View from where I am inside the Silk Road Deluxe Oriental Express Train here at the Train Station (where we stopped for Petrol) in China on Day 4 of my Mysetrious Silk Road wih Deluxe Train Tour………….

Our Deluxe Oriental Express Train continues on the way along the Silk Road here in China……………

Finally, after almost 8 hours of overnight Train ride from Lanzhou, we arrived at Jiayuguan Train Station :

Me just gotten off Dluxe Oriental Express Train standing at Jiayuguan Train Station :

Jiayuguan is located in the Gobi Desert in the middle of Hexi Corridor which is 600km away from Lanzhou.

Jiayuguan means “Barrier of the Pleasant Valley” & it’s the Gullet of the Ancient Silk Road as well as the West Starting Point of the Great Wall of China during the Ming Dynasty…………..

Together with the local colorful Chinese Folk Dancing Troupe is a huge WELCOME BANNER greeting us from Singapore China Express Silk Road VIP Tour Group :

Here’re Zhu Bajie (or “Pigsy” or “Pig”) with his Master on the right - the Chinese Buddhist Monk Xuanzang (or Tang Sanzang) from the classic Chinese Novel “Journey to the West” :

View of pretty & very clean Jiayuguan City from Hua Yuan Hotel (or “Huayuan Dajiudian” in Chinese) - a 4-star Business Hotel located in the Business area of Jiayuguan City :

View of the clean clear Lake water…………..

Lovely Windmill Building at the Lake Park where we use the Chinese Toilet - this time it’s really clean hahah!!

Here’s the quiet tranquil Lake Park :

Me standing beside our Chinese Tour Coach that ealier picked us up at Jiayuguan Train Station :

According to our Jiayuguan Tour Guide Xiao Ma, the above large Bungalows are for the local expatraites & their whole families working here at Jiayuguan City in China! Ahahha wish they’re our own houses too!! Gotten dream on!!!