Hop on a motorcycle and ride across China. Ride into the West. Out of urban industrialization and into the borderlands. Over packed dirt and concrete to a land still breathing with its own lungs. Bring your friends. If you think you’re dreaming, pay more attention.
From Collages

Monday, July 16, 2007

Day 5: Tianshan to Jingpeng Zhen, Inner Mongolia


Distance: 260 km
Expenses: gas 25rmb, hotel 40rmb
Events:
  • Arrived in Jingpeng via tunnel.
  • D and T hiked in the surrounding mountains.
  • D and T met a young boy and girl who hiked with them and, afterwards, invited them on a tour of the walled compound that was their home. D and T helped the children and their family load a truck with dynamite.
  • While inside the TNT family's home, the young boy showed D and T his collection of VCDs, pointing to Terminator and indicating that it is his favorite film.

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