Silk Road

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For our last day in China, Cindy and I did not plan on much. There […]

Zai jian

Day 36 - Posted on 27 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 24 October, 2015 in Dunhuang, China
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About 35 km outside of Dunhuang are the utterly spectacular Mogao Caves. Calling them grottoes […]

Mogao Caves

Day 35 - Posted on 23 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 23 October, 2015 in Dunhuang, China
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A five hour bus ride took us to Dunhuang. The strict Chinese parenting that I’m […]

Bam, Gobi

Day 34 - Posted on 23 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 22 October, 2015 in Dunhuang, China
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The Great Wall is so great that it seemingly makes an appearance in every other […]

The wall begins here

Day 33 - Posted on 23 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 21 October, 2015 in Jiayuguan, China
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Another day, another travel day. We bid good bye to Zhangye and proceeded to Jiayuguan. […]

And down the stretch we come

Day 32 - Posted on 23 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 20 October, 2015 in Jiayuguan, China
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While most of Zhangye’s sights are outside of Zhangye proper, one is not. It’s the […]

Big Buddha and rainbow rocks

Day 31 - Posted on 21 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 19 October, 2015 in Zhangye, China
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Time for another grotto. We’ve had pretty good luck with them before. Mati Si is […]

Horse Hoof Temple

Day 30 - Posted on 21 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 18 October, 2015 in Zhangye, China
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Sky water done. Next stop, Zhangye. As mentioned before, there is no high-speed rail between […]

Continuing down the Silk Road

Day 29 - Posted on 18 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 17 October, 2015 in Zhangye, China
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Near Tianshui is Maiji Shan. It’s a national park, but its crown jewel is a […]

Buddhist grottoes are awesome

Day 28 - Posted on 18 October, 2015 by Richard // Events occurred on 16 October, 2015 in Tianshui, China