| 单词 | Gobi |
| 例句 | I walked from the Gobi Desert to this room in the To. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It all began in a caravan on the Gobi when the caravan head said, “I’ll bet my camel drivers can take you.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Alone, he continued on, across the Gobi Desert, hitching rides sometimes with passing caravans. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It’s not the Sahara or the Gobi Desert. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z "Not too cold, I hope? I'll never understand why our launch complex is in the middle of the Gobi Desert." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But Gobi Aloo Sag is yellow, so I put red food coloring into it before I eat it. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I captured this little lady in an oasis deep in the Gobi Desert. I’ve only seen one other of her kind. Could we dim the lights?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “The lot was located at the edge of the Gobi Desert,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We drove through the Gobi Desert outside the city to the mound of mud that was once The First Beacon Tower of the Great Wall, or the westernmost end of the western defense. In China’s Land of Buddhas and Fortresses, Kindness Prevails 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z At the Ultra Gobi, volunteers conclude the race by taking part in a 50km fun run. Chinese burn: how the People's Republic has become an endurance-running superpower 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z The zoo completed its seventh transport last week, releasing four mares born in captivity in the Czech Republic, Germany and Denmark in the Gobi desert. From Prague to Mongolia, wild horses return to the steppes 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Her friends were concerned but, she wrote, “I liked the idea of being the kind of woman who’d go to the Gobi desert pregnant.” ‘All my friends had some nightmare experience trying to get pregnant. My story took the cake’ 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z The artist who performs as FKA Twigs packed the Gobi tent, but the level of attention to what she was doing varied depending on proximity. Rock in Rio: Do we really need another music festival? 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Zulawski’s masterpiece, the almost indescribable “On the Silver Globe,” was begun in Poland in the 1970s, and shot on locations ranging from the Gobi Desert to the Crimea to the Baltic coast. ?Hysterical Excess,? Andrzej Zulawski Films at BAMcin?matek 2012-03-04T04:13:02Z Rising on the Tibetan plateau, it cuts a giant loop through the loess badlands of China’s north-west—the famous “yellow earth” formed of fine dust blown from the Gobi desert. Water, water, everywhere 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z She described running an outreach programme for children who lived next to fossil sites in the Gobi but who thought dinosaurs were mythical creatures. It's goodbye Lenin, hello dinosaur as fossils head to Mongolia museum 2013-01-27T18:48:07Z Probably the most desolate is in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Getting Creative With Small Hotel Rooms 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z Even with synthetic sounds in the mix, the piece evoked a wind-swept, spirit-haunted expanse, an effect bolstered by Gobi images projected and altered on two video screens. Music Review: MATA Featival Features Calder Quartet at Le Poisson Rouge 2010-04-21T22:26:00Z The sandstorms are getting worse in Beijing, scouring the city each March as the Gobi Desert expands. Hiking the Great Wall of China, the wild and free way 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Best posing: FKA Twigs, whose sparse dance moves drove the Gobi Tent nuts. The (highly biased) Coachella 2015 Awards: The best of the best 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z He went on to reveal one particularly-grueling activity that was incorporated into Damon’s fitness regimen while he was on the set of The Great Wall in the Gobi Desert. Matt Damon Did Sprints in the Desert for Jason Bourne 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z The family home, then, was in exile, first in Manchuria and then a labour camp on the edge of the Gobi desert. Ai Weiwei: ‘Without the prison, the beatings, what would I be? 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z The skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus bataar, a cousin of T rex, was acquired by an unnamed British collector seven years ago after being discovered in the Gobi desert in Mongolia. Tyrannosaurus skeleton to be auctioned in New York 2012-05-16T14:20:42Z The cave is one of the 500 surviving caverns at the Mogao Caves, on the edge of the Gobi desert, at Dunhuang in western China. The Secret Art of the Silk Road 2013-10-23T09:17:27Z In “Walking the Gobi: A 1,600-Mile Trek Across a Desert of Hope and Despair,” she explained, “I yearned to test myself, to push myself to the limit, and to associate with little-known cultures.” | Walk, Don’t Run 2014-04-29T19:38:29Z But the festivities had actually started the night before, when Matt Wright, an English composer and improviser, activated his “Totem for Gobi — New York” in the club’s Gallery Bar. Music Review: MATA Featival Features Calder Quartet at Le Poisson Rouge 2010-04-21T22:26:00Z He spent part of his childhood in exile when his father, the poet Ai Qing, was sent to the Gobi during the Cultural Revolution. Inside Art: Sotheby?s as a Gallery; an Ai Weiwei at Duke 2011-10-20T20:29:19Z In September, I was in north-west China, in Dunhuang, between the Gobi and the Taklamakan deserts, on the southern Silk Road. 'My best travel discovery of 2016' 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z The felt-and-wood homes originated in Mongolia several thousand years ago as mobile lodging for nomadic herders living and working on the Gobi Desert steppes. Why be a square? Yurts offer vacationers adventure-in-the-round. 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z The bones of the Tyrannosaurus bataar, a cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex, were found in the Gobi desert in Mongolia. Tyrannosaurus skeleton to be auctioned in New York 2012-05-16T14:20:42Z More formally known as Khaan mckennai, they were buried in the Gobi Desert about 75 million years ago, probably when a sand dune collapsed, and now lie together, in eternal repose, at the museum. Fine Feathered Fiends: ‘Dinosaurs Among Us’ at the American Museum of Natural History 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z But rather than documenting picturesque pastoralists at home in the Gobi Desert, or the squalor of Ulaanbaatar’s ger district, Lee created and photographed living dioramas that vividly juxtapose the old Mongolian landscape and the new. Living Dioramas Explore the Effects of Desertification in Mongolia 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z Ming dynasty tacticians built it in 1539, and from the peak there were views of the Gobi Desert in every direction, marked with bare mountains, oases, and in the distance, a steaming industrial plant. In China’s Land of Buddhas and Fortresses, Kindness Prevails 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z The textbooks all tell us that postwar British theatre, prior to the Royal Court revolution of the mid-1950s, was as arid as the Gobi desert. Black Chiffon ? review 2011-01-18T22:01:01Z If that sounds grandiloquent, consider his history: Ai spent years of his childhood in a labour camp in the far north-west of China, on the edge of the Gobi desert. Ai Weiwei's world 2010-03-18T08:00:00Z Bataar fossils from the late Cretaceous period about 70 million years ago were first discovered in the Gobi Desert in 1946. Dinosaur Skeleton to Be Returned to Mongolians 2013-05-06T03:00:01Z Carved into the face of a cliff near the city of Dunhuang between the 4th and 14th centuries, the art-filled caves reside on the southwest edge of the Gobi Desert. The Getty's 'Cave Temples of Dunhuang': How ancient desert outpost became remarkable global crossroads 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z We moved towards the more indie-centric Gobi tent and bumped into Andrew who was from New York and even knew the Guardian. Coachella festival 2013: Has anyone heard of headliners the Stone Roses? 2013-04-13T14:06:06Z Gobi Desert, Mongolia For utter solitude in the land of Genghis Khan, no place compares with the isolation and exoticism of a motorcycle trek in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. In Pictures: Amazing Motorcycle Trips 2010-12-02T20:35:00Z How much of the Gobi desert is made up of sand dunes? The big travel Christmas quiz 2010-12-24T10:22:00Z The show will highlight the Getty’s three decades of conservation work at the Dunhuang temples, which were cut into cliffs in the Gobi desert between the fourth and 14th centuries. Getty Center to Recreate the Cave Temples of Dunhuang 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z This is the only place in the world where tarbosaurus skeletons are found in great numbers and the dinosaur's off-white bones were the same colour as other dinosaur remains found in the Gobi desert. On the trail of the dinosaur rustlers 2013-01-19T20:00:04Z Approximately thirty-two hundred people were deported to the camp that’s the subject of the film, Jiabiangou, in the Gobi Desert, and only about five hundred survived. “Dead Souls,” Reviewed: A Powerful New Documentary About Political Persecution in China 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Because, let’s face it: the Gobi desert has its challenges, but it’s nothing on a California backyard. Why Donald Trump’s victory is a gift for Gwyneth Paltrow 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z “Gobi really went in on him,” Beverage says with a laugh. When your friend group has that one person who won’t get vaccinated 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z The multimedia portion of the exhibit will feature two installations, an immersive panoramic projection of the sweeping cave site, virtually transporting visitors to the Gobi Desert. 'Cave Temples of Dunhuang' at the Getty Museum wants to transport you to China's Silk Road 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Watching Get Carter now is like reading accounts of the first westerners to cross the Gobi desert: did this world ever exist, and in such recent times? Get Carter: No 7 2010-10-17T10:49:00Z Today we are hiking a wild section just east of Jiankou known as Beijing Jie, or Beijing Link, where the wall divides into two sections, running parallel west toward the Gobi Desert. Hiking the Great Wall of China, the wild and free way 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The family was exiled to a remote Gobi desert village, Xinjiang, where they lived in harsh conditions. 