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 | Bactrian camel caretakers snooze on the dunes of the Mingsha Sand hills of the Gobi desert in the ancient Silk Road oasis town of Dunhuang, May 27, 2006. Dunghuan is also home to the the famous Mogao Grottoes. There is a total of 492 caves housing one of the countrys most famous collections of Chinese Buddhist scriptures frescoes and paintings. click to open  |  | Ethnic Uighur Muslim women ride in the back of a tractor past the famed livestock Sunday market bazaar in Kashgar, a major Silk Road hub for over 2,000 years and the heartland of the Uighur ethnic minority in China, May 21, 2006. Islam penetraded Xinjiang during the 11th and 12th century, taking hold of the Western region and pushing further into eastern areas of the province in the 14th century. China, the United Nations and neighboring Central Asian countries plan a program aimed at reviving the ancient Silk Road by boosting investment, trade and tourism. click to open |
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