Along the old Silk Route. De luxe.
Along the old Silk Route. Ordinary.
Sian, the glory of the T'angs. The Drum Tower. The gate to the Moslem quarters.
Sian, the glory of the T'angs. The Bell Tower.
Lanchow, Kansu. The East Gate.
Lanchow to Shincheng. Our inn and caravan in Shincheng.
Lanchow. Walking is much more comfortable.
Wei River Valley - W. Shensi. Descent to Wukung.
Along the old Silk Road to Europe. Trees planted by General Tso Chung-t'ang on the campaign to capture Yakoob Beg in 1876.
Along the old Silk Road to Europe. On the road for Lanchow, Soochow, Tihua, Kasghar & Stamboul.
Out into the desert beyond the Great Wall. There were 3 days with a good lot of this.
Out into the desert beyond the Great Wall. A strong wind made going hard.
Out into the desert beyond the Great Wall. The pathless desert.
Out into the desert beyond the Great Wall. Leaving Sz Tsui Shan. Northern end of Ningsia Plain.
Crossing an arm of the Gobi, the Alashan Desert. Pure sand.
Crossing an arm of the Gobi, the Alashan Desert. Hard work.
Wu Chung Pao Plain. Main street, Wu Chung Pao.
Crossing an arm of the Gobi, the Alashan Desert. We take turns riding.
Crossing an arm of the Gobi, the Alashan Desert. Sometimes the sand is not so pure.
Crossing an arm of the Gobi, the Alashan Desert. The Yin Mountains of the Odos Desert across the Yellow River from us.
