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From Qinghai to Xinjiang: route notes for cyclists and backpackers

Last post by BeaverTerror « Thu Jan 06, 2022 6:35 pm
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by steven » Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:51 am

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This is a short overview of the (infrastructure) changes that have come about on the little used (by foreign travellers) border crossing between...

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I bicycled from Xi'an to Kashgar in April/May 2019 and went through this exact area. At Yitimbulak (Xinjiang border) I was prevented from continuing...

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Thu Jan 06, 2022 6:35 pm
Travel Permit

Last post by Jealgu « Tue Nov 23, 2021 10:44 am
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by Hound_Dog » Sat Oct 30, 2021 12:59 am

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Guys, any truth to the rumour that china wont be issuing overlanding permits next year? Anyone heard similar?

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Next year the olympics are in China and there is a party congress, both reasons to potentially want to shut things down or make things much harder...

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Tue Nov 23, 2021 10:44 am
Is it legal to use a VPN in China?

Last post by Kevin R « Tue Sep 28, 2021 3:00 am
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by ccc » Mon Aug 02, 2021 12:02 pm

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Knows anyone, is it legal to use a VPN in China? Just in case of mobile phone scanning on the China border.
Thanks in advance.

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Actually, there's no clear laws about using VPN in China, lots of Chinese are using various kind of VPNs, such as ExpressVPN, Lantern etc, I am...

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Last post by Kevin R
Tue Sep 28, 2021 3:00 am
Scans tourists' phones by installing malware

Last post by ccc « Mon Aug 02, 2021 5:34 pm
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by ccc » Mon Jul 26, 2021 10:58 pm

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Has anyone ever gotten a phone scan on the China border?

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Thx a lot, hope they have stopped this procedure and here is a quit good explanation, how it was in 2019:

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Mon Aug 02, 2021 5:34 pm
By caravan from Shanghai to Inner Mongolia

Last post by Spretti « Sun Aug 01, 2021 1:25 pm

by Spretti » Sun Aug 01, 2021 1:25 pm

This summer we rented a caravan from Shanghai and drove all the way up to Inner Mongolia. Made an informative page for the caravan about traffic laws...

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Sun Aug 01, 2021 1:25 pm
Tourists are able to drive in China right now

Last post by cztt346 « Sun Oct 18, 2020 6:27 pm
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by Larryuan » Thu Dec 19, 2019 2:27 am
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Hi, guys, :D :D
Just share my experience to drive in China.
I found the government in China processed a new policy to allow tourists to get a...

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The original text of regulation law for temporary entry vehicles and drivers (Order No.90 of MPS, Dec 1, 2006) is here:
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Last post by cztt346
Sun Oct 18, 2020 6:27 pm
Narat Grassland-Baiyinbulak Grassland-Kuqa

Last post by bamboo « Tue Sep 29, 2020 4:03 am

by bamboo » Tue Sep 29, 2020 4:03 am

Hi,

Has anyone traveled from Yining to Narat Grassland and able to find a yurt stay at Nara?
How do you get a permit to Baiyinbulak and how do you...

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Last post by bamboo
Tue Sep 29, 2020 4:03 am
Electronics at the Chinese border?

Last post by cztt346 « Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:16 pm
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by Blindcapitals » Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:03 pm

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Worth mailing electronics to Beijing? Hi all, been planning my trip using caravanistan for a while, but first time posting. I'm travelling from the...

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I'll add that blocking your SIM card if you use a VPN seems to be a problem only in Xinjiang. I never turned on my VPN in Xinjiang for just this...

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Last post by cztt346
Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:16 pm
Urumqi hotels that take foreigners

Last post by emarosa « Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:09 am
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by stanathon » Wed Aug 29, 2018 7:52 am
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We're an Australian and an American and we both speak Chinese. Last week we had a lot of trouble finding a hostel or budget hotel that would accept...

