Swarm, swarm!
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The mongolians raced our bus for awhile, then they got bored.
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Here sisi drinks the Baijiu (remember that "milk beer" I mentioned earlier?) we're all given as we get off the bus.
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This guy is awesome.
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Ah, nature. Horses, dirt, and Sony Clies.
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Sisi relaxes after finally getting off the bus.
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This area is covered in windmills. A friend of mine asked the locals if they get any revenue from it. They said no, it all goes to the capital.
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Ahh, welcome to tourist country.
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This is how today's Chinese Mongolians live, in brick hovels (this are some of the nicest ones, many look abandoned but in fact are residences).
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I believe is apparatus is used for coal, one way or the other. It sure looks like an aquaduct to nowhere to my eye, though.
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This reads "Jing Hu Gao Su", or the Beijing-Hohhot Expresway.
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Check out the billingual gas station. The restroom (the field behind the wall), though, is nothing to write home about.
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I apparently missed some very pretty country, because this is where I woke up after a couple hours' nap.
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More mountain scenery.
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As the Chinese like to put it, a nice "scenery." This grammar mistake, by the way, springs from the fact that the Chinese word "Jing Feng" can be used to describe any given sight.
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A rest stop on the Huhhot-Beijing espressway.
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They've got planes. This is their airport. I'm seriously afraid that may be their control tower.
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They've got planes. This is their airport. I'm serious afraid that may be their control tower.
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Houhhot's transportation network is diverse, they've got trains...
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While this building may look less pleasant, it's situated next to a giant man-made lake. Did I mention the provincial government got repremanded for corruption shortly after we got back?
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A houhhot city government building. Not too shabby.
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Milk beer! Everyone's favorite! In case your wondering if this is a mistranslation, it's not. It's really milk alcohol. Traditionally, it's fermented mare's milk. Yes, fermented mare's milk.
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Oh grow up!
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He bought the shirt because he thought it meant that he loved "man balls," but apparently it may mean Tibetan soccer.
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Well that's it for Baotou. Back to Houhhot! They're building a Super 8 here, apparently.
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Quite a good view at night, looking west toward the heart of Baotou.
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Home for a night. Best place in town, by far.
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And the last shot of the gorge, from here it's off to our hotel in BaoTou, the great coal slumopolis.
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The last trestle-shot. Forgive me.
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Jessica luuuves the little camel she bought. Little does she know we're all getting one free at tonight's dinner.
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Why do I get the feeling that trash is destined for somewhere in the distance thataway.
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Though, this is included mainly because I find it absolutely bizzare. Cashmere, by the way, is from Mongolia (Inner and Outer-e.g. the nation of Mongolia).
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This, and the next few pictures, are mostly just beautiful, rather than people-focused.
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The cars get pretty close to the river at their lowest, I wonder if in big floods they could actually reach up to pushed down safety bars.
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The descent is a little distressing, even though you've already done the same thing on the other side.
EAP China! Robert Klein.