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Silk Road Hotel Dunhuang

No.6 Huancheng East Road Dunhuang, Gansu, 736200, China

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Edge of the Gobi

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... man’s Monument Valley or Goblins of southern Utah. I'm sure they were formed by similar geologic processes.


We each had little run-ins at this stop. While Dave was in line to get our tickets, the guy in line behind him reached around and pushed his money into the ticket taker's hand. Dave grabbed the money and held it in the air. The guy reached as high as he could to get his money back. Then the guy ...

Verdant Trees, Light Khaki Sands & Cerulean Sky

A travel blog entry by michellendave

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... originated from England, two Australian women from the Getty Conservation Institute working in Dunhuang on project to develop and institutionalize methods for preserving the murals in the caves, and us two.

We donned radio headsets and were led on the tour by a young Chinese woman. Her story line followed two main themes. She explained the origins and construction of caves and their contents; fresco-like murals and statues, some carved ...

Silk Road, Day 2: Camels

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... I was amazed that the camels were led by this old lady who WALKED across the desert (it's so hard to walk in that sand!). It was pretty cool when we first started riding because it was still really dark outside. As we got closer to the tall sand dune, the sun somewhat started to rise (it was super pretty). The camels stopped at the bottom of the tall dune and we had to walk up it. You could pay to walk up the "stairs" ...

Blazing Beacon

A travel blog entry by laurencegarner

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... occasion it was on mass and even when you looked back at them they continued to stare. I'm not sure if it was my handsome good looks and bronzed tan they were amazed by but it was all very amusing. Since reading 'Foreign Devils on the Silk Road' by Peter Hopkirk I had been very excited about getting to Dunhuang and the Magao Caves nearby. The ...

Ancient cities, and the Chinese idea of tourism.

A travel blog entry by kevinmarkbrown

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... in Paris, with the museum and the lack of English issue in the café, just of course a more extreme version. I really feel that local languages should be respected and accepted, just like culture. Certainly I have had difficulty making myself understood from time to time (often actually), but Chinese tourism can easily survive on Chinese tourists, not unlike France. And on the point of the entrance fees, if the Chinese tourists are happy to pay, then not a big problem (as they ...

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This hotel was formerly known as: Silk Road