'Human Flow,' Ai Weiwei's feature-film debut, takes on the global refugee crisis 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z The following morning the final train thundered towards China across the Gobi desert, a thirsty, rust-red terrain mottled with tufts of yellowing grass. ‘The Godfather of trains’: the Trans-Mongolian from Moscow to Beijing 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Scientists have known this for years, and with each breathless announcement of a feathered fossil discovery from the Gobi Desert, the news has spread to the larger public. Fine Feathered Fiends: ‘Dinosaurs Among Us’ at the American Museum of Natural History 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Back in the Gobi tent Foals proved that they are becoming an ever-funkier proposition, their playing way more clipped and intense than on record. Coachella festival 2013 day one: Stone Roses, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Blur - review 2013-04-13T13:27:34Z Ulan Bator is the gateway to Mongolia and a good base for those wishing to explore the country’s grasslands, national parks and Gobi Desert. Practical Traveler: Beat the Crowds to Up-and-Coming Destinations 2011-02-02T04:00:00Z His far-flung ventures fused the commercial and theatrical; he staged extravagant shows in Moscow’s Red Square in 1991 and a decade later in the Gobi Desert. Pierre Cardin, Designer to the Famous and Merchant to the Masses, Dies at 98 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z The Shenzhou 17 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China atop a Long March 2-F rocket at 11:14 a.m. China sends its youngest-ever crew to space as it seeks to put astronauts on moon before 2030 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z "The incumbent tech giants have inherited an unfair advantage of a majority of low-hanging fruit business scenarios from their established ecosystems," said Tony Tung, managing director at Gobi Partners GBA. China's AI 'war of a hundred models' heads for a shakeout 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The storm, driven by winds across the Gobi Desert, has turned the skies of the Chinese capital orange, and left the air unsafe to breathe. 2021 Year in Review: Weather and Climate 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z "One interesting topic that I discussed with Mr. Elon Musk is the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, which has a similar environment to Mars, and I urged him to do some research on this," he said. Exclusive: Mongolia to deepen cooperation with US on rare earths, PM says on Washington visit 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z But poor air quality has lingered, worsened by winds carrying soil and sand from the Gobi Desert over northern China, including Beijing. Poor Air Quality Is Routine in Many Parts of the World 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z The Shenzhou 16 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan launch center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China atop a Long March 2-F rocket just after 9:30 a.m. China launches new crew for space station, with eye to putting astronauts on moon before 2030 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z For example, upon departing Chang’an, the Tang capital and eastern terminus of the network, travelers almost immediately confronted the Gobi, the largest desert in Asia. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The singer, who grew up in Compton, spent 45 minutes Friday on the stage inside the Gobi Tent. Go behind the scenes at Coachella for Gabriels' festival debut 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Sandstorms in the region have been increasing in frequency since the 1960s due to rising temperatures and lower precipitation in the Gobi wilderness, Chinese authorities said. Yellow dust: Sandstorms bring misery from China to South Korea 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Beijing has regular sandstorms in March and April as it is near the large Gobi desert. Sandstorms, dangerous pollution return to Beijing 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The city faces regular sandstorms during March and April because of its proximity to the massive Gobi desert, as well as deforestation throughout northern China. Thick sandstorms shroud Beijing and several provinces in China 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z These cold-water fish can already be found in some improbable places, including semitropical Florida and the arid Gobi Desert. Oceans away: Is raising salmon on land the next big thing in farming fish? 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z Jaffe has studied the role those same wind patterns play in carrying air pollution from Chinese cities, wildfire smoke from Siberia and dust from Gobi Desert sand storms to the U.S. for two decades. China balloon: Many questions about suspected spy in the sky 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z A capsule carrying commander Chen Dong and astronauts Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe touched down at a landing site in the Gobi Desert in northern China at approximately 8:10 p.m. 3 Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 6-month mission 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z In 2008, Robin Sissons, then a master’s student at the University of Alberta, was on a dig in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert when she noticed a “string of white bits poking out of the rock.” A Penguin-Like Shape May Have Helped This Dinosaur Dive 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Better yet, switch at Ulan Ude to the Trans-Mongolian Railway, which extends through the capital of Ulaanbaatar and into the Gobi Desert, ideal for fossil hunting and camel riding, before arriving in Beijing. The 25 Travel Experiences You Must Have 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Situated at the edge of the Gobi desert, just outside the city of Dunhuang in northwestern China, is a vast network of cliff-carved cave temples containing the world’s largest display of Buddhist art and artifacts. ‘Crouching Tiger’ composer Tan Dun gets a Seattle Symphony mini-festival 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z They turn the strong winds blowing off the Gobi Desert into electricity for Beijing. China Is Burning More Coal, a Growing Climate Challenge 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Another time in Mongolia, Ms. Lemay was gazing at the Gobi Desert’s night sky when she remembered that her three children who have the condition cannot see stars because of their night-vision loss. Seeing the World Before Their Vision Falters 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The agency said the skull had been stolen from the Gobi Desert. Skeleton of a Gorgosaurus Sells at Auction for $6.1 Million 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z The largest of these deserts are the Gobi Desert in northern China and southern Mongolia, the Taklimakan Desert in western China, the Turkestan Desert, and the Great Basin Desert of the United States. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Silt for the Loess Plateau in China came from the Gobi Desert in China and Mongolia. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, the Korean scientific community is planting trees in the Gobi Desert to block the spread of its yellow dust by winds. What Air Pollution in South Korea Can Teach the World about Misinformation 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z And even though Mia and two of her brothers can no longer see stars, they enjoyed looking at pictures of the Gobi’s night sky on their mother’s laptop. Seeing the World Before Their Vision Falters 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Their spaceship is due to blast off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert at 10:44 a.m. China plans to complete space station with latest mission 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z The crew took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi desert last October and spent a total of 183 days on the space station. Chinese astronauts return to Earth after spending six months in space 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z On Saturday, the crew of Shenzhou 13 landed in the Gobi desert in the northern region of Inner Mongolia. China sending up next space station crew in June 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z The Shenzhou 13 space capsule landed in the Gobi desert in the northern region of Inner Mongolia, shown live on state TV. Chinese astronauts land after 6 months on space station 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z From the Yellow Sea in the east to the Gobi Desert in the west, the Great Wall twisted like a dragon’s tail for thousands of miles. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Yanqing sits near the edge of the Gobi Desert, with a frigid but arid climate that on average receives less than a foot of snow annually. Into the great unknown — and fast: The never-before-seen Olympic downhill course 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z The mountains hosting action sports and cross country skiing are about 150 miles from the Gobi Desert; they average less than a foot of snow a year. Olympic spotlight back on China for a COVID-tinged Games 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z The 2022 Winter Olympics host, which is under 150 miles from the rapidly expanding Gobi Desert, is famous for cold and dry winters. In parched Beijing, claims of a ‘green’ Olympics may not hold water 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z It was like putting something down in the Gobi Desert. NASA’s Retiring Top Scientist Says We Can Terraform Mars and Maybe Venus, Too 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z And to the north are the desolate Gobi Desert and the Mongolian Plateau. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He was among more than 9,000 tourists who became trapped in Ejin Banner, a remote part of China’s Inner Mongolia region that is in the Gobi. As many try living with virus, China keeps up zero tolerance 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z Since the first cases were confirmed, more than 10,000 tourists have been stranded in Ejin, a popular destination in the Gobi known for picturesque red-leaved desert poplars in the fall. In China, 300 coronavirus cases means public shaming, marooned travelers and a nationwide dragnet 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z The town is located on the edge of the Gobi Desert, which is known for its harsh climates. Sandstorms swallow city in China 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z Both of those areas are arid — not far from the Gobi Desert. Hosting the Olympics Is a Bad Deal 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z The researchers spotted the construction in commercial satellite images of remote areas west and southwest of the city of Yumen, on the edge of the Gobi Desert in Gansu Province. China Bolsters Its Nuclear Options With New Missile Silos in a Desert 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Unlucky travelers can find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time, like the tourists in the Gobi Desert, some of whom were bused 18 hours to finish their quarantine in another city. As many try living with virus, China keeps up zero tolerance 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z Last week’s launch from a base in the Gobi Desert was followed obsessively inside China but largely overlooked in the United States — overshadowed by President Biden’s summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Opinion | Americans should worry more about China than Russia. The new space race shows why. 