Ghost town..

Back in Urumqi

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July 16th 2005
7:00am Buer'Jin We left really early in the morning. The bus ride was going to be long!! On the way, we stopped at some interesting rock formations of which the chinese call 'Ghost Town'. After a long drive back, i got back at urumqi at about 11:00pm and went to 5 hotels. It was all too expensice. I could not find a dorm that was empty. I finally found a place that cost 58 Yuan per night and decid ... 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