Police Buses

Kumtag Desert

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August 15th 2010
We wanted to continue making our way west but break it up more than a straight shot to Kashgar. We heard from Turpan we could go to Korla/Kuerle/库尔勒 and then choose to travel on either the northern or the southern silk road (north or south of the Taklamakan Desert. So our goal that morning was Korla but there weren't any tickets left, so we asked the ticket lady if she had any suggestions. ... read more

Asia » China » Xinjiang

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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