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Our next stop was Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. We only went because we saw Arnaud Bertrand post about it (he visited a few days earlier), and it was more or less on the way to Sayram Lake. It’s not a major tourist destination, but it’s a charming little place...

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