Fort on the Great Wall

Day 2- GOBI. An adventure of a life time.

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April 5th 2014
Geo: 36.0757, 103.679We woke up still on the train and it was dark.We gathered all of our belonging and off we went to find our tour guide.Another bus and off we went for breakfast. Noodles, baozi, soup and tea. Perfect.Back on the bus and off to Jiayuguan Pass.Jiayuguan Pass is the first pass at the west end of the Great Wall of China.The day was a little overcast but the Wall is amazing. ... read more

Asia » China » Gansu » Lanzhou

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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