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Special Route of CVA
CVA has a series of routes on Silk Road
 1st Stop----Xi’an, Tianshui, Lanzhou
  2nd Stop----Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang
  3rd Stop----Ningxi, Linxia, Gannan
  4th Stop----Qinghai, Gelmud
  5th Stop----Dunhuang, Hami, Turpan, Urumqi
Highlight:
 Dunhuang----an oasis strategically located at a religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road. It was a major point of interchange between China and the outside world during the Han(206 BC-220 AD) and Tang dynasties(618-907 AD). Located neat the historic junction of the Northern and Southern Silk Roads, it was a town of military importance. Edges of the city are threatened with being engulfed by the expansion of the Kumtag Desert, which is resulting from longstanding overgrazing of surrounding lands.
 Mogao Caves----form a system of 492 temples. The caves contain some of the finest examples of Buddhist art spanning a period of 1,000 years. Construction of the Buddhist cave shrines began in 366 BC as places to store scriptures and art. The Mogao Caves are the best known of the Chinese Buddhist grottoes and, along with Longmen Grottoes and Yungang Grottoes, are one of the three famous ancient sculptural sites of China.
 Town of Demons ---- also known as Yardang physiognomy, is located in Northwest Dunhuang, bordering Lop Nur Lake in the west.It is the largest one of that kind of Yardang landform discovered to date. It features the unique and wonderful scenes and landscapes of gobi-desertm, just like an architectural art museum of the world.
 Jade Gate----- also called Yumen Pass, located west of Dunhuang. In ancient China, it was a frontier-pass through which the Silk Road passed, connecting Central Asia and China.
 Hami ---- also named Kumul, is an oasis in Hami, Xinjiang. It is the home of the famously sweet Hami melons.
 Turfan----was historically located along the Silk Road’s northern route, at which time it was adjacent to the kingdoms of Korla and Karashahr to the southwest and the town of Qarakhoja (Gaochang) to the southeast. It locates in a mountain basin.
Urumqi ---- the largest city in the western half of China. It has won a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the most remote city from any sea in the world. 2000 years ago, Urumqi was an important town on the northern route of the Silk Road, a vast network of trade routes that also facilitated cultural exchanges throughout Eurasia. The Ancient Luntai Town was a seat of local government, and collected taxes from the caravans along the northern route of the Silk Road.
Bird's nest---- The Beijing National Stadium, also known as the bird's nest which was the main track and field stadium of the 29th Summer Olympics in 2008 and was also its opening and closing ceremonies field.
Forbidden City-----One of the largest and most famous palace groups. In its heyday, some six thousand people lived in the Forbidden City. This included the emperor and his royal family, and his concubines, servants and eunuchs. It is as marvelous as Versailles from France, Buckingham Palace from England, White House form America and Kremlin from Russia.
Beijing---Capital of China, one of the modern and international metropolis in the world. It is home of the 29th summer Olympic Game. In ancient China, six dynasties had capitalized it.
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