Chapter One
Landscape in the Mountain
Boundless Kunlun Mountains Stand Aloof ......................... 12
Altun Mountain, a Scene Beyond the Kunlun Mountains ............ 20
Calcium Wonder - Bleeding River on the Tuoyun Mountain ......... 28
Beautiful and Charming Tianshan Mountains ...................... 36
Wall-Like Conglomerates in Piedmont of Cuestas ................. 60
Mysterious Grand Canyon on the Kuqa Mountain ................... 66
The Flaming Hill at the Foot of the Tianshan Mountains ......... 80
Burning Volcano in the Jurassic Formation ...................... 86
Altay - A Land with Golden Mountains and Silver Water .......... 92
Chapter Two
Water for Life
Splendid Landscape of Kanas Lake .............................. 102
Wet Island in Ili ............................................. 118
Rivers and Lakes on Bayanbulak Pastureland .................... 136
Lakes in the Barkol Valley .................................... 140
Queer Willow Trees in the Gobi Desert ......................... 142
Tarim River Likes a Runaway Horse ............................. 146
Terrace, Stone Forest and Valley Cut by Kuytun River .......... 154
Beautiful Land Irrigated with the Water of Life ............... 160
Eight-Diagram City of Tekes Resembles a Flying Disc on the
Land .......................................................... 168
Pure Life - Beautiful Mosses .................................. 170
Call for Life ................................................. 172
Chapter Three
The fascinating Desert
Yardang Landform Sculptured by the Wind ....................... 180
Scenery of Desert ............................................. 200
Silicified Wood- 150-Million-Year-Old Fossil Forest ........... 202
Multicolored City in the Hinterland of the Desert ............. 206
Rock Nodules Create a Legend World ............................ 210
Granite Rocks of Different Shapes ............................. 218
Leaching Landform ............................................. 228
Saliferous Land ............................................... 232
Pearl-Like Crude Bubble ....................................... 236
Mud Volcano - Demonstration of Interior Dynamic Power of the
Earth Taklimakan Desert - A Sea of Sand ....................... 244
The Lively Guerbantunggute Desert ............................. 252
Supernatural Braided Water System ............................. 256
Desert Plantation - Ode to Survival of the Fittest ............ 260
Flaming Charm of Red Willow ................................... 264
Reeds - Allies of Windbreak ................................... 266
Robust Saxoul Demonstrates an Indomitable Life ................ 268
Populus Diversifolia Schrenk - Guard of the Desert ............ 270
Xinjiang in the Eyes of Geologists ............................ 278
Chapter Four
History of the Silk Road
Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves ................................... 288
Zhaohuli Grand Temple ......................................... 290
Ancient City of Jiaohe ........................................ 292
Stone Sculptures on the Grassland ............................. 294
Strange Ancient Tombs ......................................... 296
Looking for the Lost Lop Nur in Loulan ........................ 300
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