
China’s largest desert fully encircled with green belt
By Aerdake, People’s Daily The Taklimakan Desert, the largest desert in China, has been completely encircled by a green belt stretching 3,046 kilometers on Nov. 28, according to the Xinjiang regional forestry and grassland bureau. Covering 337,600 square km with a circumference of 3,046 km, the Taklimakan Desert lies between the Tianshan and the Kunlun…