a wall has been built to keep the water away from its feet

Visiting Wuwei, Gansu province. Now THIS is a big Buddha!

June 15th 2013
In order to get to Xinjiang Province I have decided to cross the Hexi Corridor, which is the Northern Silk Road, the historical route that connects China to Central Asia. To the north of the Gansu Corridor lies the sandy Gobi Desert, to the south is the Tibetan Plateau and its colorful mountains. I entered the Gansu corridor through Wuwei. Wuwei is a small city that is rapidly developing and moder ... read more

Asia » China » Gansu » Wuwei

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

15th June 2013

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

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I know this area...when I was there it was inaccessible to these grottoes. Fantastic to see shots of it and that the damage from the resevoir has been overcome with a wall...albeit ugly. The shots of the loess mountains bring back great memories...have you ever seen so many road tunnels? Lots of fantastic grotto sites in Gansu...many not in the guide books...hope you get to others.

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