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Silk road and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region tour
The classic journey through China in the footsteps of Marco Polo, from the Pamir to Kashgar,across Xinjiang to Xi'an and Beijing. For thousands of years the Silk Road was plied by merchants and camel caravans seeking the riches to be found in far-off China. It was a hard ,dangerous and often fatal route ,first chronicled in the writings of Marco Polo .If today the danger has largely gone, this journey through the Pamir and across the desert and mountains of Xinjiang still remains its fascination and historic interests. Silk Road, an ancient business route connected the Chinese civilization with the central Asia and Europe and North Africa , which is so famous in the history for the function it took .The route make your dream came true that you will have the feelings and the changes of times and beautiful nature scenery
The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, called Xiyu (Western Region) in ancient times, is located in northwestern China. Largest in area of all the province-level administrative regions of China, it covers an area of 1.66 million sq.km, almost one sixth of the total Chinese territory. Xinjiang borders Russia, Kazakhstan, Kirghiziastan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Mongolia, India Afghanistan, also Gansu and Tibet. It is a place where there was the earliest colonization in the world, and it is a place that inspired the greatest poets in China. From the highland where Mt K2, 8611meter at the altitude, the second highest on our planet, stands to the basin lake that is 154 meters below the sea level, Xinjiang is the paradise for outdoor activities. No need to say its exotic lifestyles and majestic scenery interest all. |
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