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Turpan

Posted by Rebecca Lynch on Monday, May 14, 2012,
Turpan in Xinjiang, also known as the "Fiery Land", is the lowest basin in China and second lowest in the world, at 154m. It's the hottest city in China, reaching above 40C, and it came close whilst I was there reaching about 38C! Despite being in the middle of a desert, Turpan's streets are lines with bright trees and plants, with long streets arched with winding twisting grape vines. Turpan has many old villages, ruins, mosques and incredible dessert land surrounding it, which gave it a rea...

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Weekend with Florrie and Francesca ... Exploring Urumqi

Posted by Rebecca Lynch on Monday, March 12, 2012,
After being back in Kuitun for a few weeks,I decided it was time for another visit to Bagang to see Florrie and Francesca. Saturday was spent having a relaxing day in Bagang, starting with movies and baozi, then having a walk through the market to see all the stalls coming back to life after hibernating for winter. It's the time of year now where the streets are getting buisier and everything's coming back to life making little walks more interesting. In the evening, we decided to treat ourse...
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