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z Senior political and military leaders watched from the space launch center near Jiuquan, a city on the edge of the Gobi, near China’s border with Mongolia, or from the Beijing flight control center. As Astronauts Dock, China Takes Up Long-Term Residence in Orbit 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z "I literally crossed through the middle of the Gobi Desert to be free. But what I did was nothing, so many people fought harder than me and didn't make it." North Korean defector says 'even North Korea was not this nuts' after attending Ivy League school 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z Beijing faces regular sandstorms in March and April as a result of its proximity to the massive Gobi desert as well as deforestation throughout northern China. Chinese capital Beijing reels under heavy sandstorms 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z "Central Asia, the Gobi - but there are no animals there, just fossils, so I'm not likely to be sent!" Sir David Attenborough on Joe Biden, Christmas wrapping... and flamingos 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z But it also offers a rare and captivating window into the artist’s early years, growing up in exile on the edge of China’s Gobi Desert. Ai Weiwei on activism in the U.S., his art response to COVID-19 and a secret Wuhan film 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z Dr. Norell was in Mongolia excavating dinosaur fossils in the Gobi Desert. Life Hatched From Soft Eggs, Some a Foot Long, in Dinosaur Era 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z With the help of Christian missionaries, the pair managed to flee to Mongolia, walking across the Gobi Desert to eventually find refuge in South Korea. North Korean defector says 'even North Korea was not this nuts' after attending Ivy League school 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z In August 2016, from the Gobi Desert, China launched the world’s first satellite for testing the transmission of quantum information on light particles. China Reports Progress in Ultra-Secure Satellite Transmission 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Here, the Gobi changed from rosebud pink to black with rare streaks of ivory. A Poetic Journey Through Western China 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z He’s run the Ultra Trail of the Gobi, a 400K race where runners find their way from checkpoint to checkpoint with a compass, GPS device and a map. How to Run for 2.5 Days 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z MAD’s first major project was a mysterious building in Inner Mongolia’s Gobi Desert that resembles one of the area’s mountainous dunes or, in George Lucas’ opinion, a spaceship landing on the sand. 11 buildings by Ma Yansong, the architect behind George Lucas' L.A. museum 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z In a scene of the 1977 film “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” the Cotopaxi is discovered in the Gobi Desert. Wreckage of ship tied to Bermuda Triangle found off Florida 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z The Gobi Heat Dune vest uses a battery pack that slips into a compartment and lasts 10 hours per charge. 7 amazing gadgets for outdoor winter adventures 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z A group of people struggles to survive after a huge sandstorm causes their plane to crash in the Gobi desert. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z The missile was likely fired from a launch center in northwestern China and landed in a remote region of the Gobi Desert. Long-range missile test adds to growing Chinese arsenal 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Eighty million years ago, during the Cretaceous Period, Mongolia's Gobi Desert was a dinosaur's paradise of vast valleys, freshwater lakes and a humid climate. Dinosaurs: Restoring Mongolia's fossil heritage 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z A travelogue of China follows, with the gang briskly journeying between postcard inland destinations, from the Gobi Desert to Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan. Review: A yeti prompts a China travelogue in ‘Abominable’ 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Under circumstances never fully resolved, the plane crashed in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, killing him and everyone onboard. At Mao’s Beach, China’s Leaders Still Make History as Lifeguards Hide From the Sun 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z An exquisitely preserved 80-million-year-old dinosaur nesting site discovered in the Gobi Desert provides the first clear evidence that some dinosaurs nested in groups and, like birds, protected their eggs. Daily briefing: Leonardo da Vinci’s voracious explorations of fluid dynamics 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z An exquisitely preserved dinosaur nesting site discovered in the Gobi Desert shows that some of these prehistoric animals nested in groups and, like birds, protected their eggs. Ancient Mongolian nests show that dinosaurs protected their eggs 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z China’s first manned space flight blasts off from Gobi desert in October. Timeline: China's post-Tiananmen re-emergence onto the world 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z Playing to a cramped Gobi tent, her set prompted a multigenerational, multinational dance party. At 78, Calypso Rose throws a dance party at Coachella 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z The region’s grasslands are now severely degraded, grazing is restricted, and the Gobi desert is encroaching. Can the world quench China’s bottomless thirst for milk? 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z “We have along with our wives and children and hundreds of others fled. We are right now running and hiding in the bushes,” said Geidam resident Ibrahim Gobi, speaking by phone. Nigerian presidential rivals cast ballots in delayed election 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z The British public sends the equivalent of 11,000 such bales to landfill each week, a figure that visibly shocks Gobi and Marcus. The students modelling recycled clothes 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z About 60 percent of Mongolia is covered by grassland, where the mining of copper, gold, coal and other minerals provides employment, while the Gobi desert envelops the South. Desperate Mongolians send children into countryside to escape... 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z “I think it’s very difficult to keep them separate,” said Weijian Shan, a private equity investor based in Hong Kong and the author of “Out of the Gobi,” a memoir that depicts China’s modern history. Trade Talks With China Open in Washington, as Obstacles Abound 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Federal investigators say the skull was unearthed from the Gobi Desert between 2000 and 2011 and it traded hands several times before it ended up at a Wyoming store, where Godwin acquired it. Texas doctor sues to keep dinosaur skull seized by feds 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z After four years of fundraising, designing, and construction, today, Gurvansaikhan looks more like a suburban neighbourhood dropped in the middle of the Gobi desert. Pollution pushes Mongolia's herders to reconsider city life 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z Over the weekend, China’s OneSpace startup launched a rocket from the Gobi Desert, and the entire thing was captured by a satellite orbiting 332 miles above Earth. Watch this satellite footage of a rocket launching from the Gobi Desert 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z In China’s Inner Mongolia province, in the middle of the Gobi desert, row upon row of largely vacant apartment towers line the streets of Kangbashi, a new district of the city of Ordos. China’s Ghost Towns Haunt Its Economy 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z In April, another team unveiled a spectacularly preserved example of a dinosaur in a nest, found in Mongolia’s Gobi desert and described by the American Museum of Natural History. How Giant Dinosaurs Sat on Their Eggs Without Crushing Them 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z China normally blames Mongolia’s Gobi desert for its annual sandstorms. Beijing chokes in heavy dust as sandstorm blows in 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Two days' drive from the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar, 100 miles from the country's border with China, the foothills of the Altai Mountains slash a jagged brown line across the scrubby southern Gobi grasslands. Could Dogs Help Save the Mongolian Steppe? 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z You give it your destination, and off it goes—to New York City or the Gobi Desert. Are we going too fast on driverless cars? 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z “The site is in the Gobi desert, and there are strong winds, a lot of sand, with few plants and animals,” says study coauthor Shunxing Jiang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Hundreds of Pterosaur Eggs Found in Record-Breaking Fossil Haul 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z In regions of the Gobi well-known for their fossil bounty, poachers come and take skulls, hands, feet, and other easily extracted parts. Thieves Are Smashing Dinosaur Fossils. Science Is Fighting Back. 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z The fragmentary fossil of a truly enormous pterosaur has been found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. Ancient Winged Terror Was One of the Largest Animals to Fly 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z “Many years ago,” she says, “the Mongol Reds from the Gobi Desert conquered Asia from their great airships held aloft by gravity Repellor Rays. They destroyed Europe, then turned toward peace-loving America.” How the Pentagon snatched innovation from the jaws of defeat 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Sand storms in the Gobi Desert lift the dust into the sky, where it is carried thousands of miles over the Pacific Ocean for several days, according to Dove. China's Gobi Desert feeds Yosemite National Park's forest, study says 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Called Micius, the satellite is the first of its kind and was launched from the Gobi desert last August. China's quantum satellite in big leap - BBC News 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z But fossil poaching has reached epidemic proportions in the Gobi in recent decades, with dinosaur fossils selling overseas for huge sums. Thieves Are Smashing Dinosaur Fossils. Science Is Fighting Back. 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z One of the neck bones from a giant Jordanian azhdarchid called Aramabourgiania is just over two inches wide, he adds, while the same bone in the new Gobi pterosaur is nearly eight inches across. Ancient Winged Terror Was One of the Largest Animals to Fly 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z China’s first astronomical satellite, an x-ray telescope that will search the sky for black holes, neutron stars, and other extremely energetic phenomena, raced into orbit today after a morning launch from the Gobi Desert. China successfully launches x-ray satellite 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z They found that some of it was comprised of material from the Gobi Desert in China and Outer Mongolia mixed in with dust from California’s own Central Valley. China's Gobi Desert feeds Yosemite National Park's forest, study says 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Drainage patterns are visible on the south-western end of the Gobi desert in China’s Gansu province. Satellite Eye on Earth: May 2017 – in pictures 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z But that case highlighted a problem with convicting fossil thieves: How can experts prove beyond doubt that particular fossils originally came from the Gobi? Thieves Are Smashing Dinosaur Fossils. Science Is Fighting Back. 