China has defied the limits of engineering by constructing a railway across the Taklamakan Desert, one of the largest and most dangerous shifting-sand deserts on Earth. This high-risk, high-reward ...

Team members must repeatedly enter the desert, often for several days or even weeks at a time. They usually invite ...

The Taklamakan Desert, often called the “sea of death ... could offer economic benefits for the region. Additionally, this project complements other advancements in the area.

URUMQI, April 27 (Xinhua) — Living on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert - the world's second-largest shifting-sand wilderness - presents daily challenges, from extreme temperatures to relentless ...

China’s state-owned Three Gorges Energy has announced plans to invest in a massive integrated renewable energy base in the Taklamakan Desert, in the country's Xinjiang region. The total ...

China’s 3,050-km green belt encircles the Taklamakan Desert—equal in size to Germany—to block sandstorms and desert expansion with solar-powered vegetation. A renewable energy mega-project ...

SINGAPORE: A senior defence analyst from Singapore’s Ministry of Defence, Yap Kwong Weng will attempt to complete a two-day 100km trek through the Taklamakan desert in China in two days this Friday.

Members of the desert investigation team of the fourth national census of cultural relics hike in the Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, to visit cultural heritage sites.