The little desert oasis of Dunhuang is where the travelers on the Silk Road sheltered by the Great Wall rested and prepared for one of the toughest stretches of their journey.

敦煌这个小小的沙漠绿洲便是丝绸之路上的旅行者的一个避难所，也是他们获得休憩和准备下一段更艰苦的行程。

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Dunhuang was a desert oasis and an important town on the Silk Road in ancient times.

敦煌是古代丝绸之路上的沙漠绿洲和重要城镇。

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The torch moves on Wednesday to the Silk Road oasis city of Kashgar, then to the cities of Shihezi and Changji on Thursday.

圣火周三将到丝绸之路上的绿洲喀什，然后周四到达石河子市和昌吉市。

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Carrying amorphous sacks, they passed back and forth over the heights of the Karakoram, along routes known to generations of Silk Road travellers, to trade in the remote oasis towns of Xinjiang.

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