The 1,776-km Lanxin high-speed railway links Lanzhou, capital of Gansu, with Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang. It runs across Gansu and Qinghai provinces to Xinjiang, traversing the wind ravaged Gobi Desert. (Photo Source: chinanews.com)

The 1,776-km Lanxin high-speed railway links Lanzhou, capital of Gansu, with Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang. It runs across Gansu and Qinghai provinces to Xinjiang, traversing the wind ravaged Gobi Desert. (Photo Source: chinanews.com)

The 1,776-km Lanxin high-speed railway links Lanzhou, capital of Gansu, with Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang. It runs across Gansu and Qinghai provinces to Xinjiang, traversing the wind ravaged Gobi Desert. (Photo Source: chinanews.com)

The 1,776-km Lanxin high-speed railway links Lanzhou, capital of Gansu, with Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang. It runs across Gansu and Qinghai provinces to Xinjiang, traversing the wind ravaged Gobi Desert. (Photo Source: chinanews.com)

The 1,776-km Lanxin high-speed railway links Lanzhou, capital of Gansu, with Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang. It runs across Gansu and Qinghai provinces to Xinjiang, traversing the wind ravaged Gobi Desert. (Photo Source: chinanews.com)