China Travel Forum

[jessica]

i heard some plces in xinjiang as a death of see for travelers is it os hoborable?

[yagmur]

Taklimakan Desert: With a total area of 337.6 thousand square kilometers, Taklimakan lies in the center of the Talimu Basin, next in area to the Sahara Desert in Africa. It is 1000km long and 400km wide. In the Uygur language, Taklimakan means "never get back if you go in". Hence it is known as "Sea of Death". Dense forest of diversiform poplar trees and bushes line the two sides of Yeltin River, Hetian River and Chechon River around Taklimakan. Hence comes "oasis in desert sea". There is rich quantity of underground water and petroleum.

The Talimu River: Composed of three rivers (Yeltin, Hetian and Aksu), it is the longest inland river in China, i.e. 2179km. Like a wild horse without reins, it cuts through snowy mountains and the Gobi desert. Go and see the Talimu River, you have an idea how local people tame the River. Along the Talimu River, there exists virgin forest of diversiform poplar trees, only one of its kind in the world. It is the oldest poplar tree in the world, of which 90% are in China and 81% are at the Talimu River.