WARNING May cause motion sickness. I'm back in Korla for the week. I went out into the Taklamakan Desert yesterday at Luoburen Cunzhai (罗不人村寨)... a place I've visited once every year that I've been in China so far. (You can look at some picture... ...full story at Opposite End of China
from Opposite End of China on Mon, Nov 03 2008
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Taklamakan Rally 2008, Extract from the official Video »
YouTube video one of our Friends rode a Bike at Taklamakan Rally 2008 (China). Our Respect !! You are great ! Taklamakan Desert is one of the roughest Parts in the World you can imagine! |
| 02 Feb 08 |
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Taklamakan Desert experiences record snow » china.org.cn The Taklamakan, China's biggest desert, has experienced its biggest snowfall and lowest temperature after 11 consecutive days of snow, local meteorologists said on Friday. |
| 01 Feb 08 |
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Giant desert covered by record-breaking snow » Shanghai Daily THE Taklamakan, China's biggest desert, has experienced its biggest snowfall and lowest temperature after 11 consecutive days of snow, local meteorologists said yesterday. The snow started falling on January 17 and lasted until Sunday settling with the... |
| 02 Feb 09 |
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The Green Belt of the World's Longest Desert Highway » TreeHugger Noburu Ogata China's massive public works projects and geoengineering efforts are unparalleled. Pruned points us to an impressive emblem of both: The Tarim Desert Highway crosses the Taklamakan desert from north to south at a length of 552km,... |
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Taming a river, creating visual splendor » People's Daily Tarim River, northwest to the Taklamakan Desert, means "a wild horse without a rein" in Uygur language. In the past, the river used to be known for its wild flow and changeable course, just like a wild horse that is hard to control. T ... |
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Swelling desert threatens Mogao caves » Shanghai Daily KUMTAG, China's sixth largest desert, is expanding by one to four meters eastward annually, posing a threat to the Mogao Grottoes, also known as the Caves of 1,000 Buddhas, in northwestern Gansu Province. The nearest floating dune of the desert is only... |
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