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Gansu in 9 days - 敦煌,七彩丹霞,嘉峪关,莫高窟 和 新龙门客栈,张掖·!


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On 8/8/2024 at 5:40 PM, therock said:

On the way again, before the sun sets...

西出塞外

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Holland ar. Don't seems like the way to India? 

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On 8/9/2024 at 7:39 AM, Lala81 said:

Holland ar. Don't seems like the way to India? 

Actually it's interesting, but Xuan Zhang had to pass through this Jia Yu Guan, then onwards... he wasn't the first monk but he is a real person..

They hug the rim of the desert and go west...

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Wah... your trip really breathless leh... can die one... rush until like this even though you aren't doing any driving... heh heh... thank you for the nice photos of the desert... but I see the food, I want to faint... it's like meat all the way and looks the same anywhere... a bit like my experience in Japan for a month... get a bit sick of it after a while, no?

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On 8/9/2024 at 10:32 AM, teomingern said:

Wah... your trip really breathless leh... can die one... rush until like this even though you aren't doing any driving... heh heh... thank you for the nice photos of the desert... but I see the food, I want to faint... it's like meat all the way and looks the same anywhere... a bit like my experience in Japan for a month... get a bit sick of it after a while, no?

Desert no vegetables. No eat camel or mutton = die.

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On 8/9/2024 at 10:32 AM, teomingern said:

Wah... your trip really breathless leh... can die one... rush until like this even though you aren't doing any driving... heh heh... thank you for the nice photos of the desert... but I see the food, I want to faint... it's like meat all the way and looks the same anywhere... a bit like my experience in Japan for a month... get a bit sick of it after a while, no?

Work trip bro... so all the R&R is a bonus... and I'm with much younger folks who can go four hours of sleep... haha

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On 8/9/2024 at 1:25 PM, therock said:

Work trip bro... so all the R&R is a bonus... and I'm with much younger folks who can go four hours of sleep... haha

That's tough... tell them don't burn the candle at both ends... it will come back and bite them... heh heh...

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On 8/9/2024 at 1:26 PM, therock said:

Zhang Ye!

 

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Wah your last photo... you shot straight into the direct sun? Careful your camera sensor doesn't get fried... ha!

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On 8/9/2024 at 10:47 AM, Lala81 said:

Desert no vegetables. No eat camel or mutton = die.

Got lar... different type only... I see lots of vegetables or root vegetables but still overwhelmingly meat... a bit jelat by just looking at the meat... ha ha...

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On 8/9/2024 at 1:49 PM, teomingern said:

Got lar... different type only... I see lots of vegetables or root vegetables but still overwhelmingly meat... a bit jelat by just looking at the meat... ha ha...

Their vegetable probably imported or from few hundred km away. 

When the soil is so dry, it at most can support some grass or adapted trees. 

There's no significant agriculture near desert areas. 

Its not just the lack of water. The soil is too dry/hard for the plant roots to develop. Also the temperature extremes. The nights are too cold at certain times of the year for most  plants/ vegetables to thrive. 

In all dry environments, without technology, you have to survive with animals who can forage the grass. 

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A last look then it's off to the airport

Three legged flight

Zhang Ye to LZ, then to PVG then to SIN...

 

 

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On 8/9/2024 at 3:57 PM, therock said:

A last look then it's off to the airport

Three legged flight

Zhang Ye to LZ, then to PVG then to SIN...

 

 

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See how much cleaner they are compared to us? People progress, we regress. 

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Wah delays are really common here …

two hours delay 

I could have seen more scenery or slept more 😅 

domestic flights are pretty strict on luggage allowance so beware 

good thing my HOD had a gold card 👌 

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Extended stopover in Shanghai.... plane delayed again, so my friend brings us to this Michelin Star place...

Very old Shanghai atmosphere and the food is nice

The crab is really wow 

Ren He Guan 

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On 8/9/2024 at 7:59 PM, therock said:

Extended stopover in Shanghai.... plane delayed again, so my friend brings us to this Michelin Star place...

Very old Shanghai atmosphere and the food is nice

The crab is really wow 

Ren He Guan 

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Eh sorry? Where's the crab?

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