Home Silk Road Expedition to China A sheepskin raft waits to transport intrepid travellers across the Yellow River (Image: Michael Lee)

A sheepskin raft waits to transport intrepid travellers across the Yellow River (Image: Michael Lee)

Incredible ancient artwork at the entry to the Mogao Caves (Image: Sylvia Yong)
The sheepskin raft buoys are inflated manually – requiring a lot of deep breaths! (Image: Michael Lee)