Where does the lake come from when the desert is so dry?

Have you ever heard of Taklimakan Desert in Xinjiang? Even if you haven't heard of friends in Taklimakan desert, you should at least know that the desert should be an endless sea of sand, and occasionally there are some cactus plants. But today, I want to tell you about the lake in the desert of Xinjiang 10350 square kilometers. Are you curious where the water in the desert comes from?

This lake is located in Lop Nur, on the edge of Taklimakan Desert. Once Lop Nur was also rich in water resources and was called the second largest saltwater lake in China. But later, because of the water problem of immigrants, the water in Lop Nur was drained, and the dry Lop Nur gradually merged with the desert. Later, geologists discovered that there was a potash mine in Lop Nur with a reserve of1220,000 tons. Maybe you don't know the concept of1220,000 tons, so I tell you that these reserves are enough for people all over the world to use for more than 200 years. Have you ever been shocked? Since 2006, China began to mine potassium salt. Potassium salt can be extracted by breaking through the desert of Lop Nur, then pumping out groundwater and drying it on the isolation material. The lakes we see in the desert are the waste water after extracting groundwater and salt.

Baisha Lake is located in the desert, which is called the desert wonder! No matter spring, summer, autumn and winter, the lake never increases or decreases, and it is not condensed or turbid. Where this water comes from has become an unsolved mystery. According to historical records, Genghis Khan personally led Mongolian fighters on a large-scale expedition to the west in A.D. 12 18. The Mongolian army set out from Dukala and Linlin, south of Lake Bierga, passed through Ulyasutai along the Mongolian prairie, crossed the Qin-Riul Motaishan Gorge in Kobdo, east of Altai Mountain, and reached the source of Dackland River. Then, it went down the river, and in June of 12 19, it was stationed on the Stone River (now called Erqis River) in Ye Er. Traveling along the north to camp here and stopping to drink horses is called "Genghis Khan" horse drinking pool.

In fact, not only that, there are many lake water sources in the desert waiting for us to discover.