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November 28th 2009
Published: December 4th 2009
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These days you don't have to be an adventurer like Marco Polo to travel China's Silk Road. It is a chain of cities and towns linked by road, rail and sometimes air services. But it is still and adventure to travel it. I spent two weeks on just one of its many routes, from Xi'an in the east, to Kashgar in the west. The plan was simple: from Hong Kong take a bus to Shenzhen, fly to Xi'an, take... Read Full Entry



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JiayuguanJiayuguan
Jiayuguan

The western most part of the Great Wall
JiayuguanJiayuguan
Jiayuguan

On one of the watchtowers of the Great Wall
Turpan: Jiaohe (one of the dead cities)Turpan: Jiaohe (one of the dead cities)
Turpan: Jiaohe (one of the dead cities)

One of the few tourists visiting the remants of a two thousand year old city
Urumqi: TianchiUrumqi: Tianchi
Urumqi: Tianchi

Sunny, but chilly!
Urumqui: a brave localUrumqui: a brave local
Urumqui: a brave local

The first shoe shine for my runners
Urumqi: size countsUrumqi: size counts
Urumqi: size counts

When your Humvee is just a tad too small ...
Kashgar: Mao in the main squareKashgar: Mao in the main square
Kashgar: Mao in the main square

Facing south, as sculptures of all previous Emperors did
Hong Kong DragonsHong Kong Dragons
Hong Kong Dragons

Victorious in the China Cup in Beijing



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