The Opposite End of China (Xinjiang, China)
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Turpan's other ancient city...much bigger, but more ruined.

Our Uyghur guide and driver, Parhat, on the road to Gaochang.
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Our Uyghur guide and driver, Parhat, on the road to Gaochang.
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Donkey taxi, ho! Cruising through Gaochang at a respectable pace.
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Donkey taxi, ho! Cruising through Gaochang at a respectable pace.
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Self-portrait on a donkey taxi at Gaochang.
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Self-portrait on a donkey taxi at Gaochang.
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Gaochang, like Jiaohe, contains the remains of a large Buddhist temple. Unlike Jiaohe, however, faint traces of Buddhist painting still remain at Gaochang.
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Gaochang, like Jiaohe, contains the remains of a large Buddhist temple. Unlike Jiaohe, however, faint traces of Buddhist painting still remain at Gaochang.
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Close-up of a faded image of the Buddha.
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Close-up of a faded image of the Buddha.
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Our ill-mannered donkey taxi driver.
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Our ill-mannered donkey taxi driver.
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We didn't like his attitude. We decided to walk back and sent him packing.
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We didn't like his attitude. We decided to walk back and sent him packing.
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Can you see the head?
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Can you see the head?
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My Uyghur guide...err, I mean...David, relaxing in the shade.
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My Uyghur guide...err, I mean...David, relaxing in the shade.
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A big wall remains where there must of once been an impressive building.
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A big wall remains where there must of once been an impressive building.
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Shards of pottery that we managed to collect over just a few minutes. Gaochang is literally littered with the stuff.
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Shards of pottery that we managed to collect over just a few minutes. Gaochang is literally littered with the stuff.
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Some sort of dead, dried-up animal. I think it may be a hedgehog, although I've never seen one before.
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Some sort of dead, dried-up animal. I think it may be a hedgehog, although I've never seen one before.
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A nice, cool cave.
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A nice, cool cave.
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Looking out from inside the cave.
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Looking out from inside the cave.
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Another donkey taxi goes cruising on by, filled with Uyghur children.
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Another donkey taxi goes cruising on by, filled with Uyghur children.
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