Gurbantunggut: Xinjiang’s Snow-Covered Wet Desert
Explore the Gurbantunggut Desert in the Chinese mainland’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region—a unique wet desert where dunes don snow in winter, hosting hardy plants and animals.
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Desert’s Living Skin: The Power of Biological Soil Crusts
Discover how tiny soil crusts in Xinjiang’s Gurbantunggut Desert stabilize sand, fight desertification, and spark ecosystem recovery—nature’s hidden engineers!