(Airdate: January 6, 2026) We’re rolling through the desert in a bus that shuttles passengers between the train station at Daheyuan and the town of Turfan, 60 kilometers away. Even though our watches say 7 o’clock, it’s pitch dark outside, and dawn is still two hours away. Everyone in China lives and dies according to Peking time. It was after 8 o’clock when we finally pulled into Turfan, and the sun was just coming up. Actually, we didn’t quite pull into Turfan….
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