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  "excerptHtml": "<p>Khorgos sits right on the border between China and Kazakhstan, a busy gateway where endless trucks, warehouses, and traders connect China with the rest of Central Asia. The town runs on movement and exchange, yet it still has a surprising warmth. While we were exploring, a group of girls working in a small office even invited us in for watermelon — a simple, sweet moment that felt worlds away from the noise of the border.</p>\n",
  "contentHtml": "\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"7e9fb4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"bec5098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Khorgos, sometimes spelled Khrogos, sits right on the border between China and Kazakhstan and has grown into one of the most important trade hubs in all of Central Asia. The town thrives on the constant flow of goods moving in and out of China, with long lines of trucks, massive warehouses, and logistics centers shaping daily life.</p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t<div data-id=\"1131e37e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"04ca602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/watch?v=AMYW-ROTlqQ&amp;t=1s&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div></div>\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t<div data-id=\"bfd57e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"e8f01a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It’s often called the gateway to Central Asia, and that’s exactly what it feels like: a place where cultures meet, where languages mix, and where everything from electronics to textiles starts its journey westward. On the Chinese side, the modern Khorgos International Border Cooperation Center even allows visa-free movement inside the shared zone, making it one of the few places where you can literally walk between two countries’ shopping streets.</p><div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"> </div><article class=\"w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10\"><div class=\"mx-auto flex-1 focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"><div class=\"prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark\"><p>Khorgos may look like a simple border town at first glance, but it plays a huge role in connecting China with Kazakhstan, the wider region, and ultimately, the rest of the world.</p></div></div></div></div><div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"> </div><div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\"><div class=\"text-center\"> </div></div></div></div></article>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"56fd45b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https://jcwejfnxuwwffrrxjmkn.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/site-media/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/18FB15FC-768E-4C4C-AE46-4466680F698E-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https://jcwejfnxuwwffrrxjmkn.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/site-media/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/18FB15FC-768E-4C4C-AE46-4466680F698E-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://jcwejfnxuwwffrrxjmkn.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/site-media/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/18FB15FC-768E-4C4C-AE46-4466680F698E-300x225.jpg 300w, https://jcwejfnxuwwffrrxjmkn.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/site-media/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/18FB15FC-768E-4C4C-AE46-4466680F698E-768x576.jpg 768w, https://jcwejfnxuwwffrrxjmkn.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/site-media/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/18FB15FC-768E-4C4C-AE46-4466680F698E-1080x810.jpg 1080w, https://jcwejfnxuwwffrrxjmkn.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/site-media/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/18FB15FC-768E-4C4C-AE46-4466680F698E.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption\">Motorbike Friends at the gateway to Central Asia</figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t<div data-id=\"3e00623\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"adf9cc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6><b>Khorgos</b></h6>\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t<div data-id=\"c454268\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"b62bc14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Khorgos is roughly a 1 hour drive away from Yining. It became quite a large town in recent years as trade is increasing between the two countries. In Khorgos itself there is not that much to do besides visiting the border gate. You will see many foreign registered license plates from central Asia. </p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t<div data-id=\"8b5d52d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"5923376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"b4ded80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"0589c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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凉粉</em>), baked buns (<em>kao bao zi 烤包子</em>)</li><li><strong>Specialties:</strong> <i>Lot&#8217;s of lamb dishes (羊肉饭）</i></li></ul><div><i> </i></div><div><i>You can simply eat anywhere, even streetfood. 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