Desert from the train

Jinghe to Dunhuang, and a train

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July 19th 2008
Friday 20 June - Jinghe to Kuytun, 184 km A long day, but fortunately on good smooth motorway all the way, not a lot of wind, and it was cloudy so not too hot. The group I was with stopped every 25 km and that worked well. Picnic after 115 km at a service station - the only shade available. From the supplies offered I took an egg and a banana, bought a yoghurt at the station shop and ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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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