Kashgar Old Town 30-6-13 (8)

Bazaar Kashgar

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June 30th 2013
Hi All, I can't believe we've made it. It seems like we've been planning this trip for ages. The trip from Changsha to Kashgar went okay but it did seem to be a long day but much better than the 4-5 days it would take on a train. Got here at around 10 o'clock last night. Xinjiang has an oddity with it's time. It is really in another time zone, two hours behind, but ... 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