The sand-dune ridges of the Gobi Desert

PHOTO JOURNAL, PART 2: Portions of the Gobi Desert reach the regions surrounding the Oasis city of Dunhuang, in Gansu Province of China. Arriving at Dunhuang must have been a blessing for the caravans of travelers along the ancient Silk Road.

#121 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (Part 3, Desert & Crescent Moon Spring and Mingsha Sand Mountain, DUNHUANG, Gansu)

March 9th 2010
Dunhuang is a small but ancient and historical city in China's province of Guansu. It is an Oasis city along the fabled Silk Road, leading from the important city of Xi'an (home of the Terra Cotta Warriors) toward the countries of the West. Dunhuang is the half way point from the ancient metropolis of Xi'an to the borders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and India and was an impo ... 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

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