The desert sands in central Taklimakan desert have peculiar engineering properties.
塔克拉玛干腹地沙漠砂具有特殊的岩土工程性质。
The southern route followed the lower fringes of the Taklimakan to eventually end up at the same destination.
南线沿着塔克拉玛干下缘前行,到达同一终点。
Skirting the edges of the harsh and inhospitable Taklimakan desert, the Silk Road actually had several different branches, each passing through different oases.