{"id":4884,"date":"2011-12-07T10:50:38","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T15:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=4884"},"modified":"2011-12-07T10:48:22","modified_gmt":"2011-12-07T15:48:22","slug":"gobi-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/gobi-desert\/","title":{"rendered":"Gobi Desert (\u6208\u58c1\u6c99\u6f20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/gobi-desert\/pict1537-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4934\" aria-label=\"PICT15371 300x224\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4934\"  alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15371-300x224.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The photos below are taken from a 1,500 km trek across the greater Gobi Desert or (\u6208\u6bd4) area. The trip spanned from the most western reaches of Xinjiang province (\u65b0\u7586), through Inner Mongolia (\u5185\u8499\u53e4) and concluding in Gansu Province (\u7518\u8083). Check out the diverse climates, altitudes, and scenery as we retrace the steps of thousands of merchants along the historic Silk Road (\u4e1d\u8def).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video Slideshow:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Across the Desert\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9Vw9ATxZ0_4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thumbnail Gallery:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4884 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1503.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1503-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1502.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1502-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1504.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1504-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15441.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15441-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15571.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15571-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1553.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1553-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1586.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1586-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1508.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1508-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15852.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15852-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1588.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1588-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1495.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1495-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15371.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15371-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1500.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1500-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT14961.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT14961-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15421.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15421-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1501.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1501-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15412.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15412-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15381.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15381-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15521.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15521-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1485.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1485-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15401.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15401-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15361.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15361-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1490.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1490-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1478.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1478-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15431.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15431-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1488.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1488-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1499.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1499-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15761.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15761-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15771.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15771-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1475.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1475-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15781.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15781-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1489.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT1489-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15751.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15751-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15801.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15801-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Follow Steve on twitter: @seeitbelieveit<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15571-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15571-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15571-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15571-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>The photos below are taken from a 1,500 km trek across the greater Gobi Desert or (\u6208\u6bd4) area. The trip spanned from the most western reaches of Xinjiang province (\u65b0\u7586), through Inner Mongolia (\u5185\u8499\u53e4) and concluding in Gansu Province (\u7518\u8083). Check out the diverse climates, altitudes, and scenery as we retrace the steps of thousands&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/gobi-desert\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":4945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[36332,10456,36353,36352],"class_list":["post-4884","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-gobi-desert","tag-silk-road","tag-36353","tag-36352"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The