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Turpan

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July 14th 2012
Turpan is hot, very hot (a little of that uk rain might even be welcome!). I am sitting under grape vines while writing this. The grape juice made from the small sweet grapes is sweet and delicious. I also tasted mulberry juice today. It is also sweet and has a slightly medicinal tang. It came from a Uighur village, Tuyoc, which is one of the tourist "scenic spots" around Turpan. Some of the house ... 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