Kongque River irrigating the populus euphratica forests
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An aerial view of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

An aerial view of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

A part of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

A part of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

A part of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

A part of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

A part of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

A part of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

A part of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

A part of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

A part of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

A part of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

A part of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

A part of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

A part of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

A part of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

A part of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

A part of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

A part of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

A part of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

A part of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

A part of Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo

Kongque River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region originates from the Bosten Lake. 


It nourishes the populus euphratica forests in the river's mid- and lower reaches. The forests form part of an important barrier that separates Kurukkum Desert and Taklimakan Desert.

(Cover image via VCG)

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