photos below are taken from a 1,500 km trek across the greater Gobi Desert or (\u6208\u6bd4) area. The trip spanned from the most western reaches of Xinjiang province (\u65b0\u7586), through Inner Mongolia (\u5185\u8499\u53e4) and concluding in Gansu Province (\u7518\u8083). Check out the diverse climates, altitudes, and scenery as we retrace the steps of thousands\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Stephen\"\/>\n\t<meta name=\"keywords\" content=\"gobi desert,silk road,\u4e1d\u8def,\u6208\u6bd4\" \/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/gobi-desert\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 5.0.0.1\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Chinese Language Blog | Language and Culture of the Chinese-Speaking World\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gobi Desert (\u6208\u58c1\u6c99\u6f20) | Chinese Language Blog\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The photos below are taken from a 1,500 km trek across the greater Gobi Desert or (\u6208\u6bd4) area. The trip spanned from the most western reaches of Xinjiang province (\u65b0\u7586), through Inner Mongolia (\u5185\u8499\u53e4) and concluding in Gansu Province (\u7518\u8083). Check out the diverse climates, altitudes, and scenery as we retrace the steps of thousands\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/gobi-desert\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-12-07T15:50:38+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2011-12-07T15:48:22+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Gobi Desert (\u6208\u58c1\u6c99\u6f20) | Chinese Language Blog\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The photos below are taken from a 1,500 km trek across the greater Gobi Desert or (\u6208\u6bd4) area. The trip spanned from the most western reaches of Xinjiang province (\u65b0\u7586), through Inner Mongolia (\u5185\u8499\u53e4) and concluding in Gansu Province (\u7518\u8083). Check out the diverse climates, altitudes, and scenery as we retrace the steps of thousands\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/gobi-desert\\\/#article\",\"name\":\"Gobi Desert (\\u6208\\u58c1\\u6c99\\u6f20) | Chinese Language Blog\",\"headline\":\"Gobi Desert (\\u6208\\u58c1\\u6c99\\u6f20)\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/author\\\/steve\\\/#author\"},\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/2011\\\/06\\\/PICT15571.jpg\",\"width\":2272,\"height\":1704},\"datePublished\":\"2011-12-07T10:50:38-04:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2011-12-07T10:48:22-04:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"commentCount\":1,\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/gobi-desert\\\/#webpage\"},\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/gobi-desert\\\/#webpage\"},\"articleSection\":\"Uncategorized, Gobi Desert, silk road, \\u4e1d\\u8def, \\u6208\\u6bd4\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/gobi-desert\\\/#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/category\\\/uncategorized\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Uncategorized\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/category\\\/uncategorized\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Uncategorized\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/category\\\/uncategorized\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/gobi-desert\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Gobi Desert (\\u6208\\u58c1\\u6c99\\u6f20)\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/gobi-desert\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Gobi Desert (\\u6208\\u58c1\\u6c99\\u6f20)\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/category\\\/uncategorized\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Uncategorized\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Chinese Language Blog\",\"description\":\"Language and Culture of the Chinese-Speaking World\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/author\\\/steve\\\/#author\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/author\\\/steve\\\/\",\"name\":\"Stephen\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/gobi-desert\\\/#authorImage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/63e4e9e3876bc482363a288ed3b47c2f35174ea0d32d7dddd7c73bf30ecf842f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"width\":96,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"Stephen\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/gobi-desert\\\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/gobi-desert\\\/\",\"name\":\"Gobi Desert (\\u6208\\u58c1\\u6c99\\u6f20) | Chinese Language Blog\",\"description\":\"The photos below are taken from a 1,500 km trek across the greater Gobi Desert or (\\u6208\\u6bd4) area. The trip spanned from the most western reaches of Xinjiang province (\\u65b0\\u7586), through Inner Mongolia (\\u5185\\u8499\\u53e4) and concluding in Gansu Province (\\u7518\\u8083). Check out the diverse climates, altitudes, and scenery as we retrace the steps of thousands\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/gobi-desert\\\/#breadcrumblist\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/author\\\/steve\\\/#author\"},\"creator\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/author\\\/steve\\\/#author\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/2011\\\/06\\\/PICT15571.jpg\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/gobi-desert\\\/#mainImage\",\"width\":2272,\"height\":1704},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/gobi-desert\\\/#mainImage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2011-12-07T10:50:38-04:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2011-12-07T10:48:22-04:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/\",\"name\":\"Chinese Language Blog\",\"description\":\"Language and Culture of the Chinese-Speaking World\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/chinese\\\/#organization\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"Gobi Desert (\u6208\u58c1\u6c99\u6f20) | Chinese Language Blog","description":"The photos below are taken from a 1,500 km trek across the greater Gobi Desert or (\u6208\u6bd4) area. The trip spanned from the most western