The Gobi Desert

ancient answer appeared asked beasts beautiful become brought called camel caravan carried carter caves Central Central Asia centre centuries China Chinese covered dark deep desert door early face followed foot gate Gobi Hami hand head heard held hills hold horses interest journey knew known lake land later leave light lived looked master means miles Moslem mountain moved never night oases oasis once passed plain reached remained returned river road round Russian sand seemed seen showed shrine side sometimes soon South space stage standing stones stood strange supply talk temple tent things thousand took town traveller trees Tunhwang Turfan Turkestan Turki turned village walked wall whole wide women young