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 Across China: Snow observers guard "death valley" in Xinjiang |
URUMQI, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- For the past 18 years, Wang Haicun and his wife Liu Shihong have been living in a valley near the most dangerous section of a key road linking southern and northern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
They are snow observers at the only research center of snow c... |
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| Profile: Chinese botanist opens plant "bank" in desert |
URUMQI, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Stunning desert, sweet grapes and scorching heat make Turpan an ideal place for curious travelers and even automakers conducting heat exposure experiments.
However, botanist Pan Borong came to the city in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for ... |
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| Across China: Chinese teams study climate change in snow data |
URUMQI, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- For a group of scientists, the winter season does not bring exciting prospects of skiing or riding snowmobiles. It is a season where they spend weeks tracking over snow-covered wilderness.
A team of nine researchers from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geo... |
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