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Gurbantunggut Desert (also known as the Junggar Basin Desert): Located in the center of the Junggar Basin in Xinjiang, east of Manas River and south of Ulungu River, it is also a large fixed and semi fixed desert in China, with an area of about 48800 square kilometers. It is one of the eight deserts in China, with an altitude of 300~600 meters and plenty of water sources. It consists of four deserts: the Sobgul Bugley Desert in the west, the Hojinerisin Desert in the east, the Dezosoten Ellison Desert in the middle, and the Kuobubei Akkum Desert in the north. The the Junggar Basin belongs to the temperate arid desert

Gurbantunggut Desert (also known as the the Junggar Basin Desert, similar to the Qaidam Basin Desert, one of the eight deserts in China). An expert commented that "there is more snow in the desert in winter. After the snow melting in spring, the unique short-lived plants in the Gurbantunggut Desert germinate and blossom rapidly. At this time, the desert is full of green grass and flowers, which makes the desert lively and poetic." "The short-lived plant community flowering in spring is the most eye-catching. The snow scenery in winter, flowers in spring, and green irrigation in summer all have their own characteristics

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