Silk Road Pictures, China

Finally, away from all the tourists at Lanzhou...

 

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Lanzhou,
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Turfan, Urumqi Photos, China

...on the way to the Silk Road fort at Jaiyuguan.

 

Silk Road fort at Jaiyuguan, gateway

The fort's gate.

 

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Turfan vineyards, Silk Road, China

The vineyards of Turfan are famously productive in spite of the dry terrain,...

 

Gaochang ruins, Silk Road, China

...Gaochang's ruins are spectacularly bleak, while the...

 

  

Thousand Buddha Caves, Turfan, China

...Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, near Turfan are the biggest tourist draw in the area.

 

Silk Road photos, left side: the extremely Yellow River at Lanzhou, coloured by silt; the gate of the old fort of Jaiyuguan; Gaochang moonscape. Right side: spectacular arid surroundings of the old Silk Road fort; productive vineyards in a desert environment at the Silk Road's Turpan [Turfan]; the touristy but interesting Thousand Buddha Caves at Bezeklik.

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