reaches of Xinjiang province (\u65b0\u7586), through Inner Mongolia (\u5185\u8499\u53e4) and concluding in Gansu Province (\u7518\u8083). Check out the diverse climates, altitudes, and scenery as we retrace the steps of thousands","canonical_url":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/gobi-desert\/","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"gobi desert,silk road,\u4e1d\u8def,\u6208\u6bd4","webmasterTools":{"miscellaneous":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/gobi-desert\/#article","name":"Gobi Desert (\u6208\u58c1\u6c99\u6f20) | Chinese Language Blog","headline":"Gobi Desert (\u6208\u58c1\u6c99\u6f20)","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/author\/steve\/#author"},"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/#organization"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15571.jpg","width":2272,"height":1704},"datePublished":"2011-12-07T10:50:38-04:00","dateModified":"2011-12-07T10:48:22-04:00","inLanguage":"en-US","commentCount":1,"mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/gobi-desert\/#webpage"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/gobi-desert\/#webpage"},"articleSection":"Uncategorized, Gobi Desert, silk road, \u4e1d\u8def, \u6208\u6bd4"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/gobi-desert\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/category\/uncategorized\/#listItem","name":"Uncategorized"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/category\/uncategorized\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"Uncategorized","item":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/category\/uncategorized\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/gobi-desert\/#listItem","name":"Gobi Desert (\u6208\u58c1\u6c99\u6f20)"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese#listItem","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/gobi-desert\/#listItem","position":3,"name":"Gobi Desert (\u6208\u58c1\u6c99\u6f20)","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/category\/uncategorized\/#listItem","name":"Uncategorized"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/#organization","name":"Chinese Language Blog","description":"Language and Culture of the Chinese-Speaking World","url":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/author\/steve\/#author","url":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/author\/steve\/","name":"Stephen","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/gobi-desert\/#authorImage","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/63e4e9e3876bc482363a288ed3b47c2f35174ea0d32d7dddd7c73bf30ecf842f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","width":96,"height":96,"caption":"Stephen"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/gobi-desert\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/gobi-desert\/","name":"Gobi Desert (\u6208\u58c1\u6c99\u6f20) | Chinese Language Blog","description":"The photos below are taken from a 1,500 km trek across the greater Gobi Desert or (\u6208\u6bd4) area. The trip spanned from the most western reaches of Xinjiang province (\u65b0\u7586), through Inner Mongolia (\u5185\u8499\u53e4) and concluding in Gansu Province (\u7518\u8083). Check out the diverse climates, altitudes, and scenery as we retrace the steps of thousands","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/gobi-desert\/#breadcrumblist"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/author\/steve\/#author"},"creator":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/author\/steve\/#author"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/06\/PICT15571.jpg","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/gobi-desert\/#mainImage","width":2272,"height":1704},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/gobi-desert\/#mainImage"},"datePublished":"2011-12-07T10:50:38-04:00","dateModified":"2011-12-07T10:48:22-04:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/","name":"Chinese Language Blog","description":"Language and Culture of the Chinese-Speaking World","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/#organization"}}]},"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"Chinese Language Blog | Language and Culture of the Chinese-Speaking World","og:type":"article","og:title":"Gobi Desert (\u6208\u58c1\u6c99\u6f20) | Chinese Language Blog","og:description":"The photos below are taken from a 1,500 km trek across the greater Gobi Desert or (\u6208\u6bd4) area. The trip spanned from the most western reaches of Xinjiang province (\u65b0\u7586), through Inner Mongolia (\u5185\u8499\u53e4) and concluding in Gansu Province (\u7518\u8083). Check out the diverse climates, altitudes, and scenery as we retrace the steps of thousands","og:url":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/gobi-desert\/","article:published_time":"2011-12-07T15:50:38+00:00","article:modified_time":"2011-12-07T15:48:22+00:00","twitter:card":"summary_large_image","twitter:title":"Gobi Desert (\u6208\u58c1\u6c99\u6f20) | Chinese Language Blog","twitter:description":"The photos below are taken from a 1,500 km trek across the greater Gobi Desert or (\u6208\u6bd4) area. The trip spanned from the most western reaches of Xinjiang province (\u65b0\u7586), through Inner Mongolia (\u5185\u8499\u53e4) and concluding in Gansu Province (\u7518\u8083). Check out the diverse climates, altitudes, and scenery as we retrace the steps of thousands"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"4884","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":null,"keyphrases":null,"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":null,"og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"Article","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":null,"schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":null,"robots_max_videopreview":null,"robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":null,"location":null,"local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":null,"created":"2020-12-21 16:12:23","updated":"2025-07-10 15:44:54","focus_keyword":null,"additional_keywords":null,"truseo_locale":null,"seo_analyzer_scan_date":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4884"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4956,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4884\/revisions\/4956"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}