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Hinterland of Badan JiLin Desert, Inner Mongolia

morechinese morechinese - 12 months ago

Badain Jaran Desert in west Inner Mongolia, is the third largest desert in China. it covers an area of about 44,300 square kilometers, elevation 1400-1600m, 2,040m peak. "Badanjilin" is a transliteration of the Mongolian, "Badan" evolved from "Badai", hard to inspect that from a name of man or place. Ancient legend had a man called Badai lived there; "Jilin" meaning that there are two : one, It is from the Mongolian "philosophy for" and meaning the hell, Another said it is referring numeral 60 ---- this large desert lakes.


 

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Hinterland of the Taklimakan Desert, XinJiang

morechinese morechinese - 12 months ago

Taklimakan Desert in western China is a vast, dry sandy wasteland. Here, the pyramid-shaped sand dunes tower in the 300 meters above the plains. Squally can sand wall winds up its height three times. The desert area equivalent to New Zealand. Locals always knew it was a dangerous area. "Taklamakan" means "Can't get out when you once come in".

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Hinterland of Gurbantünggüt Desert, Xinjiang

morechinese morechinese - 12 months ago

Gurbantünggüt Desert, Xinjiang is China's second largest desert. Manas River east and south of Wulunguhe Formation, located in the Junggar Basin of the central area of 48,800 square kilometers. Elevation 300 ~ 600 meters. By the four components Desert, the western desert of Sobaghurbgl east Heying Nyeri Sim desert. Central to Dezuosuo Teng-desert Airy, North cloth wider North-Akekumu desert. Junggar basin is temperate arid desert.

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Mingsha Hill & Yueya Spring, Gansu

morechinese morechinese - 12 months ago

MingSha Hill, named from the moving sand with sound.And the Yueya Spring, not buried for thousandyears in a desert, is real rare.

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Shapotou, Ningxia

morechinese morechinese - 12 months ago

Its best trait is the smooth sand. Visitors from around 100 meters high slide to the hill foot. Due to its special geographic environment and geological structure, there will a strange sound when sliding, which sounds like a giant drum.