Route in China (CHINA - Turfan)

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Travel story: 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 pitch black darkness to get to Turfan, 35 kms away.

The Turfan (or Turpan) depression lies below sea level and receives practically no rain. It is a very hot and inhospitable place but men have built up an oasis here by bringing ground water through underground irrigation... More