The Taklimakan Desert is the largest desert in China and the second-largest mobile desert in the world. Prior to this discovery, the timing of the formation of major deserts in China and Central Asia ...

LANZHOU, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- A new study by researchers from China's Lanzhou University has provided valuable insights into the formation and evolution of the Taklimakan Desert, the country's ...

On the western border of the Taklimakan Desert in southwest Xinjiang ... Kashi used to be the last stop within China’s boundary on the Silk Road leading to the western regions and has a history ...

While the study does not precisely date the initial formation of the Taklimakan Desert, it suggests it predates 1.8 million years ago. This is much older than the Badain Jaran and Tengger Deserts ...

The Keriya River originates from the Kunlun mountains, flows north through Yutian County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and ends at the heart of the Taklimakan desert. Large ...