Introducing Zhōngwèi
Zhōngwèi lies 167km southwest of Yínchuān on the Lánzhōu–Bāotóu railway, between the sand dunes of the Tengger Desert (Ténggélǐ Shāmò) to the north and the Yellow River to the south. In addition to its unusual setting, Zhōngwèi has a fairly relaxed pace – a nice change from the rush of most Chinese cities.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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Re: Gansu Itinerary help
by akdn1 22 July 2011
Looks like a pretty comprehensive Gansu travel plan. Should be good. To me, it seems to make a bit more sense to link Linxia-Xiahe-Xinin…
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Re: Gansu Itinerary help
by bai3feng1 22 July 2011
Two excellent ideas, @egjeg. Zhongwei does look good, and stopping at Jiayuguan on the way up from Xining to Dunhuang makes very good…
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RE: Gansu Itinerary help
by egjeg 22 July 2011
I enjoyed Zhongwei more than Yinchuan. The Xixia tombs aren't that exciting, and the western film studios are really kitchy. Why not…
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