From Russia to India (part IV: Travel Notes from Takla Makan Desert)

"Hitchhiking during sand storm in Takla Makan"

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Travel story: From Russia to India (part IV: Travel Notes from Takla Makan Desert)

I never dreamed of being on the North or South Poles, but Takla Makan was always on my mind. Takla Makan is a unique geographical phenomenon. It is a gigantic crack in the Earth's surface, which is deeper then Marian Depression near Japan. But unlike Marian Depression which is filled with water, Takla Makan is filled with the sand. Many rivers flow to the desert from the the surrounding tall mountains but no one river flow out of TM. All sink through the sand and form a gigantic... More