Cherchen (17)

Cherchen

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July 12th 2013
Hi All, 10 hour coach trip, 580 kms, from Hotan to Cherchen, it would have been quicker apart from the security checkpoints.The police refused to let one guy back on the bus and we left him at this checkpoint in the middle of nowhere. Really amazing to travel across the desert. I don't think I've ever seen such a desolate place. In parts of the desert there were huge sand dunes then in ... read more

Asia » China » Xinjiang » Hotan

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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