The Sea of Death
The Sea of Death Photo: Yang Yichou Time: Late 1980s Site: Hinterland of the Taklimakan Desert, Xinjiang Height: 1200 m Brief Introduction: Taklimakan Desert, located in the Talimu Basin, Xinjiang, is the second largest desert in the world, and is called as “the Sea of Death”. In hinterland of the desert are continuous assembled drifting sand dunes, plenty of oil and gas resources are holding in store under the desert. |