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TIBET - Around the world

Zhang Mu I quickly got used to thinking of Tibet as a province of China. It was difficult to do otherwise after passing the Chinese customs here in Zhang Mu. The Chinese military occupation was obv...

Route in China (CHINA - Pamir Range)

Pamir Range From Kashgar, I would have loved to go south-west through the Karakoram highway to mysterious Hunza and Gilgit which have fascinated me since I read Kipling's "Kim", Kaye's "Far...

Route in China (CHINA - Kashgar)

Kashgar Today, Kashgar is an out of the way place but in ancient times it was a strategically important crossroads where the northern and southern routes of the silk road going around the Taklamaka...

Route in China (CHINA - Turfan)

Turfan Getting here from Dunhuang was not easy. I took a 150 km minibus ride to Liuyuan where I caught a night train that dropped me off at Daheyan at 3:30 AM where I had to find another minibus in...

Route in China (CHINA - Gansu province)

Lanzhou I arrived in Lanzhou around noon and found a nice room at the Lanzhou Mansions Hotel just across from the train station for only 3.00 US$. This is the station seen from my room. I had...