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Hexi Corridor
One runs diagonally through northwestern China
Great passage
(Please watch horizontally, Hexi Corridor schematic, cartography @ Zheng Yi & Zheng Borong/Planet Research Institute, according to Li Shuicheng et al. "Hexi Corridor Prehistoric Archaeological Survey Report")
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It is a collection of mountains, glaciers, oases, and colorful hills
The desert, the Gobi and many other extreme scenery are integrated
It is a line that has stood for tens of millions of years
Scenic corridors
(Please watch horizontally, the rolling Qilian Mountains, photographer @ Qiu Jianjun)
It also integrates the Great Wall, border passes, ancient cities, grottoes and so on
Many cultural heritages in one
It's a thousand years old
Corridors of Civilization
(Please watch horizontally, from Jiayuguan to the qilian mountains ice and snow, photographer @ Li Wenbo)
And now
It's even more inclusive
Wind power, photovoltaics, natural gas and other energy sources
Become a way to continuously deliver powerful energy for China
Energy corridors
(Please watch horizontally, the transmission line under the snowy mountain, photographer @ Liu Zhongwen)
If you say Hexi Corridor
In your original impression
It is the remoteness and desolation in the poem
It is the heaviness and vicissitudes of historical dramas
It is the mystery and shock of the grottoes and frescoes
So what's next
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The real Hexi Corridor
What exactly does it look like?
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This article is written by the creative team
Editor: Mu Lu Photo: Zhou Xunguang
Design: Zheng Borong Map: Zheng Yi
Cover photographer: Li Chuntou photographer: Zeng Jianjun
Poster photographer: Li Zhenglin