Sand Dunes in Dunhuang

Dunhuang: A Wet Desert

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September 30th 2007
I headed over to Gansu Province to meet the rest of the tour group. The aiport was quite busy on Saturday, as it was the beginning of a holiday week! I had to transfer flights through Lanzhou and got to sit next to these two young Nanjing girls. They looked 25 years old but both were working professionals in their mid-30s and each had children over 8 year old! Sheesh. Anyway, it was fun for them ... read more

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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