Almost at the Pakistan border

Tashkorgan - Kashgar return

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June 19th 2013
After a very nice breakfast the gang of three set off from Tashkorgan to Konjirap pass at the Pakistan border, but before we left Abdul asked if I wanted to buy a pass for $10 that gets you past the second check point before the border, the first check point being the one we went through the day before. So this pass would let us get 3 ks past the check point to actually view the the border gates, ... read more

Asia » China

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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