Hotan Tarim Desert Public

Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang

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    ？？？？ The Tarim Desert Highway starts from the east of Luntai County, National Highway 314 in the north, passes Lunnan Oilfield, Tarim River, Xiaotang, Tazhong 4 Oilfield and Taklimakan Desert, and ends at Qiahan, Minfeng County, connected with National Highway 315 in the south. It runs through the Tarim Basin in the north and south, with a total length of 522km, including 446km of the section crossing the mobile desert. The desert highway runs north-south through the Taklamakan Desert, known as the 'Sea of Death'. The pavement structure of desert road sections from top to bottom is: asphalt, asphalt concrete, graded gravel natural gravel, geotextile, and aeolian sand base. The geogrid method sand control system with Chinese characteristics is economically reliable, which uses Xinjiang reeds to compact and make grass grids to fix sand. The grid width on the same wind direction side of the road should not be less than 50-70 centimeters, and on the downwind side should not be less than 30-50 centimeters, and should be adjusted appropriately according to the position of the wind outlet. On the outside of the grass grid, there is a reed sand barrier buried 0.3 meters in the sand, with an actual height of 1.2 meters. The Shaomo Highway has prepared a passage for conventional vehicles to operate in the exploration and development of oil and gas resources in the hinterland of the Tazhong Desert. During its research and experimental construction process, 15 new theories and understandings were obtained; Developed 11 new materials and equipment; Adopting 10 new technologies; Ten supporting process technologies have been formed, which is truly a high-tech intensive project. The Desert Highway was fully opened before the National Day in 1995, with profound production, economic, and social benefits, adding rich connotations to the development of tourism on the southern route of the Silk Road. ？？？？ Tip: For tourists who crave to cross the Tarim Desert, the Tarim Desert Highway undoubtedly provides the best conditions. Driving through the entire desert will take about 5 hours, and along the way, you can see strange desert landscapes and millennium poplar trees.