Turpan is a city in the North-West of China, along the silk-route.
One of the better hotels in town is Hotel Turpan. Ideally for business meetings but also good to get a room.
China: cooking onboard on the Li river
en route to Macau from Manila and not a pirate in sight!
When a horse festival in the Tibetan village of Litang devolves into a showdown with the Chinese police, tempers flare and bullets fly!
But there are so many rules to remember! Take a deep breath, relax and follow these easy guidelines for good behavior in one of Asia’s most sacred spaces.
National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China.
Designed by Frenchman Paul Andreu
The iconic gate at the entrance of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.
Turpan lays in the province Xinjiang, the biggest province of China. Fifty procent of the population is Uyghur, a Muslim society with people who seem to have a mix of Turkish, Chinese and Russian blood in them.
The Uygher frequent a game of snooker.