Xinjiang's Bests
( 2005-09-13 )

The only desert highway

The highway running through the Taklimakan Desert is the only desert highway in China.

Only natural reserve forwild camels

The Arjin Mountain Wild Camel Natural Reserve, located between the Qaidam Basin and the Lop Lake, is the only natural reserve of its kind in China, with an area of 17,000 square kilometers.

Highest place with animal life

Thewild yakis the animal living in the highest habitable place in China, at about 6,000 meters above sea level.

Lowest place with animal life

The midday gerbils that build their burrows in the Aiding Lake are the animals living in the lowest habitable place in China.

Largest desert

The Taklimakan Desert is the largest desert in China, with an area of 320,000 square kilometers.

The largest area of snow lotus plants

Xinjiang has the largest area of snow lotus plants in China.

Best horses

The best species of horses is the Ili horse in Xinjiang.

The largest area of Almond

Xinjiang has the largest cultivating area of almonds in China, covering about 800,000 mu (12,000,000 hectares).

Richest in minerals

Xinjiang is the area richest in minerals in China.

The largest reserve of petroleum

Xinjiang has the largest reserve of petroleum in China, totaling 200-400 hundred million tons, which takes up 1/3 of the country's total.

Richest in coal resources

Xinjiang is the richest in coal resources, with a total reserve of 21,900 hundred million tons.