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z But this new research says that the human-induced pollution is being made worse or better by naturally occurring dust that blows in from the Gobi desert. Lack of dust makes China's air pollution much worse - BBC News 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z The storms typically happen in the spring, as strong winds send soil and sand from the Gobi Desert over northern China and the Korean Peninsula. Toxic dust storms blanket Beijing and northern China 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z “Raw milk is one area that can help farmers to sustain and grow their dairy business,” said Sen. Anne Gobi, the bill’s sponsor. Raw milk advocates push to expand legalized sales 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z The Gobi and Mojave are tucked deep in what used to be the backstage area. Coachella 2017: The gates are open -- and the fest is noticeably larger 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z Last year, Fanti and his colleagues travelled to a series of frequently poached fossil sites in the Nemegt region of the western Gobi and used the scanner to record each site’s unique geochemical signature. Thieves Are Smashing Dinosaur Fossils. Science Is Fighting Back. 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z More people means bigger grounds — specifically, the line of performance tents that includes the Gobi, Sahara and Mojave will be pushed east. What will Lorde and Kendrick do? Will open arms greet Lady Gaga? Let the Coachella speculation begin 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Scientists traveling to the Himalayan highlands, the Gobi Desert and far beyond to study rare animals have returned with reports of dogs chasing and killing wildlife. Opinion | Dogs are man’s best friend — but one of wildlife’s worst foes 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z A yuan fund would put GGV on equal footing with peers such as Qiming Venture Partners and Gobi Partners that have funds in both yuan and U.S. dollars. Alibaba backer GGV Capital looking to raise first yuan fund 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z He interrupted an internship at Boston City Hospital to join the Navy in World War II. He served with Chinese guerrillas in the Gobi Desert and Inner Mongolia. Dr. Henry J. Heimlich, Famous for Antichoking Technique, Dies at 96 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z These species are known only from the Gobi, so scientists were convinced they were Mongolian, but they didn’t know exactly which sites they came from. Thieves Are Smashing Dinosaur Fossils. Science Is Fighting Back. 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z In what is now Mongolia's Gobi Desert, a clutch of 12 eggs the rough size and shape of potatoes has just been laid by a Protoceratops andrewsi, a relative of the more famous Triceratops. Dinosaurs took months to hatch out of their eggs. That may have doomed them. 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Navy sent him to northwest China in 1942 to treat Chinese and American forces behind Japanese lines in the Gobi Desert. Henry Heimlich, Creator of Life-Saving Maneuver for Choking Victims, Dies at 96 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z I wrote a paper last year, “Contraction of the Gobi Desert 2000-2012.” How China’s Politics of Control Shape the Debate on Deserts 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z As a bonus, the show concluded with a short film showing Zheng and her team shooting the collection’s look book in the Gobi desert. A closer look at the designers and fashion on the runways during L.A.'s fashion weeks 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z It’s mid-September 2016, and in a remote corner of the southern Gobi, the reddish-brown dirt is littered with small plastic superglue bottles and pieces of broken bone. Thieves Are Smashing Dinosaur Fossils. Science Is Fighting Back. 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z The Tiangong 2 was carried into space on Thursday night atop a Long March 7 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northern China. China launches second space station, Tiangong 2 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The bus recently left Ulaanbaatar for a monthlong tour of the Gobi and western Mongolia. This Paleontologist is on a Mission to Teach Mongolians About Their Own Dinosaurs Having learned that she ran away, he returned to China to find Gobi with the help of a crowdfunding appeal, using posters and the power of social media to track her down. Ultra-marathon runner reunited with missing stray dog 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z Runner Dion Leonard decided to adopt Gobi and bring her back to the UK - but she went missing while being prepared for quarantine. Marathon runner on reunion with missing dog, Gobi - BBC News 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z “Sometimes the Gobi is a depressing place to work,” says project co-leader Phil Bell of the University of New England in Australia. Thieves Are Smashing Dinosaur Fossils. Science Is Fighting Back. 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z They became inseparable, winning an online fanbase which helped fund Mr Leonard's plan to bring Gobi to the UK. Finding Gobi: Runner reunited with marathon companion dog - BBC News 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Dr. Bolorsetseg Minjin, paleontologist Philip Currie and attorney Robert Painter at a repatriation ceremony of a Tyrannosaurus fossil looted from the Gobi Desert before it was seized by U.S. customs officials. This Paleontologist is on a Mission to Teach Mongolians About Their Own Dinosaurs Gobi joined Leonard on the second day of the six-stage, seven-day race, and also ran along on her short stubby legs for days three and six. Ultra-marathon runner reunited with missing stray dog 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z Most incredibly, salmon and trout are being farmed in the arid Gobi desert. Can China Reform Its Agriculture Industry Fast Enough to Feed Its People? 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Next, the team hopes to secure funding to continue collecting geochemical data at fossil sites across the Gobi, and to test their results using more powerful laboratory-based scanning facilities. Thieves Are Smashing Dinosaur Fossils. Science Is Fighting Back. 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z BEIJING—A rocket scheduled to take flight from the Gobi Desert within days is expected to propel China to the forefront of one of science’s most challenging fields. China’s Latest Leap Forward Isn’t Just Great—It’s Quantum 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z The retrofitted, 10-year-old recreational vehicle began outreach programs to nomadic tribes in the Gobi and towns in western Mongolia last summer. This Paleontologist is on a Mission to Teach Mongolians About Their Own Dinosaurs However, he had to leave Gobi at the finishing line and now hopes to bring him home to Edinburgh. Marathon runner's bid to adopt Chinese stray dog - BBC News 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Now, the chateaux are springing up back home too, with Ningxia, an impoverished coalmining region south of the Gobi desert, becoming ground zero for budding Chinese vintners. China's Bordeaux: winemakers in 'gold rush' to turn desert into vineyards 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z Last year, China started construction on a massive solar farm in the Gobi desert that is expected to generate enough power to light up one million homes. Renewable Energy Stumbles Toward the Future 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Solar power accounts for just 3% of the electricity mix, but China is now building its biggest plant, in the Gobi desert. Follow the sun 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Mongolia’s Gobi Desert is the world’s richest fossil area, overlying vast lakes and rivers that were a prehistoric paradise for plant life and dinosaurs. This Paleontologist is on a Mission to Teach Mongolians About Their Own Dinosaurs Mr Leonard launched a crowdfunding appeal to raise the £5,000 needed to cover the medical and quarantine costs in order to "bring Gobi home". Marathon runner's bid to adopt Chinese stray dog - BBC News 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Prosecutors say it was looted from the Gobi Desert in Mongolia and was shipped through Japan to Gainesville, Florida, in June 2006 with a false customs label. Dinosaur skull owned by Nicolas Cage can back go to Mongolia 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Out in the Gobi Desert, the crowd, many in colorful Mongolian traditional dress, admire the shaggy-haired, cud-chewing camels as they plod by in a beauty parade. Mongolia’s steppes host camel derby and beauty parade 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Roy Chapman Andrews became the real-life Indiana Jones in the 1920s, bringing back from the Gobi Desert of Mongolia a variety of new dinosaur species and the first dinosaur eggs. ‘Dinosaurs Among Us’ Retraces an Evolutionary Path 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia—Six years ago, nomadic farmer Ankhbayar Garamdagva followed the herd to this city on the fringe of the Gobi desert, hoping to share the riches promised to Mongolia by the global commodities boom. Mongolia: Land of Lost Opportunity 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Mr Leonard said Gobi was still in the desert in China and was being looked after by a friend. Marathon runner's bid to adopt Chinese stray dog - BBC News 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Dejection turned to elation when a camera trap placed by one of the Gobi A reserve rangers near the spring where the release had been made showed that Naran had attracted four females. Can Angry Young Males Save a Critically Endangered Camel? The Gobi Desert covers parts of China and of southern Mongolia. Satellite eye on Earth: December 2015 – in pictures 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z According to court papers, investigators believe the skull was looted from the Gobi Desert in Mongolia and shipped through Japan to Gainesville, Florida, in June 2006 bearing a false customs label. Publicist: Nicolas Cage was unwitting buyer of dinosaur skull looted from Mongolia 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Prosecutors say the skull was looted from the Gobi Desert in Mongolia and smuggled into the U.S. in June 2006. Publicist: Nicolas Cage was buyer of stolen dinosaur skull 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Prosecutors said in court papers that the skull, unlawfully taken from the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, was smuggled into the United States in June 2006 by being falsely labeled as "fossil stone pieces." US seeks to return 67 million-year-old dinosaur skull to Mongolia after it was sold at auction 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Chinese