Karakoram Highway: The High Road to China |
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... Chinese soldiers , immigrant White Russians and Soviet troops had stamped out these revolts . The People's Republic of China was declared in 1949 , and the Kashgar consulates were shut down . The communists in 1955 declared Xinjiang an ...
... Chinese soldiers , immigrant White Russians and Soviet troops had stamped out these revolts . The People's Republic of China was declared in 1949 , and the Kashgar consulates were shut down . The communists in 1955 declared Xinjiang an ...
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... Chinese are still a small minority in southern Xinjiang ; most are to be seen in government offices . The official language is Mandarin Chinese and each tribe has its dialect , but the speech of the marketplace , and Xinjiang's lingua ...
... Chinese are still a small minority in southern Xinjiang ; most are to be seen in government offices . The official language is Mandarin Chinese and each tribe has its dialect , but the speech of the marketplace , and Xinjiang's lingua ...
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The High Road to China John S. King. you entered China . Passports are returned as you re - board the bus . Officials here ... Chinese bus normally leaves when formalities are completed , although some travellers have been stranded here ...
The High Road to China John S. King. you entered China . Passports are returned as you re - board the bus . Officials here ... Chinese bus normally leaves when formalities are completed , although some travellers have been stranded here ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
FACTS ABOUT THE REGION The Karakoram Highway 10 History 12 Geography 17 | 17 |
FACTS FOR THE VISITOR Visas Permits Regulations 28 Embassies 31 Customs | 48 |
Copyright | |
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Aabpara Abbottabad Aga Khan Airport Babusar Balakot Baltit Baltit Fort Bank Rd Batura Besham bridge bus stand buses cafes canyon Centre Chalt Chaprot Chilas China Chinese Chowk Cinema climb Dasu east foreigners Ganesh Gilgit Glacier Gojal Gulmit Havelian highway Hong Kong Hospital Hunza River India Islamabad Ismaili Jamat Khana jeep road Kaghan Valley Karakoram Karimabad Kashgar Kashmir Kashmir Rd Khunjerab Pass Kohistan Komila Mansehra Market metres Mosque mountain Murree Murree Rd Muslim Nagar Nala Nanga Parbat NAPWD Rest House Naran NATCO Northern Areas Pakistan Pamir passenger Suzuki Passu Pattan Peak Pir Wadhai Pirali Places to Stay police PTDC Rajah Bazaar Rakaposhi Rawalpindi Saddar Saddar Bazaar Shia shops side Silk Road Skardu summer Sust Swat Tashkurghan Taxila There's ticket Tourist town travellers treks trip Urdu Urumqi Uyghur View Hotel village visa wagons walk Xinjiang