Tohto Hypersonic August 8, 2024 Share August 8, 2024 (edited) On 8/7/2024 at 10:01 AM, therock said: If you've never walked in the desert, it's great cardio... Every step takes thrice the effort.. Making it halfway was good enough for me... the younger ones ran all the way to the top... then took the slide down.. There's sand everywhere, like in my ahem areas too Forgot to swop to my tevas... so I have to walk with sand in my shoes / socks and all... Expand What is the temperature there? My only visit to desert was to Inner Mongolian, Ordos. 10yrs ago on a business trip. When the wind blow, basically will eat sand. The sand is very fine. Edited August 8, 2024 by Tohto ↡ Advertisement 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic August 8, 2024 Author Share August 8, 2024 Onward to the Mo Gao Grottoes! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic August 8, 2024 Author Share August 8, 2024 (edited) People mountain, people sea... An extraordinary complex of cave structures, with more than a thousand year history.. You only get to see a few of them, but they are filled with a certain sense of history. Get a guide, it's worth it Edited August 8, 2024 by therock 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic August 8, 2024 Author Share August 8, 2024 This one is for you @Tianmo They guard the Buddhas inside... A lot of apsara too 飞天 https://chineseodysseypd.com/2020/01/25/the-flying-nymphs-of-mogao/ 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic August 8, 2024 Author Share August 8, 2024 On 8/8/2024 at 1:11 AM, Tohto said: What is the temperature there? My only visit to desert was to Inner Mongolian, Ordos. 10yrs ago on a business trip. When the wind blow, basically will eat sand. The sand is very fine. Expand This is about the only time your juniors turn to you and say you're hot... and boy it's hot... the skin burns, the feet burn too.. 'only' 37 in the evening, going down to 17 when the sun goes down, but wow... the sand keeps the heat... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic August 8, 2024 Author Share August 8, 2024 Then we set off... To Jia Yu Guan! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohto Hypersonic August 8, 2024 Share August 8, 2024 On 8/8/2024 at 6:14 AM, therock said: Then we set off... To Jia Yu Guan! Expand China highway is really world class now, even in ulu place .. In comparison, US highway is bumpy and at time even pot hole. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tianmo Hypersonic August 8, 2024 Share August 8, 2024 On 8/6/2024 at 1:06 PM, inlinesix said: Drink 農夫山泉 Expand 农夫山泉有点甜，你知道为什么有点甜吗? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Hypersonic August 8, 2024 Share August 8, 2024 On 8/8/2024 at 6:53 AM, Tianmo said: 农夫山泉有点甜，你知道为什么有点甜吗? Expand 为什么 为什么 为什么 😂 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teomingern 6th Gear August 8, 2024 Share August 8, 2024 "BTW, if you get a good pHD student, who shows initiative, please help her with a good write up.. (help her get a good job)" Eh? This is your doctoral student? And you're in research? Ah... unfortunately I not towkay.... can't help... heh heh... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teomingern 6th Gear August 8, 2024 Share August 8, 2024 On 8/6/2024 at 12:21 PM, therock said: We are so used to low salt / less oil that we will find food elsewhere quite salty / oily I drank a lot more tea / water... Oh don't drink tap water over in LZ... Expand Otherwise LS in LZ... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic August 8, 2024 Author Share August 8, 2024 For these long trips, getting a good transport is important.. With six of us in the car, we got a Merc Sprinter, which has enough luggage space, a good set of very comfortable seats with the middle ones having a massage function no less.. But speaking of LS, on the second day, my driver had the runs, so we stopped more often than we liked, haha We are at the middle of nowhere pit stop now.. And I thought of our Maxus bro when I took this There are cameras everywhere in the cities Not just for speeding, but for using handphones, no seatbelts etc Oh and this SUV from China was pretty handsome Called the tank, looks the part too... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic August 8, 2024 Author Share August 8, 2024 On 8/8/2024 at 7:36 AM, teomingern said: "BTW, if you get a good pHD student, who shows initiative, please help her with a good write up.. (help her get a good job)" Eh? This is your doctoral student? And you're in research? Ah... unfortunately I not towkay.... can't help... heh heh... Expand You know what's amazing / nuts... Listening to my HOD trying to zoom in and examining a pHD defense whilst hurtling along a road next to the Gobi Desert I don't know how much data he used in that two hour session... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic August 8, 2024 Author Share August 8, 2024 Quick meal again.. The celery with chicken is nice I tried to tell a joke about eating more of it and having a higher salary.... my junior and the Chinese companion was rolling their eyes at my "冷笑话" haha 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic August 8, 2024 Author Share August 8, 2024 As I head to the desert, I'm actually listening to one of my fav Chinese tunes from a lady who was famous in the 80s, with a very clear voice that rivalled Julie Andrews Her album cover is quite apt for my trip... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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therock Supersonic August 8, 2024 Author Share August 8, 2024 We are tar-getting to reach just before sunset, so I guess I share some online videos introducing this place ↡ Advertisement 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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