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HOW TO
MAKE RESERVATION?
You can make a reservation on Hotel,Airticket & Tour by
E-mail, Fax or Phone. Our office hours: 08:30-18:00(GMT+08:00).
Because of the time difference, it would be better to reserve
by email or message board out of our working hours. Each of
your requests will be respond promptly. You can get our contact
information in our website. Once the tour is confirmed by both
of us, the reservation is made. At the same time, a deposit
is required, and the amount depends on what tour you plan.
The balance you can pay us, upon you arrive Beijing. |
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Throughout Dunhuang's
history of over two thousand years, it has always served
as a critical gateway to the west because of its unique
geographical location at the juncture of Gansu, Qinghai
and Xinjiang. As a result, several emperors throughout
Chinese history have made improvements of these western
fortifications.
However, Dunhuang was also a regional cultural center. The Mogao Grottoes, also
known as the Dunhuang Grottoes or the "Thousand Buddha Grottoes", is
located on the western cliffs of the Singing Sands Mountains. It is one of the
most complete collections of Buddhist frescoes and sculpture from a period ranging
over ten dynasties. |
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| Turpan is an ancient Slik-Road
trading post. The oasis is surrounded by desert and mountains,
ruined cities and Buddist caves. It lies in the Turpan
Depression,154meters below sea level at the lowest point.
Turpan is also an important center of commerce and culture
on the Silk-Road and served as a key staging post on the
north silk route. One of the most interesting thing is
Karez Irrigation Site. It is the site the local persons
are most proud of ,and rightfully so – the irrigation method
is probably their greatest contribution to desert dwellers
and has been employed as far away as Afghanistan and Iran;
Another thing is fruit, especially Grape – well known in
the world. |
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| Slik Road Introduction |
Silkworm was first bred in China around 2600 BC, but it would take two and a half
millennia for it to spread west. The Romans first encountered the material while battling
the Parthians in 53 BC and were told it came from a mysterious tribe in the east. Roman
agents were dispatched, commodities bartered and the "Silk Road" established.
The Chinese had known about trade routes going west across the Taklamakan Desert for
centuries, however these routes only became important when Emperor Wudi of the Han
dynasty formed alliances with western tribes against the northern nomads, China's old
enemy.
In 138 BC,Zhang Qian, a court official, was sent west to negotiate with the Yuezhi tribe.
Unfortunately he was captured and imprisoned for over ten years by the northern
nomads . When he eventually escaped, he discovered the Yuezhi had resettled in northern
India and had adopted a nonviolent way of life, Zhang Qian compensated far his
diplomatic failure by returning with invaluable information about the areas to the west of
the empire and the Intrigued emperor launched more exploratory missions.
Trade quickly grew from these diplomatic missions and the Silk Road was established, It
would eventually become a vast conduit fear exchanging goods and information, stretching
between three continents and thousands of kilometers from Chang'an (the Han dynasty
capital) to Dunhuang, though Turpan, Kashgar and into modern Afghanistan, Iran and
Syria with further branches connecting to the Roman Empire and the Black Sea. Most
caravans only traveled a fraction of the route; goods passed through a chain of middlemen
from China through Central Asia to Europe.
However, more important than the exchanging of goods was the exchanging of ideas.
Buddhism came to China from India over the Karakorum pass and was spread by Silk
Road merchants. The Eastern Han emperor showed signs of interest in this new faith, but
it was during the Northern Wei dynasty when the government adopted it as the state
religion, Many of the local ethnic groups living along the Silk Road adopted Buddhism and
the particularly devout carved grand monuments along the route.
It was during the Tang dynasty when the Silk Road reached its apex; the monk Xuan Zang
made his epic journey to India in search of 6uddhlst scriptures; Chang'an, the cosmo-
politan capital, had over 5,000 foreign traders and each year tons of silk and spices passed
through the city gates. However, when the Tang dynasty fell, so did trade. The Silk Road
finally passed out of use in the 10th century with the discovery of faster and mere
convenient sea routes.
The 19th century saw a revived interest in the ancient Silk Road and it was at this time
when the name was first coined. Treasure hunters and archeologists stormed the Silk
Road, taking with them whatever treasures they could carry. These relics now fill museums
across the world while countless treasures stir lie buried in the sand, maintaining the
mystique and romance of the Silk Road.
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Name |
Nationality |
Age |
Date/
Arrivel |
Duration |
Via |
Persons
/
Children |
Tour
Guide |
Status |
| Sophia
Noviani |
Indonesia |
37 |
26.09.08 |
7 |
Hongkong/Guangzhou/Shenzhen/Beijing/Shanghai |
4 \ 2 |
Indonesia |
Open |
| Oscar
Zuluaga |
Colombian |
58 |
xx.09.08 |
21 |
Beijing/Xian/Guiling/Yanshou/Hanzhou/Shanghai/Hongkong/Bangkog |
1 \ 0 |
English / French
/ Spanish |
Open |
| Ana |
Spanish |
44 |
14.09.08 |
15 |
Shanghai/Hanzhou/Guilin/
Xian/Beijiing |
2 \ 3 |
Spanish / English |
Open |
| Djoni
Widodo |
Indonesia |
59 |
28.09.08 |
8 |
Beijing/Shanghai/Shenzhen |
4 \ 2 |
Indonesia |
Open |
| Adrian
Nistal |
Spain |
32 |
17.09.08 |
16 |
Beijing/Xian/Guiling/Yanshou/Hanzhou/Shanghai |
4 \ 0 |
Spanish |
Open |
| Dov
Steinmetz |
Israeli |
56 |
29.09.08 |
12 |
Lijiang/Dali/Kunming
and Shangri-La |
1 \ 0 |
English |
Open |
| Daniel |
Indonesia |
40 |
25.09.08 |
9 |
Shanghai/Beijing/Guilin |
2 \ 3 |
Indonesia / English |
Open |
| Fauzan |
Indonesia |
35 |
27.09.08 |
9 |
Beijing |
1 \ 0 |
Indonesia / English |
Open |
| Moses
muyiwa Ogundele |
Nigerian |
26 |
XX.09.08 |
60 |
Beijing |
2 \ 0 |
English |
Open |
| Masood
Alam |
Pakistan |
27 |
10.09.08 |
30 |
Guangzhou |
1 \ 0 |
English |
Open |
| Robert |
Indonesia |
40 |
27.09.08 |
10 |
Beijing/Xian/Shanghai |
2 \ 0 |
Indonesia / English |
Open |
| Fonny
Agustine |
Indonesian |
44 |
25.09.08 |
10 |
Beijing/Xian/Shanghai/Guilin/Guangzhou |
4 \ 0 |
Indinesia |
Open |
| Hermanto
Lim |
Indonesian |
37 |
20.09.08 |
7 |
Hongkong/Beijing/xian/shanghai |
9 \ 1 |
Indonesia |
Open |
| Ridwan |
Indonesia |
26 |
25.09.08 |
11 |
Beijing/Xian/Guilin/HuangShan |
3 \ 0 |
Indonesia / English |
Open |
| Denny
/ Maria |
Indonesia |
34 |
28.09.08 |
2 |
Beijing |
4 \ 2 |
Indonesia / English |
Open |
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