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JinJiang Inn on Hongqi Rd still accepts foreigners.
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Last post by emarosa
Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:09 am
Hotels in Kashgar that accept foreigners

Last post by emarosa « Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:07 am
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by mollser » Fri Oct 05, 2018 3:33 pm
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Hi,
Does anyone know of a hostel/cheap hotel in Kashgar that accepts foreigners. I have just received notification from the hostel I booked that I...

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I stayed in a great little airbnb hotel near the old town. They were able to register me with no worries.
PM for link :)
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Last post by emarosa
Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:07 am
Cycling in Xinjiang

Last post by Road to Frame « Thu Jan 23, 2020 12:22 pm
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by edoardo » Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:50 am
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Just made it by bike to urumqui from bulgan takeshikent border (Mongolia). As it was written in many topics, police situation is just creazy i have...

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Where does this information come from?

Which information exactly? Our reply was personal experience.
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Last post by Road to Frame
Thu Jan 23, 2020 12:22 pm
Kashgar Q&A

Last post by Alaskaflyer « Thu Nov 28, 2019 1:36 am
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by Alaskaflyer » Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:52 pm

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Given the current political situation, does anyone have updated travel information to Kashgar and the Xingjiang Province? Note: I had established...

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Steven; I am not sure that you would be able to answer, but are you familiar with a Waheed, Silkroads_Expeditions? Tony

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Last post by Alaskaflyer
Thu Nov 28, 2019 1:36 am
Leaving China with China registered Vehicle

Last post by bertrand25 « Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:01 am
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by larumo » Thu Jun 27, 2019 9:43 am

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Hello to all fellow travellers,

I am currently planning an overland motorcycle trip from Chongqing, where I currently work, back home to Germany,...

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Hello Larumo, so you managed to cross the border to Kazakhstan with a chinese registered motorbike, with chinese plates? Do you reckon it's possible...

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Last post by bertrand25
Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:01 am
China Transit as Selfdriver - Kashgar New Land Travel Agency

Last post by Madanda32 « Mon Oct 28, 2019 6:35 pm
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by Lysistrata » Sat Sep 07, 2019 2:20 am

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We would like to share our experience concerning our China-Transit from Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan (Torugart to Khunjerab) in September 2019.

Short...

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We would like to share our experience concerning our China-Transit from Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan (Torugart to Khunjerab) in September 2019.

Short...

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Last post by Madanda32
Mon Oct 28, 2019 6:35 pm
Hotan/Hetian experiences?

Last post by BakuBound « Sat Oct 05, 2019 8:00 am
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by StephParis » Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:52 pm
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Hi

Does anyone know the current situation in Hotan ? Are foreigners allowed or not ?

Thanks

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Pinyin counts!

The hotel at that address is the Xi Yu Hotel 西域大酒店.

It is on ctrip Chinese and there is a notation that it accepts foreigners, so...
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Last post by BakuBound
Sat Oct 05, 2019 8:00 am
Best way to see Hotan, Kashgar, Kuqa...

Last post by StephParis « Tue Sep 17, 2019 5:15 pm
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by Cassarian » Fri Aug 30, 2019 4:43 pm

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Hi there,

I’m planning a trip between the cities of Hotan and Urumqi, with the possibility to extend the trip to Dunhuang (if possible).

Probably...

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There could be any problems for foreigners travelling alone in Xinjang, in your opinion?

What kind of problems ?

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Last post by StephParis
Tue Sep 17, 2019 5:15 pm
Yining-Almaty bus Q&A

Last post by Travelgian « Tue Sep 17, 2019 3:02 pm
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by arthurschmidt2000 » Sun Apr 24, 2016 9:30 am
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The books describe very well how to go from Urumqi to Almaty.

There is an alternative via Yining. A hard sleeper from Uru is Y160. The ride takes...

