Yuqie highway opens to traffic in China's largest desert(1/3)

Aerial photo shows the Yuqie Desert Highway, traversing the Taklimakan Desert in Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 30, 2022. (Photo provided to China News Service)

The highway, connecting Yuli County and Qiemo County, is the third across the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second-largest shifting-sand desert. It has a total length of 334 kilometers, with 307 kilometers passing through the desert.

Aerial photo shows the Yuqie Desert Highway, traversing the Taklimakan Desert in Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 30, 2022. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Aerial photo shows the Yuqie Desert Highway, traversing the Taklimakan Desert in Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 30, 2022. (Photo provided to China News Service)