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Day 3. GOBI

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April 6th 2014
Geo: 40.15, 94.68We ordered a Western Breakfast. It was Coffee and one fried egg.That was it?After our exciting breakfast we jumped into the bus and off we went to visit the Yumen Pass which is part of the Silk Road. We drove and drove.There was literaly nothing around. Just sand and more sand and a few bushes.We stopped to buy tickets to get into the Area and we all got out to stretch our ... 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