Gurbantunggut, a wet desert in Xinjiang

Updated 2025.09.08 16:08 GMT+8

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Located in the Junggar Basin, the Gurbantunggut Desert is the second largest desert in China, as well as the largest fixed and semi-fixed desert. Known as a wet desert because the sand dunes are covered in snow in winter, it is inhabited by a few ephemeral plants and drought-tolerant animals.

Gurbantunggut, a wet desert in Xinjiang

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