A freight route linking northwestern China with Europe began operating carrying hundreds of metric tons of agricultural seeds from Gansu province on Dec 24.
The oil and gas production equivalent of the Yumen Oilfield in Jiuquan has surpassed the one million metric ton mark, while its installed capacity for new energy has exceeded one million kilowatts.
Artisans and technicians in Dunhuang, Jiuquan city, have been diligently crafting and installing festive lanterns in preparation for the Dunhuang Lantern Festival, which celebrates the upcoming New Year holiday.
In the vast, barren Gobi desert of northwestern China, over 25,000 heliostats arranged in concentric circles span a total reflective area of 770,000 square meters, equivalent to 108 standard football fields.
