Tarim River: river of life passing through the desert

China Plus Published: 2017-07-23 19:55:54
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The Tarim is China's longest inland river, and flows though a desert area between the Tian Shan and Kunlun Mountains in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Photo: China Plus/Gai Anna]

The Tarim is China's longest inland river, and flows though a desert area between the Tian Shan and Kunlun Mountains in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Photo: China Plus/Gai Anna]

With the increase in desertification between the 60’s and 90’s, the lower reaches of the river had all but vanished, causing severe damage to the ecological environment and agriculture along the river. [Photo: China Plus/Gai Anna]

Thanks to a comprehensive protection project, the flow to the river has been restored once more and the biological diversity and the stability of the ecological system along the river have been maintained. [Photo: China Plus/Gai Anna]

Thanks to a comprehensive protection project, the flow to the river has been restored once more and the biological diversity and the stability of the ecological system along the river have been maintained. [Photo: China Plus/Gai Anna]


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