Yardang Landforms of Xinjiang: Exploring the Wind-Carved ‘Ghost Cities’ of the Taklamakan Edge
Xinjiang’s yardang landforms — wind-sculpted ridges nicknamed ‘ghost cities’ — are the planet’s strangest scenery. Where to see them and how to visit.
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World Devil City: Xinjiang’s Wind-Carved Landscape of Stone and Shadow
World Devil City (Guishi) in Xinjiang is a surreal landscape of wind-eroded rock formations. Learn how to visit, what to see, when to go, and why this otherworldly destination belongs on every Xinjiang itinerary.
