The largest highway crossing the desert in China was officially completed in the last days of September.
The 136km-long highway in the middle of China’s largest desert – Taklamakan was officially completed on September 25.
The Tazhong Expressway takes its name from the town of the same name.
It is known that this is an important project in the highway network in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, helping to connect the south of the autonomous region with the China-Pakistan economic corridor.
The Tazhong Expressway takes its name from the town of the same name. This is a town located in the central area, which is likened to the “heart” of the Taklamakan desert. With the completion and opening of a new highway, the local government hopes to soon promote the development of the economy and tourism.
Taklamakan is one of the largest sand deserts in the world.
The beauty of the largest Taklamakan desert in China.
The Taklamakan Desert is a desert in Central Asia in the region of China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. With an area of more than 337,000 square kilometers, this is also the country’s largest desert.
From time immemorial, the Taklamakan desert is famous as a place of “no return” with mysteries related to the wilderness steeped in a legendary atmosphere. This place is hidden in the heart of unique and precious ancient relics in terms of archaeological and historical science.