"I got to Jiayuguan in the evening and my first task was to find the CITS office to get a train ticket to Beijing. I checked into a hotel near the bus station and negotiated a 55Y p ..."
A travel blog entry from Jiayuguan by
grizzly
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"Right then. After a fleeting, but most enjoyable, visit to Datong, I have arrived in Jiayuguan. If you're not quite sure where thit is, you are not alone. I was totally unaware of ..."
"As far as silk road cities go, Jiayuguan isn't a bad one to arrive into at night. After almost two weeks among mud brick houses and dirt roads, the neon lighting and wide asphalt b ..."
"Jiayuguan is a rather drab and depressing city on the edge of the Gobi desert. The city was on the ancient silk route, but since the mid-60's, it's main reason to be there is an en ..."
"Set off down the Gansu Corridor to Jiayuguan Fort - the last point on the Great Wall before the rather large desert crossing. The fort was fun, with camel rides and the chance to d ..."
"Again, after another slight sleep in hard seat, I wake up on front of a magnifiscient view. To the East, the early Gobi stands guarded by a range 5000m snowy mountains, the north e ..."
"Sunday the 17th of September 2006 Bus to Jiayuguan, 190 miles. The bus station was packed. I asked a guy busily loading a bus if they went to Jiayuguan. He repeated me and then he ..."
"another town with another unpronounceable name. havent seen another "westerner" since xi'an which is both good and bad. lanzhou was nothing special..and without knowing i booked my ..."