Walking through the Sunday Market in Khotan, China, I came across this crowd of curious onlookers. What were they looking at?
Why, it’s some streetside dentistry!
What better place to get some dental work done than a filthy alley in a bazaar, while a dozen curious men look on?
Dentistry is a big thing in Xinjiang, and in all of China, as far as I know. Except for vendors of tourist crap, dentists’ offices were by far the most common business in Kashgar’s old city. 
Also at the Khotan bazaar, this guy was selling some stuff that I think could literally be snake oil.
The lizards on his little tray of goodies were alive… for now.
This guy had told the doctor/huckster that he had some sort of pain around his jaw. So he got a little brushing of the snake oil. I couldn’t see exactly, but I think this cost two yuan (about 30 cents). 
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