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August 6th 2005
Where am I: To get to Qiemo, one must drive across the mighty Taklamakan desert. Thankfully the Chinese have engineered the longest complete-desert road in the world (500 km) through its interior of wind-blown dunes. This is thanks to a network of straw fencing and a reticulation system along its entire length to water some dune plants and prevent sand blowing over the road! Was this work done ... 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