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A Slow Benz To China ( Part 2 )

A most excellent E-Class experience

Photography by Greg N. Brown
  • Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec Sheep
    China may have the most democratic roads in the world.
  • Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec Rear End View
    The power of the Bluetec turbocharged diesel was unfazed by the thin air of mountain passes almost 10,000 feet in elevation.
    Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec Rear End View
    The power of the Bluetec turbocharged diesel was unfazed by the thin air of mountain passe
  • Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec Side View
    A heavenly vista at pristine Lake Ebinur, nestled within the Borohoro Shan Mountains of western China
    Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec Side View
    A heavenly vista at pristine Lake Ebinur, nestled within the Borohoro Shan Mountains of we
  • Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec Border
    "Nihau": The friendly greeting we received from every tollbooth attendant was accompanied by an ever-present smile.
    Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec Border
    "Nihau": The friendly greeting we received from every tollbooth attendant was accompanied
  • Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec Kids
    A few of the many faces of China. Our E320 drew a crowd wherever we stopped.
  • Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec Dancers
    The indigenous Uighur culture of western China is reflected in this dance troupe in Urumqi. The atmosphere was festive here, but the Uighur have long been opposed to Chinese rule, sometimes violently
    Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec Dancers
    The indigenous Uighur culture of western China is reflected in this dance troupe in Urumqi
  • Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec Between Trees
    Poplars line roads throughout China in order to curtail erosion, a huge problem in the arid reaches of the country's interior.
    Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec Between Trees
    Poplars line roads throughout China in order to curtail erosion, a huge problem in the ari
  • Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec Goats
    Right of way is customarily reserved for the slowest traffic.
  • Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec Kid And Family
    Women in Turfan, the lowest and driest part of China, sort through piles of the area's famous sultana raisins. Watered by an ingenious system of canals, the area is also home to some of China's newest wineries.
    Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec Kid And Family
    Women in Turfan, the lowest and driest part of China, sort through piles of the area's fam
  • Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec Man
    An old man in Turfan, bemused by the sight of a car full of gawking `long-noses.'
  • Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec Kids
    This group of kids seemed a bit suspicious of our attention...
  • Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec Digital Camera
    until I showed them their photo on the digital camera's screen.
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