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Flaming Mountain Site, Photo #6  
   

Flaming Mountain Site, Photo #6

Clear blue skies highlight the length of the Flaming Mountain on the horizon. Here, travelers and caravans of merchants have passed for milleniums, wondering where the next drop of water could be found to refresh. The water was another few miles away, near Turpan and the Grape Valley Oasis.
#118 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (Part 1,The Silk Road near Urumqi/Turpan, Xinjiang)

August 28th 2009
The summer of 2009 will be the one I remember with special affection, for it took me to places that have long been in my imagination and in my dreams. These summer travels and experiences also remind me of the diversity and vastness of this amazing country called China. Much of the thanks for my unique summer adventure is offered to my wonderful College, Taizhou Teachers College, it's genteel an ... read more
Asia » China » Xinjiang » Turpan

Chinese Flag 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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