remote sensing expert leads the way in tracking wild camels in the Gobi Desert. Can Angry Young Males Save a Critically Endangered Camel? It is a rain shadow desert, formed by the Himalayas blocking the Indian Ocean’s rain from reaching the Gobi territory. Satellite eye on Earth: December 2015 – in pictures 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z The skull belongs to a Tyrannosaurus bataar, which are indigenous to the Nemegt Basin in the Gobi Desert, in modern day Mongolia. Tyrannosaurus skull sold for $230,000 in New York must go back to Mongolia 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Prosecutors say the skull was unlawfully taken from the Gobi Desert in Mongolia and was smuggled into the United States in June 2006. US seeks to return auctioned dinosaur skull to Mongolia 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z "Dragon Blade," he says, "was more swords, but still, if you're a martial artist, you have to go to the Gobi desert to do a big fight scene with Jackie Chan." What do Brian Wilson, a martial artist and an activist priest have in common? John Cusack 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Wearing satellite tracking collars, two feisty young males raised in a wild camel breeding center in Mongolia, are loaded into a truck before being released into the Gobi. Can Angry Young Males Save a Critically Endangered Camel? Asia’s largest desert and the fifth largest in the world, much of the Gobi is not sandy, but rocky. Satellite eye on Earth: December 2015 – in pictures 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Ms. Gao, a diminutive woman with a quick smile, was conducting a tasting of recent vintages from her family-run winery in Ningxia, a remote Chinese region on the edge of the Gobi Desert. China’s Winemakers Seek Their Own Napa Valley 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Photograph: KCNA/Reuters Related: North Korea prepares for lavish birthday party – in pictures Age of 15 she crossed the Gobi desert into Mongolia, to reach South Korea. Kim Jong-un is no joke, says North Korean defector 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z His father, a poet, was exiled by Mao to the margins of the Gobi desert during the Cultural Revolution and the family grew up in extreme poverty. Ai Weiwei – from criminal to art-world superstar 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Although extraordinarily hardy, the double-humped wild camel, like this one in a protected part of the Gobi desert, in Mongolia, is highly endangered. Can Angry Young Males Save a Critically Endangered Camel? In Jan. 2010, the principal owners — American private equity firm Oak Investment Partners and Gobi Partners, a venture capital firm based in Shanghai — sold DMG to a larger publicly traded ad firm called VisionChina Media. For Hollywood, the road to China is littered with broken deals 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z Since then, he's made his way through some 40 countries — crossing the Gobi Desert, chatting with Maasai tribesmen in Kenya, charming fellow backpackers in Kingston by singing "Jamaica Farewell." For late-starting backpacker, at 76, it's the wander years 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z They were discovered within about 20 centimeters of each other in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. 'Romeo and Juliet' Dinosaurs Found Buried Together 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Lonnie: If all goes well, we will go to the western Kunlun Mountains in Tibet for four to six months to bring out three or four tons of ice cores by crossing the Gobi Desert. Couple has spent decades exploring glaciers, which reveal climate history 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Gotov, the breeding center manager and director of the Great Gobi Strictly Protected Area A, had collapsed and died from a heart attack six hours earlier. Can Angry Young Males Save a Critically Endangered Camel? Gobi Mongolian BBQ: Laggards may still be trudging along when this welcoming Mongolian BBQ spot blazes up the jumbo wok at 11 a.m. 26 miles of food: Where to eat during the L.A. Marathon 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z But it will not be easy in an area near the Gobi Desert. To the piste! 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z I predict Built To Spill gets the midnight Gobi tent set, a.k.a. the one The Dismemberment Plan played last year for 10 drunk people and 289 crumpled beer cups. Top 10 font size shockers from the Coachella 2015 lineup 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z The voyagers trekked over the Gobi desert and if the elements didn’t kill them, hostile feudal tribes did and many perished along the way. Neflix's Marco Polo: Martial Arts & Steamy Sex In An Oriental Palace (Part 2) 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Can they too attract female camels in the Gobi? Can Angry Young Males Save a Critically Endangered Camel? Next Up, Motorcycling Across the Gobi: First it was the climate change deal with China, then it was said executive action on immigration. Three-Minute Briefing: Cuba, North Korea and Russia 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z The top item on Clinton’s bucket list: “Ride a horse across the Gobi Desert to the place where people think Genghis Khan is buried.” Kicking the bucket list Before the auction, Mark Norell wrote an open letter arguing that the fossil was clearly from Mongolia’s Gobi Desert and must have been obtained illegally. How Fake Fossils Pervert Paleontology [Excerpt] 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z With the longest forelimbs of any bipedal animal ever, the 11-metre-long Deinocheirus mirificus roamed the region that is now the Gobi Desert around 70 million years ago. Fossils reveal 'beer-bellied' dinosaur 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Fossils of Deinocheirus mirificus — a pastiche of Greek and Latin meaning 'unusual horrible hand' — were first unearthed in the summer of 1965 in the Gobi Desert in southern Mongolia. Fossils Reveal "Beer-Bellied" Dinosaur [Video] 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z In July 1965, two gigantic fossilized dinosaur arms replete with menacing claws were unearthed in the remote southern Gobi desert of Mongolia. The beast with the behemoth arms: A dinosaur mystery is solved 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Recently, also in the Gobi, a team found fossils making up nearly complete skeletons of two additional specimens. 'Ostrich dinosaur' had long snout and humped back 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z The Gobi Desert of Central Asia is one of the earth's desolate places. Dinosaur Eggs Found in Gobi Desert 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Fossils of Deinocheirus mirificus — a pastiche of Greek and Latin meaning 'unusual horrible hand' — were first unearthed in the summer of 1965 in the Gobi Desert in southern Mongolia. Fossils reveal 'beer-bellied' dinosaur 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z An alluvial fan takes a jellyfish shape in the Gobi Desert. China's first high-resolution satellite captured these 10 incredible images 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z As he conquered the Altai Mountains and scorching Gobi Desert, he became known to locals as the "lonely snow leopard". Adventurer treks into record books 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z Its diet and physical characteristics likely made it a natural for thriving along the braided rivers that crossed the Gobi millions of years ago. 'Ostrich dinosaur' had long snout and humped back 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Yet the Gobi is a paradise for paleontologists. Dinosaur Eggs Found in Gobi Desert 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Not long after, she and her parents escaped over an ice-covered river to China, and across the Gobi Desert into Mongolia. How Silicon Valley wants to hack North Korea 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z Among the remains is a wing unearthed in the Gobi Desert in 1987. Modern Birds Evolved Before the Dinosaurs Died 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z The lands north of the Yangtze River—including swaths of the Gobi desert and the grasslands of Inner Mongolia—are the driest, but more than half of China’s people live in the north. Scientists Say Water Shortages Threaten China’s Agriculture 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z They are endangered, with fewer than 1,000 in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia and China. Hump Day: Baby camel at St. Louis Zoo 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z To the west it faces the barren Tibetan plateau and Gobi Desert. Five Reasons China Won't Be A Big Threat To America's Global Power 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z The newly identified Jurassic period creature, a species named Kryptodrakon progenitor that was unearthed in the Gobi desert in northwestern China, was modest in size, with a wingspan of perhaps 4-1/2 feet. Ancient flying reptile from China fills evolutionary gap 2014-04-24T21:16:04Z In East Asia, sand from the Gobi Desert is blown east every spring. Smoggy Sand: How Deserts Spread Air Pollution 2014-04-03T21:45:48Z Lured by generous subsidies and easy loans, Chinese solar developers installed 10-11 GWs of solar generating capacity last year, mostly solar farms in the Gobi desert and barren hills of western China. Bright prospects? China's rooftop solar goal looks too ambitious 2014-02-27T21:21:24Z Chinese researchers, who had their own captive breeding program, reintroduced a group into a reserve near the Gobi desert. 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Przewalski’s Horses 2014-02-03T14:00:57Z Last year, China conducted a test of the DF-21D in the Gobi Desert. Anchors Aweigh for China's Navy 2014-01-21T20:35:25Z The Gobi Desert in China’s northwest is the most dominant; its cousin, the Kubuqi, is farther east and closest to Beijing. Let a billion trees bloom: Can a great green wall of trees stop China’s spreading desert? 2013-11-22T17:17:33Z But what’s worrying is that the Gobi is growing every year, as excessive farming in China and increasingly dry weather converts grassland into desert. Smoggy Sand: How Deserts Spread Air Pollution 2014-04-03T21:45:48Z Thomas Tsao, a partner at Gobi, says he was looking for ways to invest in outbound Chinese travel. Oxen Aggregator: Selling Tours To China's Group Travellers 2013-10-15T22:00:00Z "The Gobi Desert is one of these places," he said. Exploring emptiness 2013-09-24T09:17:04Z This relentless collection of mundane minutiae and occasional legally actionable evidence, stretching out as vast and trackless as the Gobi, was dramatically transformed as it became an object suitable for the scientific analysis of spam. Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet [Excerpt Part One] 2013-06-18T16:45:00.147Z The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft was launched from a remote site in the Gobi desert in China's far west at 5:38 p.m. China's latest 'sacred' manned space mission blasts off 2013-06-11T09:54:41Z The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft will launch from a remote site in the Gobi desert in China's far west at 5:38 p.m. China's latest manned space mission to launch June 11 2013-06-10T08:17:36Z Mongolia's Oyu Tolgoi mine is in the Gobi desert, is Canadian owned but Dutch for tax purposes Developing countries are taking action to try to combat tax avoidance by multinational companies. Poor countries take on tax avoiders 2013-05-23T23:02:46Z The bones, discovered in the Gobi Desert, were smuggled into the US from the UK in March 2010. US returns stolen Mongolia dinosaur 2013-05-07T09:50:03Z For more information on this rare subspecies, read my article from last year about the last 22 Gobi bears. Hammerhead Sharks, Houston Toads, Heavy Metal and Other Links from the Brink 2013-05-04T14:45:00.413Z Beijing lies near the Gobi, so there have historically been sandstorms that have struck Beijing. Sandstorms Add to China's Air Misery 2013-02-28T08:20:00Z Hydro is set at a Pakistani dam; Mirage in a destroyed hotel in the Gobi Desert; Downhill at an Alpine ski resort; and Grind in a Venice Beach skatepark. Call Of Duty: Black Ops II – Revolution: review 2013-02-09T06:00:18Z The skeleton is about 70 million years old and was discovered in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia seven years ago. Dinosaur smuggler faces US jail 2012-12-28T11:43:21Z The director of the Great Gobi Strictly Protected Area blames this rainfall decline on climate change. Last 22 Gobi Bears Endangered by Climate Change in Mongolia 2012-11-20T23:45:00.177Z After nine Tests in the oval ball equivalent of the Gobi, the 25-year-old Ashton is trapped in the same circle of hell as his former team-mate Mark Cueto was last year. England's Chris Ashton aims to splash down again after barren spell 2012-11-15T22:00:07Z The clue is hidden in a coal-to-liquids plant here, deep in northern China's Gobi Desert. China Seeks Mastery of Carbon Capture and Storage 2012-08-24T14:45:00.237Z Photographer Davide Monteleone and I may have had one of the only drivers in the Gobi—that forbidding expanse of gravel and sand in southern Mongolia—who had no sense of direction. Change in the Gobi: Mongolia's Economic Boom 2012-08-22T04:35:26Z There are also major supplies in the Gobi region of coal, gold and even rare earth minerals, such as lithium on which the mobile phone world relies. Mongolia's mining boom could expose it to the resource curse 2012-08-20T14:14:58Z The city on the edge of the Gobi Dessert is said to be . China media: Gu Kailai and islands 2012-08-20T03:08:04Z His destination was Uyanga, a mining town on the Mongolian Steppe, a rolling grassland that stretches hundreds of thousands of miles in a large crescent around the Gobi Desert. Risking life in the Mongolian gold rush 2012-08-18T23:54:18Z The wine is made in central western China on the edge of the Gobi desert. Waitrose tests the water with Chinese and Brazilian wines 2012-08-12T14:05:25Z Beijing lies on the edge of the Gobi Desert and suffers from a chronic drought; Ms. Wang said northern Chinese lacked “rain protection awareness.” News Analysis: An Epic Flood Exposes a Creakier Beijing 2012-07-27T00:59:28Z The sewerage system of Beijing, a city poised on the edge of the Gobi Desert, is ill-equipped to handle heavy precipitation; residents in low-lying areas are accustomed to dealing with minor flooding after rainstorms. Beijing Rains Leave Dozens Dead 2012-07-22T19:31:59Z Gobi is currently ranked number one in Britain and number eight in the world. Olympic torch to go for a punt 2012-07-07T18:05:40Z On launch day, the live studio programme went on for about five hours, with studio guests and reporters on the scene at the Jiuquan spaceport on the edge of the Gobi desert. China in space: Running fast to catch up 2012-06-29T11:02:28Z Several paleontologists examined the skeleton several weeks ago and determined it was removed from the western Gobi Desert in Mongolia between 1995 and 2005. U.S. close to seizing disputed dinosaur skeleton 2012-06-21T02:55:08Z He vowed to return the skeleton to Mongolia, where it was originally "looted from the Gobi Desert." U.S. sues to return Tyrannosaurus skeleton to Mongolia 2012-06-20T21:53:33Z The first Tyrannosaurus Bataars were discovered in the Gobi desert in 1946 by archeological expeditions which were supported by the Soviet Union. US to seize $1m dinosaur skeleton 2012-06-20T17:13:30Z Wheelchair badminton men's singles champion Gobi Ranganathan will also be carrying the torch. Olympic torch to go for a punt 2012-07-07T18:05:40Z A stolen dinosaur skeleton that was smuggled into America is heading back home to the Gobi desert. Stolen T-rex going back home 2012-06-20T12:43:12Z The successful launching of the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, powered by a Long March 2F rocket, was shown live on state television from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert in western China. China Sends 3 Astronauts, Including a Woman, Into Space 2012-06-16T15:15:20Z The successful launch, powered by a Long March 2F rocket, was shown live on state television Saturday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert in western China. China Sends 3 Astronauts, Including a Women, Into Space 2012-06-16T11:46:21Z Beijing time from the remote Jiuquan launch site, deep in the Gobi desert. Meet China’s 1st Woman Astronaut 2012-06-15T17:05:00Z On Saturday the spacecraft and its carrier rocket were moved to the launch platform at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, a rocket-launching complex in the Gobi Desert in northwest China. China Plans Its First Manned Space Docking 2012-06-09T09:19:55Z This Tyrannosaurus bataar skeleton is 8 feet tall and 24 feet long, and was discovered in the Gobi Desert, according to Heritage Auctions. U.S. Auction House to Help Mongolia Trace Dinosaur's Origin 2012-05-30T16:45:09.513Z It takes her six hours, she says, though longer after the sandstorms that sweep in from the Gobi desert. Investment: Prudence without a purpose 2012-05-24T15:10:30Z Found about seven years ago in the Gobi Desert, the T-Bataar remained in storage in England. Row dogs dinosaur skeleton sale 2012-05-21T06:50:30Z It was discovered in the Gobi Desert, which stretches across portions of northern China and southern Mongolia. Dinosaur skeleton fetches $1.05 million at disputed U.S. auction 2012-05-21T02:53:42Z The start of Stage 3 of the 2005 Gobi March in western China. IHT Rendezvous: Extreme Extreme Sports: Desert Run 2012-05-19T11:00:31Z The Gobi Desert stretches across portions of northern China and southern Mongolia. U.S. Auction House to Help Mongolia Trace Dinosaur's Origin 2012-05-30T16:45:09.513Z Braincase and phylogenetic relationships of Estesia mongoliensis from the Late Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert and the recognition of a new clade of lizards. Monstersauria vs Goannasauria 2012-05-03T14:45:00.227Z And a five-game winning streak by the Wizards is like finding an empty canteen in the Gobi desert. For Washington pro sports teams, the skies are clearing 2012-04-27T00:13:22Z “This is a great time to be a dinosaur paleontologist,” said Dr. Norell, whose research concentrates on fossils from China and the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. Dinosaur Dig in China Turns Up Largest Known Feathered Animal 2012-04-04T17:26:26Z The Gobi March begins June 10 in the Gobi desert near the city of Kashgar in western China. IHT Rendezvous: Extreme Extreme Sports: Desert Run 2012-05-19T11:00:31Z "Since 90 percent of the Gobi Desert is in Mongolia, it was likely found there," said Mark Norell of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. U.S. Auction House to Help Mongolia Trace Dinosaur's Origin 2012-05-30T16:45:09.513Z The bone of a pterosaur was found inside the dinosaur's stomach when scientists unearthed its remains in the Gobi desert, in Asia. Velociraptor's scavenged last meal 2012-03-07T16:59:45Z It was a long shot, but the two connected and the Mongolian geographer said he knew of several such structures in the Gobi desert, the Telegraph reports. New Section of The Great Wall Discovered in Mongolia 2012-02-28T06:06:18Z One of the people said that an eventual secondary Hong Kong listing of the company, which controls the world's largest coking-coal deposit in the South Gobi Desert near China's northern border, is also probable. Mongolia Aims for Tavan Tolgoi IPO by June 2012-01-20T10:48:32Z A narrative of travels in Manchuria, across the Gobi desert, through the Himalayas to India. Select List of Books ... Relating to the Far East 2012-01-12T03:00:14.110Z The country no longer showed the barren desolation of the Gobi desert, nor the romantic wildness of Central Manchuria. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z From this provincial capital on the southern edge of the Gobi Desert, Tegusbayar described an ethnic Mongolian minority deeply at odds with China's industrial policy. Where Coal Is King in China 2011-11-04T21:15:05.253Z He observes that the ranges in this part of the Gobi are much worn down and wasted, like the Kuruk-tagh farther west and the tablelands of S.E. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The famous loess deposits of China in the lee of the Desert of Gobi are examples. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z Of immediate concern are plans to raise billions of dollars through a multinational offering of shares in a huge coal project, Tavan Tolgoi, also in South Gobi province. Mongolian copper: Halfway to where? 2011-10-06T09:18:02Z At midnight we reach our destination, a settlement called Manchury, lost in a corner of the desert of Gobi. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z Phase one of the massive mine, started almost from scratch last year in the remote and sparsely populated South Gobi region, will be ready to begin producing copper in the second half of next year. Rio Tinto says will talk to Mongolia on copper mine deal 2011-09-25T04:27:05Z In these central parts of the Gobi, as indeed in all other parts except the desert of Lop and Ordos, the prevailing winds blow from the W. and N.W. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z By ten o'clock he had put a thousand miles between him and the coast and was well across the southern Gobi desert. The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z The first module of China's planned Tiangong-I space station arrived at its Gobi Desert launch site on June 29, the Xinhua news agency reported. Astronaut welcomes China to space brotherhood 2011-07-15T17:18:34Z We were crossing the north-eastern border of the Gobi desert, and if ever desert was rightly so named, it is this one. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z These incarnations took place 72,000 B.C., on the shores of the Lake of Gobi, we are told on p. H. P. Blavatsky A Great Betrayal 2011-06-12T02:00:09.327Z This great desert country of Gobi is crossed by several trade routes, some of which have been in use for thousands of years. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z As a young man, Youngers was the classic soldier of the Empire - crossing Gobi desert, fighting in the Boer War and part of the first British expedition to the Dalai Lama's court in Tibet. Live - England v Sri Lanka 2011-06-07T09:33:57Z The Gobi is now seeing a flood of geologists, miners, investors and speculators, all in search of the enormous mineral wealth lying below its desolate surface. Gobi no desert 2011-04-20T23:05:40Z The arm of Chinese rule could be replaced only by the firmer grip of the northern autocrat, whose shadow already lies athwart the Gobi wilderness. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z Most of the desertification in China happens on the fringes of the Gobi Desert which lies in the west of the country. Warning on China desertification 2011-01-04T13:05:41Z It belongs to the middle basin of the three great depressions into which Potanin divides the Gobi as a whole. