Spectacular! Expressway swathed in sand

As it crosses a gravel desert, the newly opened Beijing-Xinjiang Expressway passes through Alxa League, northwest China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It is occasionally swathed in sand. August 17, 2017.[Photo: VCG]

The Beijing-Xinjiang Expressway is covered by sand in Alxa League, northwest China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, as it crosses a gravel desert on August 17, 2017. [Photo: VCG]

The Beijing-Xinjiang Expressway, swathed in sand in Alxa League, northwest China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Aug. 17, 2017. [Photo: VCG]

The Beijing-Xinjiang Expressway covered by desert sands in Alxa League, northwest China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Aug. 17, 2017. [Photo: VCG]