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Finding the End of the Great Wall

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July 25th 2016
Hi All, Only a four and a half hour journey from Dunhuang to Jiayuguan on the train, blimey this country is enormous. We stayed in the only Youth Hostel in the city, which was ideally located not far from the train station and close to some small restaurants and a market. The hostel is brand new so it was lovely and clean, although the showers were a bit of a nightmare with the water appearing ... read more

Asia » China » Gansu » Jiayuguan

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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