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Hexi Corridor, why is it great?

Article reprinted from "Planet Research Institute"

Hexi Corridor, why is it great?

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")

Hexi Corridor, why is it great?

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)

Hexi Corridor, why is it great?
Hexi Corridor, why is it great?
Hexi Corridor, why is it great?

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)

Hexi Corridor, why is it great?

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)

Hexi Corridor, why is it great?

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

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