Ancient Karez Wells Still Nourishing Xinjiang People
作者机构:不详
出 版 物:《China News Release》 (中国新闻发布(英文版))
年 卷 期:2024年第1期
页 面:10-15页
学科分类:060202[历史学-历史文献学(含∶敦煌学、古文字学)] 06[历史学] 0602[历史学-中国史]
主 题:Xinjiang mountains northwest
摘 要:In the Uygur language,“Turpanmeans“a fertile and affluent place.However,Turpan,located in the Turpan Basin in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,has long been known as“Place of Fire.Turpan boasts a unique topography encircled by mountains all around,which creates an exceedingly dry and hot climate:Temperature in summer peaks at 49.6C,and its annual precipitation is merely about 16 millimeters,but the evaporation rate exceeds 3,000 millimeters.