Taklimakan Desert of China's Xinjiang encircled with green belt due to sand control efforts

The Taklimakan Desert in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world.

Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov 28, 2024.

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