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z By one estimate, nearly 1 million tons of wind-blown dust from the Gobi Desert descends on Beijing every year, adding to the air pollution that the city itself generates. Dust blows in from the ends of the Earth, even beyond 2010-09-14T04:00:00Z For Canada's Ivanhoe Mines, Mongolia's south Gobi region offers the world's largest undeveloped copper and gold reserves in the world, estimated to be worth over $5bn. Mongolia's mining wealth is cause for concern 2010-05-15T11:45:00Z One of my fondest memories is being in the Gobi Desert watching wrestling on television. Frequent Flier: Even in Distant Lands, the Welcomes Are Warm 2010-03-30T03:10:00Z The 3m-long skeleton, found on an expedition to China's Gobi desert, is described in the journal Science. 2010-01-28T19:29:00Z Eastern Gobi.—Here the surface is extremely diversified, although there are no great differences in vertical elevation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Asia is divided laterally along the parallel of 40� north by a depression which, beginning on the east of the desert of Gobi, extends westwards through Mongolia to Chinese Turkestan. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" As has been said, on the west the steppe of Pamir and on the east the desert of Gobi present distinct and secure defences against aggression from without in those directions. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar We were now on a heavy sandy steppe—part of the Sackha Desert, which extends into the Gobi—and vegetation was so very scant, that even the steppe grass had disappeared. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series To turn the river by coasting it northwards would materially augment the length of our journey, and, moreover, compel us to traverse the great desert of Gobi. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Hence, Futterer infers, in recent geological times no large sea has occupied the central part of the Gobi. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z He crossed, and named, the Dzungarian extension of the Gobi desert, and then traversed the Gobi itself from Hami to Sachu, which became a point of junction between his journeys and those of Krishna. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" None of these, however, possess any political importance except those who inhabit the country north of Gobi and between Eastern Turkestan and China, and the chief of these are the Khalkas. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar Wood mice almost certainly do not occur in the Gobi Desert. Comments on the Taxonomic Status of Apodemus peninsulae, with Description of a New Subspecies from North China Chinese Tartary, bounded east by the sea of Japan, south by the Great Wall of China, west by the Gobi or great sandy desert; and north, by the Baikal Lake. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] The desert of Gobi as a whole is only very imperfectly known, information being confined to the observations which individual travellers have made from their respective itineraries across the desert. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The great central depression of the continent which reaches from the foot of the Pamir plateau on the west through the Tarim desert to Lop Nor and the Gobi has yielded up many interesting secrets. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The central portion of this enormous area is called the Desert of Gobi. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports In due time they entered upon the great desert of Gobi, where the grassy plain is covered by a countless multitude of mole-hills, which render locomotion very difficult. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century The Alechan mountains themselves appear to have been formed by the sand which the north wind incessantly sweeps before it from the Chamo, or Great Desert of Gobi. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Owing to the immense area covered, and the piecemeal character of the information, no general description can be made applicable to the whole of the Gobi. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z South of the divide the level at once drops to the central depression of Gobi, which forms a vast interior, almost waterless space, where the local drainage is lost in deserts or swamps. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" With the diminished moisture the green gardens of France are replaced in Gobi by ligneous plants covered with a gray down. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition From the barrenness of the Gobi to the rank vegetation of the Edzina valley, where the grass and grain were actually falling over from excessive weight, was a most relieving change. Across Asia on a Bicycle Raiding here made as much sense as operating in the heart of the Gobi Desert back on Terra. Before Egypt An expedition across the great Gobi desert that lasted for thirty-nine days was successfully accomplished only after hard battling with heat, hunger and thirst, and even with hostile natives. Herbert Hoover The Man and His Work It merely tells of strange activity around Lake Baikal, beyond the Gobi Desert. Lords of the Stratosphere Only what had been the waste areas—Antarctica, the Gobi, Australia, Patagonia and the Sahara-Arabia districts—could still support even the strange sorts of human life that remained. It's All Yours At the edge of the Great Gobi and the converging point of the Nan-lu and Pe-lu—that is, the southern and northern routes to the western world—this oasis is a necessary resting-place. Across Asia on a Bicycle Pulmonar—For the symptoms you describe, try the Gobi Desert Sanitaria. With The Night Mail A Story of 2000 A.D. (Together with extracts from the comtemporary magazine in which it appeared) So the Gobi caravans start about three or four o'clock in the afternoon and march until one or two the next morning. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' "That last outburst of Sitsumi's explains a lot of the reported activity in the Lake Baikal region, beyond the Gobi," swiftly dropped from Jeter's lips. Lords of the Stratosphere Australia, Antarctica, Patagonia, Gobi, Sahara-Arabia—they followed him inside like so many penguins in the black-and-white official robes. It's All Yours In addition to the high mean elevation of the Gobi, about four thousand feet, we had cloudy weather for a considerable portion of the journey, and, in the Kan-su district, even a heavy thunder-shower. Across Asia on a Bicycle "Well, six thousand years ago, I was born in the Gobi Desert, on Earth," said Genghis Khan, sipping his drink. Resurrection When leaving Peking in late August, 1918, to cross the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, I knew that I was to go by motor car. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' Soon she’s going to take a run Out from Gobi to the sun, After which she thinks to race For the Championship of Space, And a trophy given by The Grand High Pasupati. Cobwebs from a Library Corner Gobi wanted annual rainfall cut from 60 to 45 centimeters. It's All Yours Our fare in China, outside the Gobi district, was far better than in Turkey or Persia, and, for this reason, we were better able to endure the increased hardships. Across Asia on a Bicycle Each mile led deeper and deeper into the rolling grassland and the barren waste of Gobi, and between me and the next town lay nearly seven hundred miles of treeless plain and barren sand. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia Stories of ill-fortune are not always interesting, but I am writing this one to show what can happen to an automobile in the Gobi. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' Instantly they settled over the Colorado settlement, the Sahara colony, and the Gobi colony. The Last Evolution In the Gobi Desert of Central Asia, in the Egyptian Desert, in the Arabian Desert, in Arizona, I have seen sunsets that thrill one with delight. The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty But we were now on a bit of the genuine Gobi—that is, “Sandy Desert”—of the Mongolian, or “Shamo” of the Chinese. Across Asia on a Bicycle But there is a good deal to be said against washing, at least one's face, when crossing Gobi. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia There is no crowding on the Gobi Desert. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' It blows in straight from the Gobi Desert, and makes the late winter and the spring, particularly the spring, almost intolerable. Peking Dust In the Gobi Desert I had this precious opportunity. The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty The Great Gobi, in its awful loneliness, stretched out before us, like a vast ocean of endless space. Across Asia on a Bicycle Without these wells the three hundred miles of Gobi would impose an almost impassable barrier between North and South Mongolia. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia It was strange that after ten years we should meet for the first time in the middle of the Gobi Desert! Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' The lake of Tengis lies in a hollow among low mountains, on the verge of the great desert of Gobi. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality My party in crossing the Gobi Desert consisted only of a Chinese guide, a Chinese servant, and a Mongol camel-man. The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty The most dangerous regions to be traversed in such a journey, we were told, were western China, the Desert of Gobi, and central China. Across Asia on a Bicycle But here was a new way, and if comfort in Gobi is obtainable it is in an American buggy; and with a pony for change, no wonder I faced the desert without dismay. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia But somehow the very names "Mongolia" and "Gobi Desert" brought such a vivid picture of the days of Kublai Khan and ancient Cathay that my clouded mind refused to admit the thought of automobiles. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' While the bulk of the Orientals was still beyond the Himalayas and the Gobi, Europe indulged in a wild saturnalia to celebrate its own doom. Greener Than You Think When travelling across the Gobi Desert I found a yellow rose�a dwarf, simple, single rose. The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty The desert zone includes a vast region east of the Caspian Sea and extends to the Tian Shan Mountains, which separate it from the desert of Gobi. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania These were the first trees I had seen, except three dwarfed elms in Gobi, since I left behind the poplars and willows of China. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia The soil is mainly sandy, but the Gobi sagebrush and short bunch grass, although sparse and dry, still give a covering of vegetation, so that in the distance the plain appears like a rolling meadowland. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' This was the Desert of Gobi, called golden because it opened the way to wealth. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole Unlike the inland basin of Asia, in which the vast, mountain-girt Desert of Gobi stretches out its seas of sand, stony, sterile and desolate, the inland basin of America is its garden-spot and granary. