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the Taklamakan desert

Xinjiang is located on the northeast of China having over one sixth of total territory. In Xinjiang, there are three main desert Dzoosotoyn Elisen Desert,Kumtag Desert and Taklamakan Desert. Among them, Taklamakan Desert is very famous, which is well known as one of the largest sandy deserts in the world. Because of affect of the cold air mass from Siberia, the temperature here in winter is pretty much low. Even in the night of the summertime, the coldness is still unaccepted. Even though it is in the heart of the Asia being far away from the water, there is still water occurring between the mountain ranges, forming oasis. Therefore, the oasis towns are built there for inhabitation. In the past, the oasis city was provided for the merchants who were on the Silk Road to have a rest. The Silk Road is the historical sign which is often related to the Taklamakan desert whenever the desert was mentioned by people. Since starting with the Tang Dynasty, the Silk Road was well developed by China to transport products, mainly silk to other countries, especially India, Persia and Mediterranean countries for trading and culturally exchanging.