So Yep they were right Turpan is HOT HOT HOT!!!.
As we stepped off the train we received a welcoming dry heat of 45 C+. I never thought I would be looking for the nearest air-conditioned bus.
FACT: Turpan is recorded to be the 2nd hottest place/city on earth after the Dead Sea. All this is due to the fact that Turpan is approx 150m below sea level.
I visited a few sites in this oasis of a city based on the edge of the vast Xinjing Desert. 1000 Budda Caves at Bezeklik, the ancient underground Irrigation system (Yep!! it still delivers water to the town today). Also went to the ruins of Citadel Jiahoe (old city between two rivers) - they say you can still imagine what life was like. (Think the heat soaked up my imagination on this one - What do you think?)