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 Even in the eleventh century the "Nestorian worship retained a great hold over many parts of Asia, between the Euphrates and the Gobi desert." The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 But the grassland, after the summer rains have set in, is like the rolling prairies of the West, and even in Gobi there are only about fifty miles quite without vegetation. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia After Turin, where the Gobi may be said to end, the road is like a boulevard. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' The three Polos traveled across Persia into China, and across the Desert of Gobi to the northwest, where they found the great ruler, Kublai Khan. Discoverers and Explorers The belt of desert, one of the largest in the world, is called by the Mongols Gobi, a word which in their language denotes desert. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Once or twice they ran into a dust storm whirling down from the north, from the great Gobi Desert, beyond. Civilization Tales of the Orient Just how to move on was a question, for the ponies and buggy with which I had crossed Gobi could go no farther. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia Great bands of antelope were working northward from the Gobi Desert to the better grazing on the grass-covered Turin plain. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' East of the Gobi Pamir barrier there has slowly grown up under these new conditions the Chinese system. Anticipations Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human life and Thought He was about to join some expedition heading into the Gobi. Ralestone Luck Their source is the great desert of Gobi, or Sand-Ocean, more than 2000 miles long, and from 300 to 400 broad, in the interior of Asia. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 432 Volume 17, New Series, April 10, 1852 In the central part of the plateau is a huge depression which the Mongol calls Gobi, the "Desert," or Shamo, the "Great Sand," and the Chinese, Han-Hai, or "Rainless Sea." A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia Because the Gobi Desert stretches through its center the popular conception appears to be that it is a waste of sand and gravel incapable of producing anything. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' They were very common in the desert of Gobi when Marco Polo traversed it. Outspoken Essays His armies had crossed the Gobi, and smelt out unending possibilities in the fabulous west; they had opened up the fabulous south, the abode of Romance and genii and dragons. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 China was saved from this fate by the Gobi Desert and the Tibetan uplands. The Problem of China The winter clouds from the Indian Ocean and Caspian Sea rarely pass the desert of Gobi, and thus the country of the Trans-Baikal has a climate peculiar to itself. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Certainly not many years after the Gobi Desert has been crossed by lines of steel, and railroad sheds have replaced the gold-roofed temples of sacred Urga. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' As Yule rightly observes, 'these Goblins are not peculiar to the Gobi.' The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 Khingans, The, a range of volcanic mountains on the E. of the desert of Gobi. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge It is near the Pass that leads into the Gobi Desert. The Lady and Sada San A Sequel to the Lady of the Decoration I did not wish to be caught in the desert of Gobi in winter. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life It seemed as incongruous as the first automobile that I saw upon the Gobi Desert, for in every other part of the world the animal is a resident of the park-like openings in the forests. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' Oddly enough, the Garden of Eden is almost the exact centre of all the world's deserts, counting from Gobi to Timbuctoo; and all that land qua land is 'dismissed from the mercy of God.' Letters of Travel (1892-1913) Altai` Mountains, in Central Asia, stretching W. from the Desert of Gobi, and forming the S. boundary of Asiatic Russia, abounding, to the profit of Russia, in silver and copper, as well as other metals. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge If you could see the dusty little Chinese-Mongolian village, hanging on the upper lip of the mouth of the Gobi Desert, you would think it a strange place to find bliss. The Lady and Sada San A Sequel to the Lady of the Decoration We do not complain of this change after the dreariness of the Kara-Koum and the solitude of Gobi. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent On the grass-covered meadowlands, both north and south of the Gobi, there are vast herds of sheep, goats, cattle and horses, but they are only a fraction of the numbers which the pasturage could support. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' The Gobi or royal enclosure completely covers a small hill overlooking the whole neighbourhood, while around it are the enclosures of the abuna and principal nobles, and the residences of the foreign ministers. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Oases, fertile spots in a desert due to the presence of springs or water near at hand underground; met with in the deserts of North Africa, Arabia, and Gobi. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The deserts of central Africa, of Arabia, Syria, and Persia, Gobi, and Casna, present, on the contrary, many inequalities, ranges of hills, ravines without water, and rocks which pierce the sands. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 From Kothan to Lan Teheou the trains will have two thousand kilometres to traverse through the desert, and the safety of the line is not as great as it might be across the Gobi.” The Adventures of a Special Correspondent We often passed Chinese in the Gobi Desert walking across Mongolia pushing a wheelbarrow which contained all their earthly belongings. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' If so, this carries ancient Indian influence to the verge of the great Gobi. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 There is a regular continent, a platform which rises like the Gobi desert in Central Asia, three or four kilometres above the surface of the ocean. Topsy-Turvy Asia has real deserts destitute of vegetation, in Arabia, in Gobi, and in Persia. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 This glorious sun, with its rays gilding the sands of the Gobi as far as we could see, announced a perfect holiday. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Such is the eastern Gobi from June to mid-September. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' These Goblins are not peculiar to the Gobi, though that appears to be their most favoured haunt. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 The armies of Keen Lung traversed the Gobi Desert and arrived in Central Asia, but the incapacity of his generals prevented the campaigns having those decisive results which he expected. China Heeren shows that a great overland commerce extended in ancient times between the Black Sea and "Great Mongolia;" he mentions a "Temple of the Sun," and a great caravansary in the desert of Gobi. Atlantis : the antediluvian world Before their eyes there stretches not the cultivated steppe of the Lob Nor region, but the Gobi, which is barren, desolate and gloomy, according to the reports of Grjimailo, Blanc and Martin. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Until we left Urga the second time Mongolia, to us, had meant only the Gobi Desert and the boundless, rolling plains. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' It was on the edge of the Empire where it touches the little-known Mongolian states south of the Gobi. The Sleuth of St. James's Square On the side of Burmah he found his borders disturbed by nomad and predatory tribes not less than in the region of Gobi. China In 1689 the Emperor in person led an army against him, crossing the deadly desert of Gobi for this purpose. China and the Manchus Beyond lay the interminable plains of Chinese Turkestan, the immense sandy desert of Gobi, where the monotony of the journey will begin again. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent No arc lamp on Fifth Avenue blazed more brightly than did this one on the edge of the Gobi Desert where none of its kind had ever shone before. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' No one could say at what point on the route Major Carstair had turned out, and our search of the vast waste of the Gobi desert began. The Sleuth of St. James's Square This task occupied the whole of the next twelve months, and was only successfully accomplished after many difficulties had been overcome, and when halting-stations had been established across Gobi. China Also they saved us from inevitable destruction, for they told us that at this season it was utterly impossible for horses to make the trip across the Gobi, where there was no grass at all. Beasts, Men and Gods The deserts of Kara Koum and Gobi are very much alike; the same dead level, the same absence of elevations and depressions, the same suitability for the iron road. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent The Mongolian gazelle, on the other hand, is most abundant in the grasslands both north and south of the Gobi, but nevertheless has a continuous distribution across the plateau between Kalgan and Urga. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' The man was as alone as he would have been in the Gobi. The Sleuth of St. James's Square This state occupied the modern province of Kansuh, with some of the adjacent districts of Koko Nor and the Gobi Desert. China "But, sir, wasn't it a great miracle of the Lord's, my rescue in the Gobi Desert?" Messer Marco Polo On the left the view is over the interminable steppes of the Gobi. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent This part of the desert of Gobi has little resemblance to the regions of Eastern Turkestan we crossed on leaving Kachgar. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Yes, when Lhassa was entered, the Head moved north to our monastery on the edge of the Gobi—the English sovereignty extends to the Kahn line. The Sleuth of St. James's Square Suddenly there is a burst of shouting, the thicket has given passage to the gang in ambush—some sixty Mongols, nomads of the Gobi. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent The warlocks of the Gobi have a young lad down, and they're waiting until the soul comes out of his body. Messer Marco Polo All along is this monotonous desert of Gobi with the heights of the Humboldt mountains on the right reaching on to the ranges of Nan Chan. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent For the treasure that he believed lay in the Gobi Desert—not for himself, but for every man to be born into the world. The Sleuth of St. James's Square We were profoundly puzzled about what he was seeking in the Gobi. The Sleuth of St. James's Square The final driblets of his fortune had gone into his last adventure in the Great Gobi Desert from which he had never returned. The Sleuth of St. James's Square He was something—searcher, seems our nearest English word to it—in the great Shan Monastery on the southeastern plateau of the Gobi. The Sleuth of St. James's Square |
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