Entrance

Dunhuang and the Moagao Caves

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August 14th 2008
We woke early with the plan of heading to Dunhuang. After a few days of camping we were looking forward to a shower and washing some clothes (the simple things!). It was a big day of driving through sand storms. We tried to find somewhere to have lunch out of the storms but ended up eating on the truck. It was a hot day of driving (around 9hrs) and late in the afternoon we rolled into Du ... 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