Life in the sea of death

Xinhua | Updated: 2018-07-19 07:30
Share
Share - WeChat
The sunset in Tazhong. [Xinhua/Hu Huhu]

URUMQI -- As the sun began its slow descent, the Taklamakan Desert began to cool. In Tazhong, a small settlement in the far-western wilderness, it was, however, getting hotter. Wisps of smoke rose and curled from chimneys, and restaurants heaved with weary travelers and hungry workers.

Deep in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is China's largest desert, the 337,000-square-km Taklamakan. Across China, it is known as the "sea of death." In the Uygur tongue, its name means "go in and you won't come out." Trading posts dotted across this inhospitable land once offered refuge to caravans and adventurers who used the ancient Silk Road.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next   >>|
Photo
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US