It is in the far West of China in the Xinjian Region. In it is the Makan Desert and is surrounded by the Tian Shan Mountains, Kunlun Mountains and the Karakoram Range.
continental plateau - major in Tibet and Qinghamountainous regions - major in Inner Mongolia, Yunnan, Guizhouplain - major in northeaster part, Yangtze River region
The Great Basin Desert is primarily located in Nevada, Utah and a small part of California.
In the Eastern part of China
Some deserts of China are as following:Badain Jaran Desert: The Badain Jaran Desert is a desert in China which spans the provinces of Gansu, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia. It covers an area of 49,000 sq. kilometers (19,000 sq. miles).Taklamakan Desert: it is a desert in in the southwest portion of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwest China. It is bounded by the Kunlun Mountains to the south, the desert Pamir Mountains and Tian Shan to the west and north, and the Gobi Desert to the east.Gurbantonggut Desert: It is China's second largest desert, after Taklamakan Desert, and occupies a large part of the Dzungarian Basin in northern Xinjiang, in the northwest of the People's Republic of China, located in the Tarim Basin.Hami Desert: Hami Desert is a section of the Gobi Desert in Xinjiang, China that occupies the space between the Tian Shan system on the north and the Nan-shan Mountains on the south, and is connected on the west with the Desert of Lop.Lop Desert: The Lop Desert, or the Lop Depression, is a desert extending from Korla eastwards along the foot of the Kuruk-tagh to the formerly terminal Tarim Basin in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China.By China Tour Advisors
In the Southeastern part of China
Mongolia is no longer a part of China. It is now an independent republic. Inner Mongolia is a part of China, located in the north part of China.
Xinjiang is located in the Eurasian Continent, bordering eight countries of Russia, India, Afghanistan, etc. with a border line of 5,600 km. In old days, it is the hub of the world-known "Silk Road" communicating the east and the west, and now it is an indispensable part of the second "Eurasian Continent Bridge". The topography of Xinjiang can be summarized as "two basins clipped in three mountains" with Altai Mountain in the northern part, Kunlun Mountain in the southern part, and Tianshan Mountain lying across the central. Junggar Basin is clipped between Altai Mountain and Tianshan Mountain with an area of about 200,000 square kilometers; In the middle of Kunlun Mountain and Tianshan Mountain lies the Tarim Basin, with an area of about 530,000 square kilometers, and the Taklimakan Desert is in the middle of the basin, with an area of about 330,000 square km, which is the world's second largest mobile desert. The 2,100 kilometer-long Tarim River is the longest inland river. In eastern Xinjiang lies the Turpan Basin, where the lowest point is minus 154 meters, which is the lowest point in Asia.
China is located in Southeast Asia. China is along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The World Atlas shows China located in the Middle Eastern part of the world.
Turpan Pendi or the The Turfan Basin ( fault-bounded trough located in the eastern part of the Tian Shan. It covers an area of 50,000 km². ) or the Turpan Depression.Dzungarian Basin
Turpan Pendi or the The Turfan Basin ( fault-bounded trough located in the eastern part of the Tian Shan. It covers an area of 50,000 km². ) or the Turpan Depression.Dzungarian Basin
Shanghai, China is located in southeast China.
Turpan Pendi or the The Turfan Basin ( fault-bounded trough located in the eastern part of the Tian Shan. It covers an area of 50,000 km². ) or the Turpan Depression.Dzungarian Basin