China's largest desert, Taklimakan Desert, will see an 8.6-km railway bridge built by the end of November. | China Xinhua News

China has completed the encirclement of the Taklimakan Desert with a sand-blocking green belt stretching 3,046 kilometers on Thur. This is the world's longest green ecological barrier surrounding a desert and a new miracle in China's efforts to combat desertification. Known as the "Sea of Death," the Taklimakan is the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. | China Focus