Into The Gobi Desert 20160722_113700

Into The Gobi Desert

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July 24th 2016
Hi All, Wow! Those are some dunes! A quick bus ride to the outskirts of Dunhuang and the desert appears at the end of the road. It is beautiful how the oasis town ends and the desert begins. Once inside there are a multitude of activities including helicopter and microlight flights , quad bikes, sand sliding, go karting and camel rides. We stuck with the camels. I have riden camels before and ... read more

Asia » China » Gansu » Dunhuang

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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