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Following the Footstep of the Ancient Caravan

Date: 2008-3-31 by rose; Tags: Silk Road tour

Mingsha Sand DuneI loved the Silk Road, the fruit, the desert and the whole place. Spectacular landscapes, wonderful places. Awesome history. It just kept getting better and better. Dunhuang I liked the driving, and was glad we took the time to get out and about, because it goes through such amazing country, the history and the geology are fascinating and the sights were all great. If there is limited time ... View Details

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A Glance At Turpan

Date: 2008-3-24 by david; Tags: Turpan

TurupanThe old name of Turpan was Gushi. It was a vital pass on the Silk-road. From Ming Dynasty, Gushi had been renamed as Turpan. Turpan became directly under the jurisdiction of central government since Qing Dynasty had unified the whole China. In December of 1984, Turpan upgraded from Turpan County to Turpan Prefecture- level city. Turpan covers an area of 15,738 square kilometers. There are 24 natio ... View Details

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My Lifetime Tour to China

Date: 2008-3-24 by Chinatravel; Tags: China travel

Suzhou GardenOur tour was based on 'classic' China. My trip was not always a standard tourist experience, and of course I am one ageing Aussie female. We visited Beijing, Xi'an, Yangtze River Cruise (Chongqing/ Yichang), Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou. Our tour was excellent. I had received excellent hospitality from time to time from some of the local Agencies, which certainly made my tour a wonderful experienc ... View Details

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Three Gorges Trip

Date: 2008-3-24 by Brian Taylor; Tags: Yangtze Cruise Three Gorges

Performance on the shipDescribed by author Pearl Buck as the widest river on earth it is now hard to equate this statement with the placid waters which now reside upstream from the soon to be completed Three Gorges Dam. Maybe in the summer when in full flood the river does to live up its name but in May-sailing was a stroll in the Parkfor our ship's captain. I boarded the Princess Jeanie of the China Regal Cruise flee ... View Details

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Days in Yunnan, China

Date: 2008-3-24 by Brian Taylor; Tags: Yunnan China

Jade Dragon Snow MountainOur First stop was Kunming, which although there wasn't much to do, was a nice with a friendly atmosphere, and a good place to get our first taste of Chinese life and the delicious Chinese dumplings! A couple of days spent visiting the Stone Forest, Western Hill and Daguan Park. The Stone Forest is about 1.5 hours by road which is a significant traffic due to both Golden Week(the 7-day Chinese pub ... View Details

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