2024.9.27 The Taklimakan Desert, located in the center of the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang, is the largest desert in China and the tenth largest in the world.

2024.9.27 The Taklimakan Desert, located in the center of the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang, is the largest desert in China, the tenth largest desert in the world, and the second largest moving desert in the world. The entire desert is about 1,000 kilometers long from east to west and about 400 kilometers wide from north to south, covering an area of ​​330,000 square kilometers. The Taklamakan Desert is famous for its unique natural landscape and harsh living conditions, and is known as the "Sea of ​​Death". The geographical coordinates here are between 36°50'~41°10' north latitude and 77°40'~88°20' east longitude. The Taklimakan Desert is famous for its pyramid-shaped sand dunes and strong winds that can blow sand walls up to three times their height. There are endless sand dunes in the desert, and they often move due to the wind. Despite the extremely harsh environment, there are still a small number of plants surviving in the desert. The root systems of these plants are extremely developed, dozens or even hundreds of times larger than the above-ground parts, in order to absorb moisture from underground. As for animals, some animals hibernate to adapt to this extreme environment. The average annual precipitation in the Taklimakan Desert does not exceed 100 mm, while the average evaporation is as high as 2,500~3,400 mm. These extreme climatic conditions make the region a challenging place for life, but they also give rise to unique ecosystems and cultural landscapes.