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The "human dune" in Kumutage Desert in Xinjiang is as smooth as a girl's skin.

In the Kumutage desert, the main element is not sand dunes, but sand dunes. Located in the east of Xinjiang and south of Shanshan County, it is the third largest desert in Xinjiang, with a total area of about 1880 square kilometers. It is one of the few deserts in the world that have zero-distance contact with the city, and is known as "the desert in the city". It is understood that the Kumutage desert is not a product of crustal movement, but a masterpiece of wind. About100000 years ago, two air currents from Qijiaojing in Tianshan Mountain and the tuyere of Dabancheng carried the fine sand at the bottom of Lop Nur Lake, passed through Changfeng and finally collided and deposited on Jueluotag Mountain, forming the Wang Yang Sea connected by numerous sand dunes. There are many types of deserts here, especially the unique feathered dunes that are rare in the world, with clear outline, distinct layers, smooth ridge lines, sand slopes like water and quicksand flowing. Under the sand mountain, the stream flows slowly, and next to it are grape racks and drying rooms that fluctuate along with the sand mountain, stretching for dozens of kilometers, which is a scene of harmony between man and nature. Locals call this natural landscape "sand does not advance, people do not retreat", which is a microcosm of the wonders in the history of sand control in the world.

The most mysterious and magical art in the world is human body art, but have you ever seen human body sand dunes concocted by nature? Don't worry, there are "human sand dunes" as smooth as girls' skin.

For thousands of years, the golden desert and oasis have been interdependent, just like a pair of loyal lovers, silently looking at each other and accompanying each other. They use the language of the wind to tell a hundred years of love and concern. The boundless sand sea baked by "Huozhou" summer flame is spectacular, atmospheric and amazing. This is the world of sand. They are the same color as yellow. Climb up the sand mountain and look from afar, the sand is yellow and sky blue, the clouds are light and the wind is clear. The winding sand dunes, one next to the other, are as spectacular as the flooding waves of the Yellow Sea extending to the sky. Nature is a talented painter. It uses the wind as a pen and the desert as paper. A series of "human sand dunes" as smooth as a girl's skin are displayed in front of your eyes through its hands. There are also honeycomb dunes, wavy dunes and fish-scale slopes. The fine sand and uniform particles are amazing! What is even more amazing is that the vast sea, which is regarded as a forbidden area of life, is also alive. It is the kingdom of desert plants, with many drought-tolerant plants, such as Tamarix chinensis, Calligonum mongolicum, Nitraria tangutorum, Haloxylon ammodendron and so on. The tiny leaves of camel thorn are the only grass that wild camels can eat and survive. Clusters of naturally growing green make the desert full of infinite vitality. It is understood that there are more than 500 species of desert plants here, including more than 40 rare and endangered plants. These "Desert Flower" are pollinated by the wind, and when the fruits are ripe, they drift away with the wind, looking for an environment suitable for survival in the vast desert, thriving, and deducing the magical and wonderful life cycle of nature.

In this desert closest to the city, I not only felt its vastness and magnificence, but also felt its charm and femininity. In an environment where people live in harmony with sand, we should say thank you for the gift of nature!