Crossing the Taklamakan | China's largest mobile desert highway

The domestic number one desert highway is undoubtedly the Taklamakan Desert Highway. The Taklamakan is China's largest mobile desert and one of the three largest deserts in the world. It is vast and spectacular, and driving through it offers you a completely different experience. The Taklamakan Desert Highway starts from Aral City in the Aksu region in the north and goes to Hetian in the south. The highway number is G580, and you can find it by searching for the highway number in the navigation system. The G580 is about 425 kilometers long and takes more than 5 hours to cross. There is a service area in the middle where you can refuel and rest, and there is a viewing area near the service area. The road is a paved surface, and as long as the weather conditions are good and there is no heavy wind and sand, any vehicle can travel on it.