{"id":3719,"date":"2014-06-07T02:54:06","date_gmt":"2014-06-07T02:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/setcourseforchina.wordpress.com\/?p=2844"},"modified":"2014-06-07T02:54:06","modified_gmt":"2014-06-07T02:54:06","slug":"day-four-visit-to-a-local-dunhuang-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/?p=3719","title":{"rendered":"Day Four- Visit to a Local Dunhuang Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our tour guide invited us to her parent-in-laws farm just outside the oasis town of Dunhuang.\u00a0 Interestingly, the farms produced mainly cotton and grapes.\u00a0 Yes, that&#8217;s right! In the middle of a desert, farmers were growing cotton and grapes (which require a lot of water) because the government gives out generous subsidies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/dscf3368.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2848\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf3368.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/dscf3356.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2849\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf3356.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The family even cooked us lunch.\u00a0 With their grandson running around in a simple kitchen while using an outside wok, they prepared a tasty feast.\u00a0 The delicious dishes never stopped coming.\u00a0 We eventually had to ask them to stop because we couldn&#8217;t eat one more bite!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/dscf3372.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2853\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf3372.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/dscf3375.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2857\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf3375.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I decided to take a walk through the village and farm land after lunch.\u00a0 This region is so beautiful with the green trees and freshly planted seeds considering the massive sand dunes which linger in the far off distance.\u00a0 The houses looked worn down but the people who lived there were incredibly kind.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/dscf3355.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2863\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf3355.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/dscf3358.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2865\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf3358.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/dscf3361.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2867\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf3361.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/dscf3365.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2869\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf3365.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>China never ceases to amaze me.\u00a0 On the outskirts of the Gobi Desert, an oasis town can thrive.\u00a0 With large buildings and schools the people make due when a sandstorm hits.\u00a0 Farmers work long hours to grow cash crops&#8230;successfully!\u00a0 As I left the farm house, I turned around to catch one last glimpse.\u00a0 Cotton floated in the spring time air as the sun shown down on me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/dscf3377.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2875\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf3377.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our tour guide invited us to her parent-in-laws farm just outside the oasis town of Dunhuang.\u00a0 Interestingly, the farms produced mainly cotton and grapes.\u00a0 Yes, that&#8217;s right! 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