Gobi Desert, Inner Mongolia, China

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March 27th 2013

Published: March 27th 2013

In October 2012, Becky and I landed in Ningxia Autonomous Region and traveled to Zuoqi, Inner Mongolia to find the Gobi Desert. The area is absolutely superb with rocky deserts, isolated temples, sand dunes, salty lakes, camels, sheep everywhere (amazing meat for every meal!). We then rode a bus for 15 hours north to Ejina Qi, at the border with Mongolia to hike around a desert of poplar trees. In... Read Full Entry

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Jeremy Chiron

Jeremyaroundtheworld

I am a 36-year old language teacher, currently working in Beijing. I was born in France but China has been my home for many years. I taught French and English in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, for 6 years. I never thought I would stay in China for such a long time but it’s been an amazing experience! Professionally speaking, teaching Chinese students is extremely rewarding. They are so hard-working and eager to learn new things. And then China… there aren’t enough words to describe this intricate (hence fascinating) country. “China is not to be liked or disliked: i... full info

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and we went down this way...

we came down this way.

We had to rock-climb... Becky, I apologize once more for what i asked you to go through... It was a bit dangerous but fun, no? No... Okay.

Canyon near Youqi

What we found in our pockets after 10 days of traveling

In Yinchuan, Ningxia

at a good little Hui restaurant in Ningxia.

Whatever it says.

Shui Dong Gou

Shui Dong Gou specializes in exhibiting ruins of an ancient community inhabited by human beings more than 30-thousand years ago. The Great Wall Military Defense System of Ming Dynasty is composed of Great Wall, beacon smoke stations, city barriers and camps, as well as the Ancient-Troop Hiding Cave.

Shui Dong Gou

As one of the earliest Paleolithic excavations of cultural sites of China, Shui Dong Gou is reputed as “The Birthplace of China’s Prehistoric Archeology”, “Historical Evidence of Cultural Exchange between East and West”. It has been listed as the national key cultural relics protection units.

Shui Dong Gou

Ruins of the Great Wall, built 2000 years ago

Walking along what is left of the Great Wall

The Ming Great Wall is the best protected site of Great Wall in Ningxia region. It was constructs along the Yellow River in order to get water expediently. The color of the Yellow River water is copper, so the Great Wall seems to be purple.

Shui Dong Gou

Our Donkey Pilot!

At Shui Dong Gou

I watched... Didn't see anything!

At Shui Dong Gou

Cang Bing Dong Fort

The black hole in the cliff is the well-know Troop Hiding Cave. Actually it is a cuniculus built during the war period to protect the army. It is the earliest site of cuniculus war and antetype.

Cang Bing Dong

Hidden Fort

In the fort

Lots of dangers awaited intruders

Shui Dong Gou + Fort

Ningxia

on a cold October day, we visited a prehistoric site where civilization started in China.

31st March 2013

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Yes we want to follow your journey.
The path you have chosen to bike sounds fascinating. I do hope you will write more about your experiences. Can't wait for the next blog.

1st April 2013

Jeremyaroundtheworld
Jeremy Chiron

More coming soon!
i will try to share my experience as well as more pics of China. Have you been?

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