The Karakoram Highway, China
June 16th 2005 Hi again,
A little bit south-west of Kashgar (that is - about
400 km), is a pass through the mountains that connects
the Chinese Silk Road with the Indian subcontinent,
and actually connects China to the western world. The
pass, 4700 m high, is the border between China and
Pakistan.
The way to the border is called the Karakoram Highway
(even though a highway is not the name I would choose
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