June 17, 2022
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The Hotan-Ruoqiang railway was put into operation on June 16, forming
the world's first railway loop line
in the desert.
The 825-kilometer railway stretches eastward from Hotan City to Ruoqiang County
along the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert, which, together with the
existing Golmud-Korla railway and Southern Xinjiang railway, constitutes a
2,712-kilometer railway that loops around the Taklamakan Desert.
Situated in the Tarim Basin, the Taklamakan Desert is China's largest desert and
the world's second-largest drifting desert, covering an area of 330,000 square
kilometers. Due to its low water supply and sparse vegetation, only a few
people live in the desert near oasis towns.
(Sources: China Report)
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