Half way home and still in China
June 12th 2005 Hi,
Further west lies Kashgar, the famous town that marks the end of the Chinese silk road. It is right next to the border with Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan, more than 4000 km from Beijing. Actually - it's about half way home from Beijing, and still in China! Even though Kashgar is so far in the west, the official time here is the same as in the rest of China - Beijing time, which is quite ridiculous.
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