This is a terrifying desert in the heart of Asia, but it was also an ancient land mass surrounded by oceans. The mountains here have witnessed the closure of ancient oceans one by one. The river here looks up at the uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. This is the Tarim Basin, one of the most desirable places for all geologists on earth. A huge “Book of the Earth” is spread out silently here, leaving behind riddles of the ancient earth with traces of various rocks and minerals. This is a place where relics from ancient times accumulate. A large amount of geological, geochemical and geophysical information is spread luxuriously and…