Coal for the train heating system

Day 8: Train to Hotan

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March 4th 2018
Another good breakfast at the Sultan hotel, and then a ramble around town. Maghnus went to see the largest statue of Chairman Mao and to visit the various food stalls, Christa and I went to visit the largest mosque in Xinjian, rather old and rather special. Oddly enough, Kevin was forbidden to enter and it turned out that it was because he has a full beard and moustache; Christa, fortunately, has ... read more

Asia » China » Xinjiang » Hetian

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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