May 15, 2008 - Lanzhou (Gansu province)

(Lanzhou is on the Yellow River which could usefully be renamed the Chocolate River. ... They could sell me a ticket back to Lanzhou though. ... 3 hours later I was back in Lanzhou, where a taxi-driver/lunatic took me back to the train station. ... I'd had enough of Lanzhou by this time and managed to change my ticket for an overnight train to Dunhuang. ...

Nov 1, 2007 - Dunhuang

En ny togreise i Kina, og vi begynner aa se noen likhetspunkter til togturer vi har tatt tidligere. Mellom Turpan og Dunhuang var vi saa heldig aa treffe en kasakstaner som vi delte taxi med da vi ankom sent paa kvelden, samt en kineser som snakket litt engelsk. ... Dunhuang ligger paa 1100 moh, saa naa er vi begynt oppstigningen. ...

Oct 23, 2007 - Lanzhou

We left the hotel in Dunhuang at 5 am for the airport. Anyhow, made it safely to Lanzhou, met our tour guide, Lily, and traveled another 2 hours to the San Xia Dam, which is on the Yellow river and forms a large reservoir. ... We took a speed boat (a camel would have been better) to the Bingling Grottoes, which are very isolated.We left the hotel in Dunhuang at 5 am for the airport. Anyhow, made it safely to Lanzhou, met our tour guide, Lily, and traveled another 2 hours to the San Xia Dam, which is on the Yellow river and forms a large reservoir. ... We took a speed boat (a camel would have been better) to the Bingling Grottoes, which are very isolated....

Oct 21, 2007 - Dunhuang

A fresh day, Amy took us to the Yulin Grottoes, also known as the Valley of Ten Thousand Buddhas, which is about 2.5 hours from Dunhuang. ... These were only opened to the public in 1997 and have only had 10,000 visitors since that time.A fresh day, Amy took us to the Yulin Grottoes, also known as the Valley of Ten Thousand Buddhas, which is about 2.5 hours from Dunhuang. ... These were only opened to the public in 1997 and have only had 10,000 visitors since that time....

Sep 21, 2007 - Dunhuang

I've arrived in Dunhuang and once again it seems like I'm the only foreigner in town. ... There are two main draws of Dunhuang - the Mogao Caves and their buddist artwork, and the huge sand dunes nearby. ... The Mogao Caves are my first visit, and despite the expensive entrance fee (180Y - the most expensive entrance fee I've paid in China!) they are just about worth it.I've arrived in Dunhuang and once again it seems like I'm the only foreigner in town. ... There are two main draws of Dunhuang - the Mogao Caves and their buddist artwork, and the huge sand dunes nearby. ... The Mogao Caves are my first visit, and despite the expensive entrance fee (180Y - the most expensive entrance fee I've paid in China!) they are just about worth it....

Sep 20, 2007 - Jiayuguan

Its taken 33 hours with very little sleep to get here and I arrived at 4. Jiayuguan has a large fort on its outskirts beyond which was once considered China's wild west, with nothing but desert and the Central Asian hordes. ... The Great Wall ends here as well, I believe.Its taken 33 hours with very little sleep to get here and I arrived at 4. Jiayuguan has a large fort on its outskirts beyond which was once considered China's wild west, with nothing but desert and the Central Asian hordes. ... The Great Wall ends here as well, I believe....

Aug 7, 2007 - iNOW- Lanzhou, Day 1: In which I almost got in a fight with an unnamed laoshi

As I've mentioned before, I am now in Lanzhou with seven of my labmates from Tsinghua, as part of iNOW, a workshop we've been attending the past week. ... For example, I took the train last night from Beijing to Lanzhou while all the foreign students took a flight. ... But once we all arrived in Lanzhou, a thin veil of unequal treatment has remained. ... Pi Yanyan, one of my female labmates, and I decided we wanted to stay in downtown Lanzhou, to hang out along the river and enjoy the evening. ... It was our first time in Lanzhou and we had to get back on the bus. ...

Sep 22, 2005 - Wuwei

Wuwei is a modern town which has a famous tomb. ... As you can see, we have found an internet shop in Wuwei. ... It is the place where the young men of Wuwei go to smoke cigarettes and watch movies on the internet. ...

Sep 21, 2005 - Jiayuguan

A long (615km) dusty day with 180km of roadworks. We have a satellite navigation box in the car and this confirmed that we wer heading in approximately the right direction, so we stuck with it and sure enough found ourselves heading for Jiayuguan. ... Jiayuguan ios known for its fort at the pass that marked the end of China. ... It was considered as the limit of civilisation in ancient Chinese times.A long (615km) dusty day with 180km of roadworks. We have a satellite navigation box in the car and this confirmed that we wer heading in approximately the right direction, so we stuck with it and sure enough found ourselves heading for Jiayuguan. ... Jiayuguan ios known for its fort at the pass that marked the end of China. ... It was considered as the limit of civilisation in ancient Chinese times....

Sep 18, 2005 - Jiayuguan

The 22 hour journey from Xian to Jiayuguan was actually fairly painless.The 22 hour journey from Xian to Jiayuguan was actually fairly painless....

Sep 18, 2005 - Jiayuguan

The 22 hour journey from Xian to Jiayuguan was actually fairly painless.The 22 hour journey from Xian to Jiayuguan was actually fairly painless....

Sep 16, 2005 - En busca de los budistas

Acabadas las gestiones y tras un par de dias salimos zumbando hacia Tongren.Acabadas las gestiones y tras un par de dias salimos zumbando hacia Tongren....