Travelling along Silk Road Travelling
   Travelling along the old Silk Road can be a quite interesting and rewarding experience.Here is some information that the visitor should consider when planning a possible travel on the road.
   Language
   While travelling along the road，the visitor can meet with about 20 different nationalities.（1）

B

B

.Some ethnic groups began learning Mandarin（普通話）and adopted the lifestyle of the Han people.Chinese became the official language in the autonomous regions.（2）

G

G

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   Accommodations
   The Silk Road spans most of China，from modern cities in the central China to villages and towns in the remote west.Accordingly accommodations along the route range from high standard hotels to simple guesthouse.
   In big cities like Dunhuang，Urumqi，Lanzhou，the visitor can enjoy high standard hotels.They all provide excellent conditions and good services，and they are quite safe.（3）

D

D

.Visitors without money may consider the cheaper guesthouses because these guesthouses with simpler equipment and basic service are fit enough to live in for most Chinese travellers.In the remote villages only simple lodgings are available.（4）

E

E

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   Travel by Road
   Buses are the most inexpensive method of transport along the Silk Road but，unfortunately，they are very slow.（5）

F

F

.A travel by car can be the only way to visit sites far from cities or towns that would otherwise be hard to reach.Rental prices are based on the number of days and kilometers travelled，and sometimes they can be negotiated（協(xié)商）.

A.It offers good views of the mountains.
B.Some of them speak their own languages.
C.Learn some of their languages before going.
D.But this kind of hotels is also the most expensive.
E.These locations offer nothing but a quite simple room.
F.Cars are offered by some travel agencies and hotels.
G.Today，Chinese can be easily used among these nationalities.