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Korla ancient city of Kero-ran (Loulan) : (Situated
on the eastern tip of the Taklamakan Desert in southern Xinjiang)
On the west bank of Lop Nur Lake, which is now a lake of sand instead
of water, the Ancient City of Loulan was founded in the 2nd century
BC in an oasis with rich water network. It suddenly waned into
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Korla Bosten lake: is located
in the north-eastern edge of Taklimakan desert in western China.
It is called ¡°West Sea¡± in ancient time, is located in Bohu County
that is in Yanqi Basin, and is the largest inland fresh water lake
of our country. The lake covers an area of 1000 km2, and it is
17 m deep at the deepest point. The ..... |
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Korla Takla
Makan Desert: is China's largest
desert, situated in the middle of the largest Basin, Tarim in
Xinjiang Province. This is reputed to be the world's second largest
shifting-sand desert covering an area of over 33, 700 square
kilometers (over 13 square miles).In Uygur language, Takla Makan
means 'you can get into......
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Korla Lop Nur: In Mongolian, Lop Nur means "The Lake Converging
Many Water Sources." This great lake was in ancient times called "Puchang
Sea", "Salt Lake", "Luopu Pond" and "Youze Lake". Located in
the northern part of Ruoqiang County and in the eastern part of
the Tarim Basin, it occupies an area of 3,066 square..... |
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Bayanbulak Grassland: Situated in the Uldus Basin of Tianshan
Mountains in the northwest of Hejing County, the Bayanbulak Grassland,
covering an area of about 22000 square kilometers, is the second
largest grassland in China. Bayanbulak means the ¡°the abundant
spring¡± in Mongolian language. The grassland stretches vastly and
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