The town itself had the feel of a medieval bazaar, with sacks of rice, spice and sugar spilling from the shops into the streets, where donkey carts competed with trucks and SUVs.

镇子本身有一种中世纪中东集市的感觉，成袋的米、香料还有糖从商店里一直堆到街上，毛驴车与卡车和SUV争着道。

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Others, like a gnarled spice seller in Samarkand's bustling bazaar shrug it all off.

ECONOMIST: Letter from Samarkand