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Oude stad in het donker
... moeten hier wel schoon zijn, ze hebben hier een electrische stokjes-ontsmetter.
Bij een grote, in een kelder verstopte supermarkt slaan we nog wat voorraad in en dan kunnen we weer er tegenaan.
We willen nog een stuk muur gaan bekijken dat ergens in de middle of nowwhere ligt. Onze atlas geeft geen hints en een fatsoenlijke landkaart schijnt er niet te bestaan in China. Gewoon blijven vragen. In het gebied waar we doorheen rijden is de maisoogst in volle ...
Dunhuang, heritage, and the commodity of tourism
... prices. Flagged up by the local tourist industry as a 'must-see' attraction, the dunes attracted huge swarms of tour buses and independent travellers alike, keen to experience the magnitude and wild charms of these sandy mounts. As with many natural attractions, however, these dunes had been enclosed and commodified, strictly controlled by security guards and fronted by a brash, shiny entrance gate.
We had been tipped off that there was a way past the perimeter fence ...
Verdant Trees, Light Khaki Sands & Cerulean Sky
... shouting out a number from 2 to 20. If one shouts out a number that is equal to the total number of fingers extended, then he will win, while the person shouts a number that is less, will lose the game and has to take a drink as a punishment. It seems like a Chinese version Rock-Paper-Scissors, shouting the countdown in boisterous drunken voices. From the voices of the players, we concluded that both winners and losers do plenty of drinking. ...
Silk Road, Day 2: Camels
... After waiting at the top for a little while, we literally saw the entire sunrise. I didn't know that the sun could rise so fast! At first we saw the sun just kinda peaking out of the horizon and then in a matter of minutes, we saw the entire sun come out. It was so round and so orange. It looked amazing with the sand dunes in the background. To get down the sand dunes, you could buy a ticket to use a slide down, ...
Fantastic day seeing Silk Road / Great Wall sites
... I turned down an invitation to drink from it though. The raisins in the restaurant were home-grown, the chicken home-breed.
The nearby attraction was the Ruins of the Yangguan Pass. Here had been built a reconstruction (à la Fynske Landsby) without the people. If I knew more of the history it might have been interesting. Maybe. Not really my cup of tea, although well-made. The remnant of the outpost on the hill, in multi-coloured dunes, ...
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Yangguan Hotel
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Mogao Hotel
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Dunhuang Grand Hotel
No.994 Yangguan Middle Road, Dunhuang | Hotel -
Silk Road Hotel
No.6 Huancheng East Road, Dunhuang | Hotel -
Mogao Grand Hotel
Downtown, Dunhuang | Hotel -
Feitian Hotel
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Golden Leaf Hotel
No.37 Mingshan Road, Dunhuang | Hotelfrom $64 -
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