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Dongsheng Hotel Lanzhou

No.1463 Donggang East Road, Chengguan District Lanzhou, Gansu, China

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Busy time in the heart of china

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... one I saw and trekked on a more ruined part of the wall to a stunning viewpoint that was worth ever bit of sweat it took to get there. We then took the tobaggan down which was great fun and met the group four minutes over the latest time we were suppoed to be back. I could have easily spent more time up there so was livid to find out we had to back at this time so we could visit the pearl market before our final tour meal that evening. After stewing in the bus I ...

Hard Sleeper to Dunhuang

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... Sam and I both have pretty impressive tans.

In the evening, we embarked on our 13 hour, overnight train ride to Dunhuang. We bought hard sleeper seats, both because we didn't bring enough cash to the train station and because I needed the experience of a hard sleeper, and we found our accomodations just fine.

Unlike soft sleeper beds, hard sleepers aren't in a compartment. They're sectioned off in groups of ...

Xiahe and Labrang Si Monastery

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... the sweet smell of incense cut by the sour smell of Yak-butter candles. Gradually our eyes adjust to the gloom with only the dim candles to guide our way around a large hall, three-storeys high with huge wooden columns holding up a high unseen ceiling. Large red banners hang down almost to where the 700 monks sit kneeling and chanting, reciting their sutras or prayers.

They are bareheaded and barefoot even though it is quite cold. We walk around the large ...

Little Miss China

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... wondering how different we all are. For some, this is home, this is what they are used to. I am but an itinerant traveler whose chosen lifestyle leaves me with nothing more than a passing glance. Aboard a fast moving train, I will have little chance for more. This is first of many, many trains as I make my way across the Asian continent into Europe, and I can hardly comprehend the grandeur of what 'm about to see.

As the ...

Tongli's Pearl Pagoda Garden

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Tongli's Pearl Pagoda Garden

Tongli's Pearl Pagoda Garden is the largest of Tongli's gardens. It is an amazing place. I have been there twice and each time I find a new area I missed. This time I found the living area. I don't know how I missed it because it is large. The living area is gorgeous!It is a courtyard style home ...