The Opposite End of China (Xinjiang, China)
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1,500 to 2,000 years ago, people from nearby Gaochang buried important people in underground caves. They turned into mummies in the hot, arid desert climate. Supposedly they found intact dumplings from the Tang Dynasty in one of the caves!

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Descending, alone, into a spooky cave-grave.
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Descending, alone, into a spooky cave-grave.
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Boo! A man from the Tang dynasty.
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Boo! A man from the Tang dynasty.
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It's kinda creepy to be alone in a cave with a woman like this.
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It's kinda creepy to be alone in a cave with a woman like this.
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A wider view of a mummy at Astana.
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A wider view of a mummy at Astana.
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I'm gettin' outta here!
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I'm gettin' outta here!
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Near the graves there is a statue garden where everyone's birth animal is represented. This monkey-man is watching over me.
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Near the graves there is a statue garden where everyone's birth animal is represented. This monkey-man is watching over me.
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This snake-butted couple has some place in the classic story, "Journey to the West".
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This snake-butted couple has some place in the classic story, "Journey to the West".
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