Desert highway to open to traffic in Xinjiang(1/5)

Aerial photo shows the Yuqie desert highway, expected to open to the traffic on June 30, 2022, in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 26, 2022. (Photo provided to China News Service)

The desert highway links Yuli County and Qiemo County and crosses the Taklimakan Desert, the second-largest desert in the world, called "the Sea of Death." With a total length of 334 kilometers, it is the longest desert-crossing highway, and runs for 307 kilometers in the desert.

Aerial photo shows the Yuqie desert highway, expected to open to the traffic on June 30, 2022, in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 26, 2022. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Aerial photo shows the Yuqie desert highway, expected to open to the traffic on June 30, 2022, in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 26, 2022. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Aerial photo shows the Yuqie desert highway, expected to open to the traffic on June 30, 2022, in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 26, 2022. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Aerial photo shows the Yuqie desert highway, expected to open to the traffic on June 30, 2022, in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 26, 2022. (Photo provided to China News Service)