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Innermostasia 174 - March between salt-encrusted Yardangs to south-east of camp CII near shore of dried up Lop sea bed. Here Stein is on one of his most dangerous and significant treks - across the Lop salt sea from Lou lan to Tun-huang in search of the ancient Chinese caravan route that supplied Lou lan and continued across the northern side of the Taklamakan. This trek was in winter and based entirely on Stein's dead reckoning ability.

 

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