For 2008, I decided to make a big effort to get my 'best' image of a Total Solar Eclipse'.
To do this I searched for a trip that would take me to a location with the best chance of seeing the eclipse, on the 1st of August 2008.
This turned out to be CHINA and I chose to go with the company of 'Ancient World Tours'.
 The trip I eventually settled upon was:
a) Fly to Beijing - just a few days before the 2008 Olympics
b) Travel to the Eclipse site, near Urum Chi, by coach
c) Travel onto to the city of Dunhuang - on the edge of the Taklimakan Desert
d) Fly from Dun Huang to Xian - to see the world-famous Terracotta Army
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e) Fly to Beijing and finally home

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China 2008 - a journey into China's hidden backwater
Each of these images is a 'thumbnail' - click on each image to see a full sized view

The Great Wall of China (just a small part of it!)

Getting ready for the 2008 Total Solar Eclipse

2008 Totality

The Mogabo Grottoes/Caves

Tracks in the sand of the desert at Dun Huang

Desert Sand Dunes
The 'Forbidden City'
Wide-angle shot of Totality
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