A camel ride

Kashgar to Urumqi

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July 30th 2008
Two days to go -- to the eclipse and we are getting excited. But now we are traveling, and traveling. Today was a long day -- up before 6 am to leave Tashkangur to drive to Kashgar. Visit a mosque and then off to the airport to fly to Urumqi. The highlight -- David's camel ride in the Mosque! Urumqi is a modern and nice city. Mat Kaplan at the Society visited here twenty years ago and s ... read more

Asia » China » Xinjiang

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more