CGTN published this video item, entitled “Live: Journey to the longest inland river in #China — the Tarim River in #AmazingXinjiang 塔里木河” – below is their description.
The Tarim River, which means “unbridled horse” and “field” in the Uygur language, is located in the northern part of the Tarim Basin in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It originates in Tianshan and Karakoram mountains and flows into Tetma Lake. Covering an area of 1.02 million square kilometers and stretching 2,179 kilometers long, it is the longest inland river in China and the fifth longest of its kind in the world. #AmazingXinjiang
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