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Eric and Alex came for a visit and bravely agreed to visit Ningxia province. First stop - local ancient tombs...
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Looks like a movie set...
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Then driven out into the desert in these pseudo-military vehicles. Drivers are insane, having clearly watched too many "Fast & Furious" bootleg DVDs (or as bootleg DVDs are known here - "DVDs")...
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Then out into the desert - that's Eric and Alex atop camels. This is perhaps the only time during their visit that Alex can look in all directions without witnessing intellectual property infringement...
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First time wearing desert headgear...
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G liked the camel ride, but was partial to the 4-wheeler. While G rode, we adults debated how far it was to the nearest personal injury lawyer...
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Ningxia trip night #2 we spent at these lovely looking brand new european style villas. Once inside, you wouldn't know you were in China - except for the plumbing, of course...
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Speaking of plumbing, if you want to take a shower with your toaster, there's a thoughtful electrical outlet located right there...
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The resort featured acres of flowers...
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We floated down the yellow river on a traditional raft - buoyancy is provided by goatskin balloons underneath....
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Ningxia is agricultural (for now) - here are some crops drying...
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We visited a muslim village - quirky mix of local muslim minority culture, han chinese, and always exhortative communism...
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