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The Road to Golmud

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July 13th 2013
Hi All, What a trip! Again 6 1/2 hours but what a view from the bus. On the plateau, with the most beautiful blue sky, it felt like we could almost touch the clouds. Really stunning. The scenery was a bit more varied today. After passing through the oil fields of HuaTuGou the road snaked its way for miles through a barren wilderness. Now and again we'd come across shepherds living in yurts ... read more

Asia » China » Qinghai » Golmud

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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