Hami to Turpan, China, June 2016

Dag 39. Hami til  Turpan, 417 km

I dag igen gik turen igennem ørkenlandskab. Vores endestation var Turpan en by som ligger 155 m under havets overflade. Her er godt varmt, vi nåede op på 40 grader midt på eftermiddagen.

                                          Beautiful desert landscape - Flot ørken landskab

More windmills - Flere vindmøller

The view through my sunglasses - Udsigten igennem mine solbriller

A film shoot set - En dekoration fra en film

Ca 30 km fra Turpan stoppede vi ved Bezeklik hule komplekset. Nogle huler hvor der er mange vægmalerier af Buddha, disse malerier er malet fra det 6. til det 14. århundrede, dog er det begrænset hvor mange som er tilbage, eftersom nogle tyskere og englændere røvede hulerne i begyndelsen af det 20. århundrede. Det var en flot, men varm oplevelse. Hele landskabet er utroligt flot, ørken bjerge – helt fantastisk.

The local entertainer - den lokale entertainer

Efter det kørte vi direkte til vores hotel. Sophie og jeg gik ud for at finde et vaskeri og hæve penge, de andre slappede af.

Street food - Gadekøkkener

Her i Turpan sættes der også gadekøkkener op om aftenen, så vi fik igen lokal mad, dejlig grill kylling og brød, med Tuborg øl til.

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23rd June. Distance 417 km, driving time 5 hours

Today, we drove towards Turpan.

Turpan is a town, which is 450 ft below sea level. This is the second lowest place, after the Dead Sea. This being said, it makes it the hottest/ warmest city in China. The province of Xinjiang, in which Turpan is situated, is Chinas largest province, and is home to the Uighur people who are 90 % Muslims.

Super highways - Fantastiske veje

Huts for grape drying - Hytter til drue tørring

The scenery today was again flat lands, as we were driving through the Gobi desert.

The temperature outside the car reached 40 degrees plus.

Just before we reached the town of Turpan, we drove into the mountains, and visited a beautiful place, where they had hundreds of small caves, with murals of Buddha. These murals were apparently stolen, by first the Germans and then the British, but whatever was left, was still beautiful. The landscape here is amazing with sand dunes and Rocky Mountains.

Sleeping security guard - Sovende vagt

Amazing caves - Flotte huler

We drove straight to Turpan, which has grapes growing all around it, and is famous for its Chinese crappy wines. It amazes me, how the Chinese when given a square inch of land, will grow something on it.

Grapes as street lamps - Vindruer som gadebelysning

Street food - Gadekøkken

Had another fantastic meal today of kebabs, grill chicken and Tuborg beer