Desert road in Xinjiang to open to traffic in next May(1/9)

Photo taken on June 2, 2021 shows the construction spot of a desert road linking Yuli County and Qiemo County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With a total length of 334 kilometers, it stretches across the Taklamakan Desert and is expected to open to traffic in May 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Xiaojun)

Photo taken on June 2, 2021 shows the construction spot of a desert road linking Yuli County and Qiemo County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With a total length of 334 kilometers, it stretches across the Taklamakan Desert and is expected to open to traffic in May 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Xiaojun)

Photo taken on June 2, 2021 shows the construction spot of a desert road linking Yuli County and Qiemo County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With a total length of 334 kilometers, it stretches across the Taklamakan Desert and is expected to open to traffic in May 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Xiaojun)

Photo taken on June 2, 2021 shows the construction spot of a desert road linking Yuli County and Qiemo County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With a total length of 334 kilometers, it stretches across the Taklamakan Desert and is expected to open to traffic in May 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Xiaojun)

Photo taken on June 2, 2021 shows the construction spot of a desert road linking Yuli County and Qiemo County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With a total length of 334 kilometers, it stretches across the Taklamakan Desert and is expected to open to traffic in May 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Xiaojun)

Photo taken on June 2, 2021 shows the construction spot of a desert road linking Yuli County and Qiemo County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With a total length of 334 kilometers, it stretches across the Taklamakan Desert and is expected to open to traffic in May 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Xiaojun)

Photo taken on June 2, 2021 shows the construction spot of a desert road linking Yuli County and Qiemo County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With a total length of 334 kilometers, it stretches across the Taklamakan Desert and is expected to open to traffic in May 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Xiaojun)

Photo taken on June 2, 2021 shows the construction spot of a desert road linking Yuli County and Qiemo County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With a total length of 334 kilometers, it stretches across the Taklamakan Desert and is expected to open to traffic in May 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Xiaojun)

Photo taken on June 2, 2021 shows the construction spot of a desert road linking Yuli County and Qiemo County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With a total length of 334 kilometers, it stretches across the Taklamakan Desert and is expected to open to traffic in May 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Xiaojun)