Lop Nur - China Travel

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Lop Nur is 780 meters above sea level and covers an area of about 3,000 square kilometers. It is located at the heart of the ancient Silk Road in the east of the Tarim Basin. Due to the reduction of the flow of the Tarim River in the middle and late 20th century, the surrounding desertification was serious and degraded rapidly until it completely dried up in the late 1970s.

Known as the "Earth of the Earth", Lop Nur was born at the end of the Tertiary Period and the beginning of the Quaternary Period, 18 million years ago. As early as the Han Dynasty, Lop Nur was "300 miles wide, and its water pavilions lived in winter and summer without increasing or decreasing." There used to be a large-scale ancient Loulan Kingdom with a large population. It was founded before 176 BC and died in 630 AD, with a history of more than 800 years. Until later, it quietly withdrew from the stage of history, and the misty Lop Nur also turned into a dry salt marsh.

After Lop Nur dried up, the surrounding environment changed drastically. Herbaceous plants all withered, and poplar trees, the guardians of sand protection, died in pieces. The desert moved towards Lop Nur at a rate of 3-5 meters per year, and soon merged with the vast Taklamakan Desert. Since then, Lop Nur has become a place where no grass grows, and has become a veritable "sea of death".

opening hours

Open all year round

must see tips

1. To enter Lop Nur, you must participate in activities organized by qualified special travel agencies. It is not recommended to go alone.

2. It is risky to travel to Lop Nur, try to go in mid-April and mid-October, when the desert wind is less.

3. You must travel with multiple people and vehicles, prepare enough water and food for at least 15 days, and prepare your own medicines according to your personal physical condition. Because in case of a severe sandstorm, the stay time will definitely be extended.

4. Prepare vehicles with good performance, such as off-road vehicles or camels, maintenance tools, satellite phones, navigation, etc.; the driver must be familiar with the route and be proficient in car maintenance.

5. The temperature in the desert varies greatly throughout the day. The surface temperature can reach above 40°C during the day and below zero at night, so you must bring enough clothes and quilts. Set up a tent with red or other conspicuous fabrics as much as possible, and wear more conspicuous coats, so that personal targets can be easily seen.

6. Ordinary tourists can go to Lop Nor for a look, and don't enter alone.

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Not bad, a place worth going to, I like it, I will go again next time.

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The Light Hidden in the Gap In Hami, Xinjiang, there is such an ancient road in Lop Nur, called Haidao Road, which is the only road that the ancient Silk Road must pass through. Under the long-term wind erosion and rain erosion, the unique Yardang landform has been formed here.

An excellent stage for its powerful off-road performance. Thanks to the proud all-terrain feedback adaptation system, the discovery team that went to the "Sea of Death" calmly conquered a variety of complex road conditions including Gobi, desert, swamp, and saline-alkali land.

Lop Nur, a place so desolate and terrifying, I went to Lop Nur twice and worked there when I was young, so I was tired and sick. At that time, someone joked that if someone was left alone in Lop Nur, even if he borrowed another five hundred years from the sky, he would never get out of this big sandy nest.

Located at the lowest point of the Tarim Basin, where the Tarim River, Kongque River, Cheerchen River, and Shule River converge, it is the second largest saltwater lake in China. Known as the "Ear of the Earth" and "Sea of Death", it was later transformed by geological engineers into the "City of Hope".

Located at the lowest point of the Tarim Basin. In Mongolian, Lop Nur means (a lake with a lot of water). In ancient times, it was called 泑泽, Yanze, Puchanghai and so on. Before 330 AD, there were many lakes, and Loulan City on the northwest side was the throat of the famous "Silk Road". It is the second largest saltwater lake in China. Now it is only a large piece of salt crust.