Kyrgyz Woman Elina Finds Love in Tianjin

This is the story of a beautiful couple from two countries. The girl Elina came from the glorious country of Kyrgyzstan to China to get a master’s degree, and in the end she found love!

Chinese and Kyrgyzstan’s family!. Photographer in Tianjin, China. Archibald Sonnenhaft
Chinese and Kyrgyzstan’s family!. Photographer in Tianjin, China. Archibald Sonnenhaft
Chinese and Kyrgyzstan’s family!. Photographer in Tianjin, China. Archibald Sonnenhaft

Hospitality in Chinese and Kyrgyz style 

They have a very comfortable apartment. Not exactly in the traditional Chinese style, but from some elements you can understand that an international couple lives here. On the bookshelf we found textbooks on the Russian language, and the table was covered with delicious pilaf, which Elina prepared for us.

Chinese and Kyrgyzstan’s family!. Photographer in Tianjin, China. Archibald Sonnenhaft
Chinese and Kyrgyzstan’s family!. Photographer in Tianjin, China. Archibald Sonnenhaft

烧烤 shaokao or shashlyk

Mr.Zhao was kind and prepared a whole set of shashlyk for us. There was a feeling that we were outside the city, in nature.

Chinese and Kyrgyzstan’s family!. Photographer in Tianjin, China. Archibald Sonnenhaft

Introducing Shaokao 

Shaokao comes in many forms. The most famous is from the far west region of Xinjiang, there you can find cumin-dusted lamb skewers, but in other areas of the country have taken Xinjiang BBQ and made it their own. In Sichuan you can find less lamb and more chicken parts and vegetables. We ate lamb, beef, chicken and mushroom chuan! The skewers are always cooked in small batches and served right off the grill.Made with 4 to 5 pieces of lamb, the skewers are only about 5 inches long, and the meat is no bigger than the thickness of your thumb.

Chinese and Kyrgyzstan’s family!. Photographer in Tianjin, China. Archibald Sonnenhaft

Chinese and Kyrgyzstan’s family!. Photographer in Tianjin, China. Archibald Sonnenhaft
Chinese and Kyrgyzstan’s family!. Photographer in Tianjin, China. Archibald Sonnenhaft
Chinese and Kyrgyzstan’s family!. Photographer in Tianjin, China. Archibald Sonnenhaft

Party time!

Alex (the cat) and us love playing Sushi Go! The game is easy to learn, easy to play and a lot of fun.

Chinese and Kyrgyzstan’s family!. Photographer in Tianjin, China. Archibald Sonnenhaft

Саламатта бар!

    Taken on Sony a7m2 with Sony FE 24-105 f4 G   

    the originator of the page Alina Ermakova