China’s most famous deserts; Wonders of Singing Songs and Lake Death

The vast land of China is a home of all kinds of natural attractions. It not only hosts magnificent mountains, lush forests, roaring rivers and vast oceans, but also some of the most amazing deserts in the world. In this article, we will have a trip to 5 famous China deserts like Badain Jaran, Taklifan, Shapoto, Ghorbanon Ghot, Kubuchi, Tangar, Kadam, etc. Every desert with its own attractions and features make the experience of traveling to China.

In northern Mongolia, one of the most beautiful deserts of China, the Badain Jaran Desert, is located. This desert not only has the title of the world’s fourth largest desert, but also hosts some of the tallest fixed sand dunes in the world. The area is known as the “Land of Singing Sands” because of its largest scope of singing sand in the world. In general, the area is known for its five natural surprises, the high hills, the singing sands, the lakes, the springs and the temples around the world.

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The Taklamakan Desert, about 1.5 km 2, is the second largest desert in the world, also known as the “Sea of ​​Death” among the indigenous people. The average annual rainfall in the area is less than 5 mm. Due to these climatic conditions, the talented desert is considered one of the most violent areas of the earth. In the past there were booming towns and villages around the area; Parts of these areas have now become historic sites and tourists can visit them.

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Situated by the Yellow River, the Shapotou Desert, next to the Yellow River, provides tourists with an amazing view of sand dunes and water flow. This area is more like a recreational park with desert theme; Because it has a variety of entertainment. Visitors in the area, in addition to doing the usual desert activities such as heading and camels, can do fun around the Yellow River such as boating, jumping, and more.

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At the heart of the city of Dunhuang City in Gansu Province, Echoing-Sand Mountain and Crescent Lake. This quiet lake and the golden sandy hills create a scene that is rarely seen in other Chinese deserts. Entering this area, the singing mountains are about 2 meters high. When you reach the top of the hills, a full and complete view of the crescent Lake and its surroundings appear in front of your eyes. This transparent fountain is a crescent for the moon and for this reason it is named Lake Crescent.

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The GurbantungGut Desert is the second largest desert of China, with an area of ​​more than 1.5 square kilometers. The wilderness of Ghorbangut provides a good opportunity to avoid the modern world and drown in the pristine natural. While surfing this golden desert, you will find amazing geological forms, including fixed and semi -high sand dunes, oasis and landscapes planted by humans such as poplar and red willow trees.

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Kubuqi in Mongolian means “bow”. The desert creates a bow -like river along the yellow river and is therefore known as Kobuchi. Kubuchi is the seventh largest desert of China. There are several spectacular areas today in the Kobuchi desert, including the recreation complex at the eastern end of the desert and the Seven-Star Lake.

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The Alxa Region is located in the Southeast East of the East of the Alxa Region. This desert is the fourth largest desert of China and the second largest Mongolia desert, with an area of ​​more than 1.5 square kilometers. Inside the Tangar desert, sand dunes, water ponds, grassy beaches, mountains, low -lying hills and plains are intertwined. The Tangar desert has a relatively rich ecosystem and is therefore not dry and dry like many deserts. The desert is also one of the most important wind energy bases in China.

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The Qaidam Desert is located in the Qinghai province and is the tallest desert in the world. The area of ​​the desert area is about 1.5 square kilometers and includes sand dunes, lakes and salt plains. About 1 % of desert lands have a smooth sand. The vegetation of this area has been demolished due to climate change and human activity and the volume of rivers has declined. The color of the sand in this desert changes under sunlight and clouds, and this is one of the attractions of this desert.

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Ulan Buh Desert in Mongolian means “red bull”. This desert is located west of the domestic Mongolia autonomous region. The length of this desert is 2 kilometers north to south and is 2 kilometers east to west and has an area of ​​about 1.5 square kilometers. The southern part of the desert is full of sandy sand, the central part of the sand dunes and the northern part has fixed and semi -residual sand dunes. This desert has a relatively dry climate; But there are unique plant and animal species.

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