East meetsthe far eastin Dunhuang...

From Sinkiang to Gates of the Middle Kingdom.

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November 23rd 2009
The T1086 to Dunhuang. Due to the vagaries of the China Rail System, it was not possible to buy a ticket from Turfan to Dunhuang. Our guides had to buy the tickets from Urumchi to Liyuan. However, it was not as simple as this. “If a berth goes un occupied for more than two hours, then the conductor has the right, indeed is encouraged to sell the berths to someone else” David explained as we s ... 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