Our vast China is a magical existence itself, a shining strange flower on the earth. In the magical China, there are many magical places, among which the most magical and mysterious one is Lop Nur.

Lop Nur is located in the eastern part of the Tarim Basin. Because of its sagging terrain, it accidentally became the water-stabilizing center of the Tarim Basin. Many rivers originating from the Tianshan Mountains, Kunlun and Alkin Mountains, such as the Tarim River, Peacock River, Cherchen River, Milan River, etc., are injected into Lop Nur. As a result, a shining pearl was born N thousand years ago in history, Lop Nur Lake.

Once, the Silk Road passed by here, the sound of camels echoed, the business and traveling were crowded, and the crowds of people were everywhere; or once, there were lush grasses, birds formed formations, and cattle and sheep were planted; it was still once, there were big and small countries blooming everywhere, cities were everywhere, and thousands of houses were lit;...

In short, Lop Nur in history was definitely a place suitable for human survival. It was a paradise in the Garden of Eden. It needed water and water, mountains and mountains, trees and grass. Because the land was extremely fertile, the farmer planted was highly productive.

Today's Lop Nur is really "north the past". The fairy lake has disappeared, leaving only vicissitudes and scars all over the world. It has become a barren land with an endless temperature difference of 70 degrees on the day and night. Any life is deterred.

The once lush herbs are gone; the beautiful flowers are gone; the flocks of wild ducks and birds are gone; the tall green trees are gone; the abundant water is gone; the rows of cities are gone; the business trips are gone, the camels are gone, people are gone,... Well, even the fucking road is gone, everything is gone. Well, no, at least some remains are left, the ruins of business trips, the ruins of cities, and the ruins of lakes.

Lop Nur Lake and Qinghai Lake are both salt water lakes, and there is a lot of salt in the water. Brick scholars believe that in ancient times, our Northwest Plateau was not like this, but an ocean connected to the Pacific Ocean. Later, the crust changed, the sea and land changed, the plateau suddenly rose, the sea retreated, and the sea became mulberry fields. Of course, it is impossible to retreat all when the sea water retreated, and some would always be intercepted to form inland lakes. Therefore, the water in Lop Nur Lake and Qinghai Lake became salty. When the lake water decreased, the water became even more salty. When the lake water was gone, a thick layer of salt would appear at the bottom of the lake.

Qinghai Lake still exists now and is known as the largest inland lake in China. At the beginning of the last century, its area was 4,800 square kilometers, in the middle of the last century, it was 4,500 square kilometers, and at the end of the century, it was a little less. In addition to the decrease in the area of ​​the lake, its water level was also decreasing, reducing an average of 13 cm a year. Therefore, some bricks said that if the ecological environment of Qinghai Lake was allowed to deteriorate, the desertification area in the lake area will reach 1,300 square kilometers in 40 years, and it will be completely finished in 200 years.

Well, what I want to talk about here is Lop Nur, and Qinghai Lake is just taken out and compared.

Before Lop Nur disappeared, it was considered to be the second largest inland lake in China after Qinghai Lake.

When the survey was measured in 1942, the water area of ​​Lop Nur Lake reached 3,000 square kilometers, thus becoming the throne of the second largest inland lake. The title of "second" is still called this, even if it is finished. It can be seen that everyone worships Lop Nur in the lake, which is no less than the worship of Mount Tai in the mountains.

When the survey was conducted in 1959, a miracle happened. The area of ​​Lop Nur Lake increased sharply to 5,350 square kilometers, over the Qinghai Lake that year, and became the largest inland lake. The entire "big ear" terrain was covered by lake water. Although it is said that the lake water increased rapidly because of a large flood in a certain place and the water flowed to Lop Nur, some brick scholars in China wanted to "correct its name" and named it the largest inland lake. The reason why the word "correct name" is used here is because Lop Nur was indeed the largest inland lake a long time ago, larger than Qinghai Lake. It is also the verification of experts and professors. In ancient times, the area was even as large as 100,000 square kilometers, which is 20 times the size of Qinghai Lake today, which is not as good as the Caspian Sea. Not to mention the big ears covered by lake water, even the Tarim Basin on the west side was covered by lake water, including that, the Takramakan Desert.

To "correct the name" of Lop Nur, it is not enough to be correct. If Lop Nur is ranked first, Qinghai would not be willing to do so. In the process of rectifying the name, there are no need to be noisy and disputes. Who would have thought that just one year had not yet argued, the water of Lop Nur Lake dropped by 1,000 square kilometers in just one year, and in two years, it dropped by more than 2,000 square kilometers. By the third year, the lake water dropped sharply to only 660 square kilometers.

Now, let alone the throne of Lop Nur's largest inland lake, we still need to be demoted and kicked out of the top 20 inland lakes in China. This is impossible to do. China is vast and has many lakes. Although the 600 square kilometers lake is also very large, it cannot be included in the top 20.

Of course, the scholars of the Brick School did not rush to downgrade Lop Nur, but were looking forward to the lake water surge again. The lakes nowadays have a dry season and water vapor. They have gone up, they have gone up, they have gone up, they have gone up, they have gone up, and they have gone up...

But this time, Lop Nur disappointed the Brick scholars and the world, and it never rose again. By the 1970s, there was almost no drop of water here. Perhaps even Lop Nur itself did not know that its dry water had become eternal, and it also made its reputation and a good story.

As the saying goes, the demise of Lop Nur will be eliminated, otherwise it will definitely not be as famous as it is today and will spread far and wide at home and abroad.

Even though Lop Nur had a glorious past, it is not over yet, and it has become a deserted desert. The precipitation here is only 10 mm a year, but the evaporation is as high as three to four thousand millimeters, the relative humidity of the air is zero, and it is absolutely dry.

Yes, Lop Nur has disappeared. It has been abundant in water for thousands of years or even millions of years. It is probably a waste of life. Of course, humans also need to review the demise of Lop Nur. For example, in order to win immediate interests, humans have cut down and overgrazing, which has caused serious soil erosion and large-scale desertification of land.
Chapter completed!