Ming Sha Shan Fence Advice

If you go to Dunhuang's famous 'Sand Mountain' and you only want to enjoy the dunes (not the crescent lake or available camel rides), you can make your way to the right along the fence-- it ends eventually-- allowing you to avoid paying the extortionate entrance fee. We took bikes past Charlie Johng's Guest House (which seems very nice, with friendly staff) and went down a back road toward the dunes. From there we parked our bikes and just walked up the dunes, no hassle! Quite a bit of sand in our shoes though. Pictured: the end of the fence! And our shadows.

Total Eclipse (of the heart, sun)

August 19th 2008
One lazy day in Tiger Leaping Gorge (Yunnan province), we started planning our next adventures. As we consulted our guidebook and prepared to travel further south, a nice British lad suggested we check out Xinjiang. Xinjiang - the Chinese province that borders Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Mongolia, and Tibet and houses the Taklamakan and part of the Gobi De ... read more

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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

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