Lop Nur, an endless saline land, a white "Dead Sea" comes into view.
Once a shining pearl on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert, the lake and mountains are beautiful. However, the passage of time, climate change and man-made destruction caused the lake to shrink and dry up, eventually becoming a "sea of death".
During the Han and Tang dynasties, it was the prosperous center of the Loulan Kingdom, connecting the north and south of the Silk Road.
The records of Zhang Qian and others describe the former glory of Lop Nur, with lakes and mountains, abundant water and grass, and a prosperous city, like an oasis.
However, climate change has led to a decrease in the lake's water, and the splendor of the Loulan civilization has gradually disappeared under the invasion of the desert.
The lake in Lop Nur has disappeared into a "forbidden area for life", and the land has become the site of China's nuclear tests.
In 1964, China's first atomic bomb was successfully launched in Lop Nur**, marking China's great progress in the field of nuclear science.
Behind this victory, however, is the near-extinction of life on the land.
For decades, explorers suffered frequent setbacks and even sacrificed their lives in Lop Nur.
The collapse of Professor Pengamu's delegation became one of the most famous cases. The land seems to be shrouded in a veil of mystery, making one wonder if there is some kind of ** curse.
However, recent findings have raised eyebrows. Archaeologists have found traces of ancient water activity in the ancient Lop Nur site, and geologists have monitored the periodic fluctuation of the water table.
It is speculated that Lop Nur may be a cyclical lake that promises to rejuvenate in the coming decades.
Even more excitingly, huge deposits of brine potash have been discovered in Lop Nur in recent years, with reserves of up to 2.5 billion tonnes. This provides a huge opportunity for China to solve the problem of potash fertilizer shortage, and is expected to become an important strategic resource base to support China's economic growth.
Lop Nur, from the "Sea of Death" to the promise of a revival, is full of legends.
In the future, this land may no longer be a forbidden area, but a new fulcrum of China's economic development.