N-M Chapter 11 Lakes everywhere, you call this the Sea of Death?
Chapter 11 Lakes everywhere, you call this the Sea of Death?
Since the mobile internet era, everything can be live-streamed.
With the popularization of 4G networks.
Live streaming has gradually gained popularity and become one of the most popular forms of entertainment.
Zhou Chuan is an outdoor live streamer.
Since the rise of the live streaming industry.
He went outdoors to do live broadcasts every day and quickly amassed tens of thousands of fans.
One day in early August.
As usual, Zhou Chuan opened the live broadcast room.
It just started airing.
Thousands of fans flooded into the live stream.
"Brother Chuan is broadcasting so early today!"
"The streamer is as hardworking as a donkey in a production team!"
"Brother Chuan, judging from your background, it seems you're in a desert region?"
"..."
While reading the live chat, Zhou Chuan said, "Folks, the area I'm currently in is the edge of the Tak Desert, which is also the area where Oasis City is located."
Upon hearing this...
The fans were immediately impressed.
Oasis City has recently been trending on social media, becoming the most talked-about city online.
It coincided with the major development and construction of Oasis City.
They were also eager to know how Oasis City was developing recently.
Zhou Chuan continued, "This time when I came to the Taklamakan Desert, I rented an off-road vehicle and prepared a lot of supplies and water."
In addition, I was fully equipped with plenty of heat-relief gear.
Upon hearing this, the fans in the live stream nodded in agreement.
The desert is extremely hot, so you can't go without heat-protecting gear.
then.
Zhou Chuan set off along the desert highway with his live-streaming equipment.
As far as the eye can see.
The city of Oasis is bustling with development and construction, a scene of great activity.
soon.
Zhou Chuan asked in bewilderment, "Dear fans, I've prepared myself for the raging sandstorms and unbearable heat during my live stream today."
But have you noticed?
In the Taklamakan Desert, there are no raging sandstorms or swirling dust, and the climate isn't that hot.
Speaking of it.
He pulled over and used a thermometer to measure the temperature of the desert.
The thermometer is displaying.
In the Taklamakan Desert, the air temperature is around 30 degrees Celsius, and the surface temperature is around 40 degrees Celsius, similar to summer in the Jiangnan region.
Seeing this, the fans in the live stream were also very confused.
After getting back on the bus.
What puzzled fans even more was...
They even saw a lake in the desert region.
That's right, it's a lake!
Generally speaking
Desert regions have high evaporation rates, making it difficult for large-scale lakes to form.
Zhou Chuan strolled around the lake.
He discovered that the lake was extremely large, and a preliminary estimate put its area at around 7 square kilometers.
The lake provides water to the surrounding farmland through canals and sluice gates.
The surrounding area is shaded by green trees and covered with farmland.
If I hadn't known this was the Taklamakan Desert...
Zhou Chuan thought he had arrived in the water towns of Jiangnan.
With doubts.
He got out of the car and personally felt the water in the lake, discovering that it was all fresh water.
Beside the lake.
Zhou Chuan could even feel a slight chill.
At this moment, the live stream chat exploded with comments.
"My God! There's such a large lake in the desert?"
"A lake with an area of 7 square kilometers, which is equivalent to West Lake in Hangzhou, how is that possible?"
"Have you noticed that there's no water vapor on the lake? This means that this lake doesn't evaporate at all and can be preserved for a long time!"
"The news says the country plans to develop the Takh Desert into an oasis, and judging from the current situation, it seems quite possible!"
"..."
Online discussions ensued.
Zhou Chuan found a local resident working in the nearby fields and asked, "Uncle, how did this lake appear? Won't a lake built in the desert evaporate?"
The local man explained with a smile, "The water in this lake is diverted from the Tarim River to form a lake, which is used to improve the local climate and irrigate the surrounding farmland, and it won't evaporate."
As for how they did it...
Actually, I don't know either.
It must be because the country has mastered some emerging technology.
Furthermore, the agricultural areas of the Taklamakan Desert are not limited to just one lake.
As far as I know.
There are at least a thousand lakes in the current agricultural areas!
"Thousands of pieces?"
Zhou Chuan and the fans in the live stream were all stunned.
Even the water towns of Jiangnan don't necessarily have this many lakes, do they?
Next.
Zhou Chuan got back into the car and drove along the desert highway.
as predicted.
After traveling a certain distance.
He could see a crystal-clear lake.
The lakes are roughly the same size, around 7 square kilometers.
Each lake is adjacent to approximately 18 square kilometers of farmland.
Water from the lake is channeled to farmland through canals and sluice gates, making the region's water resources more abundant than ever before.
Zhou Chuan kept getting off the bus and chatting with the local residents.
He learned a lot about desert lakes.
It turns out that these freshwater lakes are all man-made, with water sourced from the Tarim River.
Oasis City is located in an urban agricultural area, which is divided into zones of 25 square kilometers each.
The region has 18 square kilometers of agricultural planting area and 7 square kilometers of freshwater lake, forming a self-sufficient circular system.
Each freshwater lake stores approximately 1000 million cubic meters of water resources.
The Oasis City's urban agricultural zone covers an area of 50000 square kilometers and contains 2000 lakes.
Of these, the agricultural area reached 36000 square kilometers, equivalent to 5400 million mu of arable land.
Zhou Chuan expressed his deep feelings about this.
He began by saying, "The Tak Desert has an extremely harsh natural environment and was once known as the Sea of Death."
The Taklamakan Desert has an extremely arid climate, with an annual rainfall of only 10 to 50 millimeters, while the evaporation rate is as high as 2500 to 3400 millimeters, making it one of the driest regions in the world.
In terms of temperature difference, the surface temperature in the Taklamakan Desert can reach over 70°C in summer, and can drop sharply to below 0°C at night, with a diurnal temperature difference of nearly 40°C.
In addition, 80% of the Taklamakan Desert consists of shifting sand dunes that move 5 to 20 meters per second, which can easily bury paths and lives.
Regarding wind and sand.
The Taklamakan Desert experiences more than 180 days of sandstorms annually, with wind speeds reaching level 12 and sand walls reaching heights of hundreds of meters, instantly reducing visibility to zero.
Ancient merchants and modern expeditions have repeatedly lost their way in the Taklamakan Desert, perishing due to lack of water, scorching sun, or getting stuck in quicksand.
but now……
The Taklamakan Desert is free of sandstorms, has a pleasant temperature, and is dotted with freshwater lakes.
Previously, I thought that the government's investment of 5 trillion yuan to build desert cities was a flawed principle.
Until I came to Oasis City in person.
I then realized that I was like a frog in a well!
Upon hearing this...
The fans in the live stream were all filled with sighs.
They had previously shared similar thoughts with Zhou Chuan, believing that the plan for the desert oasis city was too hasty.
Think about it now.
They were so wrong!
Judging from what I have seen and heard today.
Oasis City has mastered at least three emerging technologies: desert temperature regulation, desert water resource evaporation prevention, and sandstorm climate regulation!
Over time.
Perhaps the Xia Kingdom really can create a "Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall" in the desert!