For Chinese longing for a taste of home, various pickled vegetables are displayed in a Chinese supermarket at the Yalian Trade Center in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Almaty is the largest city in Kazakhstan and an important stop along the Silk Road. Photo: Wang Wenwen/GT

A vendor sells slippers and other made-in-China products at the Yalian Trade Center in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Photo: Wang Wenwen/GT

Workers unload goods imported from China at the Yalian Trade Center in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Photo: Wang Wenwen/GT

Varieties of imported fruits from Uzbekistan are sold in the Green Bazaar in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Photo: Wang Wenwen/GT

Pictured is a sculpture commemorating Chinese musician Xian Xinghai (1905-1945) who moved to Almaty from Moscow in 1943. A street named after Xian runs behind the statue. Photo: Wang Wenwen/GT