Yì tiáo gōnglù cóng běi dào nán chuānguò Tǎkèlāmǎgān, lù liǎngbiān zhòngmǎn le dǎng shā de zhíwù.
A highway crosses the Taklamakan from north to south, lined on both sides with plants that hold back the sand.
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usage
The full name is 塔克拉玛干沙漠. It fills most of the 塔里木盆地, and oasis towns on its rim such as 喀什 and 和田 were stops on the Silk Road.
history
The name is popularly explained as 'go in and you won't come out', but its real origin is disputed. The desert highway opened in 1995, and its belt of shrubs is watered from wells along the road.
