China has defied the limits of engineering by constructing a railway across the Taklamakan Desert, one of the largest and most dangerous shifting-sand deserts on Earth. This high-risk, high-reward ...

Members of the desert investigation team of the fourth national census of cultural relics hike in the Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, to visit cultural heritage sites. ZOU ...

These areas, surrounded by mountains and the Taklamakan Desert, may experience higher levels of particulate matter, contributing to both elevated AQI and tuberculosis rates. In contrast, Northern and ...

Despite these efforts, 26.8% of China's land remains desertified, a slight improvement from 27.2% a decade ago, according to the latest figures. Taklamakan can be recognised by its massive sand ...

Drilling on a new swath of ultra-deep crude oil wells in the depths of the Taklamakan Desert, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has started after the Spring Festival holiday, the ...

NANJING, China, Jan. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In November, China has successfully encircled the Taklamakan Desert, often called the "sea of death", the country's largest and the world's second-largest ...

NANJING, China, Jan. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In November, China has successfully encircled the Taklamakan Desert, often called the "sea of death", the country's largest and the world's second ...

The 500MW Photovoltaic Sand Control Demonstration Project is located on the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert. Through the "Photovoltaic + Agriculture" comprehensive sand control mode, it ...