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Poplar in Taklamagan


Poplar in Taklamagan
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Copyright: yang su (rex929) (251)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-03
Categories: Nature
Camera: NIKON D200, Nikkor 17-55mm AF-S DX f2.8G IF ED, 1 GB SanDisk Ext.III, B+W 77mm UV-Haze MRC
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/2000 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-02-15 3:29
Viewed: 601
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
塔克拉玛干沙漠被称之为"死亡之海",维吾尔语意思是:"进去出不来"。“死亡之海”这个词的由来是怎样的呢？瑞典探险家斯文.赫定进入塔克拉玛干沙漠曾说了一句代表他心声的话：“从没有哪个白人的脚触到大地的这部分，到处我都是头一份。”他俨然一副征服者的姿态，自感是沙漠里的君王。在接下来的探险中，他的探险队几乎全军覆灭，仅剩他一人狼狈地爬到和田河干涸的河道，一泓泉水救了他的命。因此，他给了塔克拉玛干“死亡之海”的别名。

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