"Getting Lost going to the Great Wall". BEIJING. What happens with your phrase book fails you....
"A Ming/Qing Dynasty Village". PINYAO (Shanxi) A well preserved village with beautiful courtyard homes built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and an in tact ancient wall.
"A Muslim Market & Buddhist Taer Si". XINING (Qinghai). A long and culturally eventful day starting with a colorful market run by the Muslim Hui people followed by walk around the important Tibetan monastery of Taer Si.
"A Pilgrimage Kora around Labuleng Monastery". XIAHE (Gansu). A memorable circle around the famous pilgrimage temple of Labuleng Si, one of Tibetan Buddhism's most active monastery complexes.
"The Magao Grottos". DUNHUANG (Gansu) The most impressive historical sight we visited in China.
"The Famous Kashgar Bazaar" and "The Crazier Hotan Bazaar". KASHGAR & HOTAN (Xinjiang). Colorful and chaotic Sunday markets in historical Silk Road towns, selling everything from silk to sickles.
"A Little Camel Trek". HOTAN (Xinjiang). A two day camel trek into the Taklamakan Desert with sand dunes as far as they eye can see.
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