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Silk Road, China 絲綢之路 (18 Apr - 3 May 2003)

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chin:
In the afternoon of 27 April, three of us split with the rest of the family to spend the night in the Kalakuli Lake.

The lake is situated in an altitude of 3500m by the side of Karakoram Highway to Pakistan.

During the 3 hours drive from Kashgar, we saw highway construction almost everywhere.

I was very disappointed at the tourism development of the lake. Especially after visiting the Chandra Taal lake in norther India. I think people who came this far to see a high altitude lake wants to see the lake at its natural beauty and enjoy the tranquality.

Setting up pool tables on the shore and water bikes in the lake is bad enough an idea. Letting the equipment rot after the failed business venture is even more unforgivable.

chin:
We planned to setup our own tent for the night in Kalakuli Lake. But when we arrived, we found that the yurts are just opened for the coming season. So we were happy to be their first customers.

At night we went out of the tent to see the bright night sky.

The night was very very cold. Our drinking water were all frozen solid the next day.

chin:
A cold but very nice morning at the Kalakuli Lake.

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