Well now, we dreamed, Venturi did! Here we are in the desert Gobi, and it confirms it is a desert ...
Aaaaah, the perfect place to sulk .... We continue our progression through lands now completely dry and the heat increases to sweat .... In fact this is not the correct term, since the air became very dry and the sweat evaporates instantly ... Very convenient, no halo under the arms, but insured against chapping and skin turned into parchment ... Here
more question to miss with refills between two points, we rely on our "Shanghai" to lead us safely crossing fingers, thumbs, feet, hair and teeth ....
Geraldine caressing our coach in the grain. And finally, we arrive at Dunhuang, a major stop on the Silk Road, lost oasis at the foot of a desert dune , the highest in the world. The highest culminates at 1750 meters above sea level
Ge and Xav weekend in Pyla.
Dunhuang is famous for its caves carved into the sandstone cliff-side, containing sculptures of incredible and paintings of Buddhist inspiration, the tangible remains of intense exchanges between India and China to the Golden Age of the Silk Road ...
Over 45,000 manuscripts have been discovered on the site (now classified as World Heritage) early last century. Some are written in Sanskrit, some in Hebrew, Chinese, Arabic, all deal with subjects as diverse as art, astronomy, mathematics or philosophy. Masterpieces of the oldest dating back to 4th century AD (Jesus Christ, not Jean-Claude).
amazing coincidence, when we visited, the inhabitants of the region, mostly Buddhists celebrating Buddha's birthday , hence the great excitement about this fabulous site ...
Behind this structure carved into the sandstone seated Buddha sits a top of 36 meters ... 
Fervor special on this special day .... Lastminute: bothered me as I, I decided to silt up the poor "Shanghai" under the guise of making nice pictures with the dunes at the bottom ...
Shame total I dig to local villagers hilarious ... 
Mission "sand ladders" completed with the help of our new friends, just here for a few heaps of sand in the background, pffffff .... Tomorrow we take the road towards the next major step of the Silk Road: Turpan , we will reach in a few days, if Buddha does not mind ...
Xav
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