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Shipton’s Arch KJTI day tour to Shipton’a Arch in China. Shipton's Arch is known as Tushuk Tash by Uyghur people meaning Pierced Rock
and some Chinese call it Tiandong meaning Hole in Heaven. It is a conglomerate natural arch
located in the Northwest of Kashgar
in China's
Xinjiang province. This is known as the world's tallest natural arch.
Though long familiar to locals, it was visited in 1947 by English mountaineer Eric Shipton.
The arch is about two to three hour drive from Kashgar,
half of which is dust trak. Ladders have been placed to make the scramble to
the base of the arch easier and evidence of other travelers is visible at the
site. The height of the arch is estimated to be 1,200 feet,
about the height of the Empire State Building. The span of the
arch is roughly 180 feet. The true height of the arch is not known. To
approach it, one has to go through several feet rubble pile and a ladder to
go up. In May 2000 an expedition sponsored by National Geographic rediscovered the
arch for foreigners. KJTI organises a day tour of this area from Kashgar. The Kashagr in Adventure Travel in North |
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