Tarim Desert Highway

Vegetation on either side of the highway to prevent shifting sand dunes from covering it, as well as a blue pump house in the distance.
PetroChina gas station on the highway route

The Tarim Desert Highway (Chinese: 塔里木沙漠公路; pinyin: Tǎlǐmù Shāmò Gōnglù), also known as the Cross-Desert Highway (CDH) or Taklamakan Desert Highway, crosses the Taklamakan Desert in China. There are now three highways: two main highways and one branch highway.[1]

  1. ^ People's Daily article about the highway