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China: An old caravanserai, now a museum, next to the sand dunes of Mingsha Shan (Mingsha Hills) in the Kumtag
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China: An old caravanserai, now a museum, next to the sand dunes of Mingsha Shan (Mingsha Hills) in the Kumtagh Desert, Dunhuang, Gansu Province
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Halting places, generally styled caravanserai in Turkish and Persian, were established by rulers to promote and protect the trade that enriched their kingdoms. Ideally these were roadside inns placed a day apart where travellers could eat, sleep and recover from the day's journey, with their animals securely tethered, watered and fed, and their precious goods safely within walls.

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China / Asia / Asia / Historical Images / historical / silk road / accommodation / asian / architecture / historical pictures / chinese / desert / museum / history / dunhuang / caravanserai / kumtag / taklamakan / kumtagh / Gansu / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto

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