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Summer meltwater from the Kunlun Mountains is rushing into the Taklimakan Desert, turning its southern edge into a mosaic of turquoise and emerald lakes.

Glacial streams cut through golden dunes to pool into scattered lakes that shift with the light.

But this breathtaking scene isn't purely a work of nature. Man-made barriers channel seasonal floods to poplar woodlands, creating a living green shield along the sandy frontier.

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