Flight arrives in Dunhuang

A desert oasis

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July 29th 2004
Saturday 17thJuly–Zamyn-Uud - Hohhot I didn’t get a good night’s sleep, it was too hot and the train stopped every half hour to let another train past. There is only one toilet in our carriage, so there is always a queue, especially first thing in the morning. We stopped at Zamyn-Uud just before 830am and had immigration come on board (Zamyn-Uud is the last town before we cross the bord ... read more

Asia » China » Xinjiang » Kashgar

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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