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By the way, I don't understand why many people talk about travelling to Yining and getting bus to Khorgos. Overnight train seems to arrive to...
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Last post by Travelgian
Tue Sep 17, 2019 3:02 pm
VPNs in Xinjiang

Last post by blakep76 « Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:06 am
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by Renangreinert » Tue Jul 09, 2019 8:20 am

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Hi everybody,

Has anyone had the smartphones searched when going to Xinjiang? Do they delete the VPNs?
I am in Mongolia now, and I am planning to...

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Sept 16th-22nd is Internet Safety Week in China.
There have been a lot of crackdowns the past couple of days on formerly functioning VPNs.... Many...

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Last post by blakep76
Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:06 am
using Car Radio OR walkie talkie in Russia, kazakhstan, uzbekistan, kyrgyzstgan, China, tibet, nepal, india

Last post by [email protected] « Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:27 pm

by [email protected] » Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:27 pm

Are we allowed to use car radio's and/or walkie talkie in Russia, kazakhstan, uzbekistan, kyrgyzstgan, China, tibet, nepal, india? Are there any...

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Last post by [email protected]
Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:27 pm
Two passports at Xinjiang border

Last post by richard mole « Thu Sep 05, 2019 10:58 am
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by Blindcapitals » Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:01 pm

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I'm planning to cross into Xinjiang from Kazakhstan end of the month. I posted separately about electronics and got some helpful responses. I just...

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Hi Blind Capitals;

Proceed on the assumption that security,military,police forces know everything about you.
Only be cute if you have something of...

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Last post by richard mole
Thu Sep 05, 2019 10:58 am
questions and checks at xinjiang border

Last post by StephParis « Mon Sep 02, 2019 9:49 am
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by nielba » Sat Aug 17, 2019 2:50 am

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I'm soon planning to cross from Kazakhstan to China and I would like to have some info about what might happen at the border..

first, do I need in...

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About the situation in Kuqa: i’m here presently so it’s definitely not closed to foreigners. Although I might be the only one...

I was there last...

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Last post by StephParis
Mon Sep 02, 2019 9:49 am
PSB Registration?

Last post by BakuBound « Mon Sep 02, 2019 7:10 am
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by chrisquokka » Mon Sep 02, 2019 5:55 am

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Hi, I have just arrived in China for the first time, specifically in Urumqi.

I am British, do not speak Chinese, and staying in Maitian...

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You must register yourself ONLY if you are not staying in a place licensed to provide accommodation. For example, you must register yourself when...

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Last post by BakuBound
Mon Sep 02, 2019 7:10 am
Urumqi to Turpan train- which station?

Last post by StephParis « Tue Aug 27, 2019 1:29 am
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by aknight » Sun Aug 25, 2019 7:39 pm

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Hello, I'll be travelling from Urumqi to Turpan by train next week and I know there are 2 stations in Urumqi but I'm not clear on the best station I...

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I took this train recently : it stopped in both Urumqi south (urumqinan), which is the old station, and Urumqi, which is the new one. Urumqi south is...

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Last post by StephParis
Tue Aug 27, 2019 1:29 am
German news agencies got hold of the chinese surveillance app

Last post by Timlemaitre « Sat Jul 06, 2019 3:46 pm
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by kunibald » Tue Jul 02, 2019 10:32 pm

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Hey, maybe it's of some interest for you. Two german news agencies (the federal NDR and the private Süddeutsche Zeitung, both trustworthy sources...

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Hi
When this app is on your phone, can you see it ?
On jeminay they checked my phone but I don't think it has been set up.

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Last post by Timlemaitre
Sat Jul 06, 2019 3:46 pm
Travelling through Xinjiang

Last post by StephParis « Wed Jul 03, 2019 11:49 am
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by StephParis » Tue Jul 02, 2019 7:42 pm

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Hello everyone

I know there are already some topics about Xinjiang, but I couldn't collect all the informations I need.

My plan is to travel from...

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Travelling by train is also an option and certainty less of a headache as you avoid the ubiquitous checkpoints on road

You're right, but I'm not...

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Wed Jul 03, 2019 11:49 am

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