Graveyard

Farewell to The Silk Road, China

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June 21st 2005
Hi again, I decided to take another trip out of Kashgar, this time on the southern silk road. Didn't go all the way east with it, just wanted to taste a little more of the desert. Took a bus to Yarkand, another oasis that houses an old city that used to be very important. There is not much to see here, except the old part of the city, some more Muslim tombs and mausoleums, some more market areas ... read more

Asia » China

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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