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Kashgar

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August 15th 2006
August 15 Today I will finally arrive in Kashgar, only 4 days ago I was in Beijing. Strange having crossed China in such a short time. Its like being in another world, very few Han chinese and an almost desert environment. My feet have finally started to return to normal size after swelling from the constant standing on the trains. Prior to taking the sleeper bus I was not even able to put on m ... 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