Kunlun Hotel Lanzhou
No.888 Nanchang Road, Chengguan District Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Busy time in the heart of china
... check in so we dumped luggage and after the best buffet breakfast, went straight out to Tianamen Square,the central square in Beijing followed by the foridden city. It was a little bit rushed but there was a lot to see however as expected we ended up with ample time to spend in the gift shop. This seems to be a common occurance on the tour as they ry to lure us into to buying more souvenirs.
I spent my free afternoon hunting out the hostel i'll be staying in ...
Silk Road, Day 6: 兰州
... a speed boat. The driver was crazy!! He would do all these sharp turns and stuff for “fun.” It was pretty fun, but so scary… felt like the boat would flip over! On the river, we saw the most interesting mosque ever. The mosque is located right at the edge of the water, so it was shaped like a boat! It was so different than any other mosque I’ve ever seen before; I thought it was pretty ...
Xiahe and Labrang Si Monastery
... we decide to head on down to explore the monastery from ground level.
We cross the river on an old wooden bridge passing women dressed in traditional Tibetan sheepskin coats "kowtowing" their way to the temple. They clasp their palms together in front of them, bend at the waist and then slide their hands and knees on the ground completely prostrating themselves. Their hands and knees are covered with the soles of shoes or pieces of worn leather for protection. Some ...
A huge city that nobody has heard of
... Meridian, which is 0 degrees. Similarly, latitude increases as you move north or south from the equator. So a greater number means that I am further to the east. If I am to make it around the world in a westerly direction, I had better get moving. I will do just that when leave here aboard a west bound train to the far northwest city of Urumqi (pronounced: ...
Tongli's Nanyuan Teahouse
... with a wood fire. In the past it was cheaper to go to a Tiger Kiln to buy the day's drinking water than to burn wood to boil your own, so every morning everyone would head there to purchase water. They no longer use theirs, but they keep it clean and stocked so it looks like it is still used. The second floor is filled with tables and chairs and has windows all the way around offering nice views of Tongli. There is a stage set ...


