This is the bizarre moment motorists heading for a journey through the desert found themselves ploughing through a flood instead after torrential rain made dunes look more like they were on the beach.

Data shows that the annual average precipitation in the Taklimakan Desert is less than 100 millimeters, while the annual average evaporation level is as high as around 3,000 millimeters, according ...

China has finished building a 3,046km green wall around the Taklimakan Desert. It is part of a much larger project to keep blowing sand at bay across China.

On Nov. 28th, the last desert rose was planted into the sandy soil, completing the final stretch of the 3,046-km-long sand-blocking green belt surrounding the Taklimakan Desert, hence, China's ...

As early as July 2021 there had been reports that an oil field located in the Taklimakan Desert was flooded, with over 300 square kilometers of land in the region going under water.

The first desert highway, also a north-south road from Lunnan to Minfeng, was opened to traffic in 1995. It is the world's longest desert highway. (Xinhua News Agency March 20, 2006) ...

Soon after, they entered the immense Taklimakan Desert with its treacherous, shifting dunes. 4th of July Sale - 25% OFF! Magazine for all ages starting at $25/year. SEE SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS.

WUHU, China, June 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In the recently concluded 2025 Taklamakan Rally (TAR), the JETOUR G700 achieved remarkable results. Driven by Li Chengpeng and Zhang Jianfeng, the JETOUR ...

Millions of pearls are already being harvested in the Taklimakan Desert, as China tries to turn the arid region into a hub for aquaculture. Reading Time: 2 minutes. Why you can trust SCMP. 2.

On Nov. 28th, the last desert rose was planted into the sandy soil, completing the final stretch of the 3,046-km-long sand-blocking green belt surrounding the Taklimakan Desert, hence, China's ...