The Gobi Desert

Abbot Wang ancient Ansi army Asian asked Barkul bazar beasts beautiful brought Buddhist called camel caravan carried carter caves Central Asia centre China Chinese Chung-ying colour cotton courtyard dark desert door dunes Etzingol followed gate Genghiz Khan Gobi Gobi Desert Hami Han dynasty hand heard hills horses Hsüan Tsang innkeeper journey Kansu Kashgar Khan knew lake lama land learnt leave lived looked Lukchun Ma Chung-ying melons miles Mongol Mongolian Moslem mountain mules never night nomad oases oasis once passed pilgrim plain province of Kansu reached recognised river road round Russian sand shelter shrine Sir Aurel Stein soldiers South stage stones stood strange talk temple tent tomb town trade-routes traveller trees Tungan Tunhwang Turfan Turkestan Turki Uighur Urumchi village walked wall women wooden word wutung Yolbas young