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Ancient Silk-trading Road

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August 9th 2005
Hitching in China is no sure thing, it is something that people are unaccustomed to - Walking along a remote track in the mountains, some 10 km from base-camp and without radio contact at the end of a long day, an infrequent vehicle approaches in my direction. I stand in the middle of the narrow dirt road and hale it with one arm. As it draws near, the driver tries to find a route past me left a ... 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