The Taklimakan, the second largest drifting desert in the world, has been dubbed the “Sea of Death”. Despite the harsh natural environment, Chinese engineers have managed to overcome every technical challenge to achieve the impossible—the building of a railway around the desert.
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奇妙中国：环沙漠铁路唤醒“死亡之海”
塔克拉玛干沙漠是全球第二大流动沙漠，被称为“死亡之海”。在恶劣的自然环境中，工程师艰难前进，建成中国唯一一条环沙漠铁路。
The Taklimakan, the second largest drifting desert in the world, has been dubbed the “Sea of Death”. Despite the harsh natural environment, Chinese engineers have managed to overcome every technical challenge to achieve the impossible—the building of a railway around the desert.
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