We took a 20 min. taxi ride to a Hui village outside Yinhuan to experience market day. The village is quite poor and seldom sees foreigners, so we were the center of attention! All eyes were on us! I chose not to bring the camera out; 1- because cameras are a sign of wealth and you just don't want the people thinking that for safety reasons and 2- because everyone was watching us so closely, it was hard to take pics without making them feel that we're thinking they are an oddity, but of course, they are all thinking we are! We heard there was an orphanage in the village and decided to visit. It was much nicer than we expected and everyone was so welcoming. Actually glad to have us- The Hui girl wearing the pink head covering is 15, an orphan and was in charge of the kids you see. Mom really wanted to take her back with us. There were 60 kids total and 1/2 were boys.(Surprising) Most of their parents had died. So sad.
