another vendor.

And one more shop.

Chopping meat at the beginning of the night.

A wide variety of organs are for sale.

Coal is the predominant fuel for cooking.

They stack the coal on the ground and throw it in the cooker as needed.

There's a wide variety of meat for sale.

They blow on the meat to cool it off.

Xian is a meat-lover's paradise.

Here's where you dispose of your sticks.

Bread for sale.

These guys are hammering candy. You can see the final product to the left.

Another candy maker. He's stretching his candy on a hook.

The red fruit guy.

There are plenty of juice vendors, too. She's making pomegranate juice.

Cotton candy is becoming popular.

Pineapple and watermelon. They cut the pineapple in a spiral shape to remove the crunchy bits.

The Bell and Drum Towers are two of Xian's classic buildings. The Muslim Quarter is next door...

...And next to that are the Golden Arches.