Karghilik (2)

Kharghilik

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July 12th 2013
Hi All We decided to split up our journey to Hotan with a stop over in Karghilik, in Uyghur, YeCheng, in Chinese. If anyone is going to stay here the only hotel we could stay in was the QiaoGeLi, K2 hotel. The traffic hotel at the bus station wouldn't take foreigners. I probably need to explain who the Uyghers are to some people. They are the ethnic group that live predominately ... read more

Asia » China » Xinjiang » Kashgar

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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