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China: Towering Wall of Dust Engulfs Highway as Driver Passes Through Sandstorm in Qinghai

Filmed in Haixi, Qinghai, on September 19, 2025, this video shows a driver entering a massive sandstorm on a remote desert highway. A towering wall of dust engulfs the road, reducing visibility to near zero and turning the surroundings orange as vehicles proceed slowly with their lights on. After several minutes inside the storm, the driver emerges beneath clear blue skies, capturing the dramatic contrast between the sandstorm and the calm conditions beyond.

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Tourist in Desert

BAZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 5, 2025 - A tourist was cheering on the Qiemo section of the Weihe Desert Highway in Bazhou, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, on October 5, 2025

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Tourist in Desert

A tourist was cheering on the Qiemo section of the Weihe Desert Highway in Bazhou, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, on October 5, 2025

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Kubuqi Desert Ecology

ORDOS, CHINA - AUGUST 25, 2025 - Vehicles were traveling on the Hangjin Banner section of the Kubuqi Desert Crossing Highway, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China on August 25, 2025.

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Tarim Desert Highway - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 18, 2025 shows the Tarim Desert Highway traversing through the Taklimakan Desert and the shelterbelt planted along it in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The 522-km highway runs across the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second-largest shifting sand desert. Photo by Zhang Keren/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarim Desert Highway - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 18, 2025 shows the Tarim Desert Highway traversing through the Taklimakan Desert and the shelterbelt planted along it in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The 522-km highway runs across the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second-largest shifting sand desert. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarim Desert Highway - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 18, 2025 shows the Tarim Desert Highway traversing through the Taklimakan Desert and the shelterbelt planted along it in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The 522-km highway runs across the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second-largest shifting sand desert. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarim Desert Highway - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 18, 2025 shows a section of the Tarim Desert Highway and the shelterbelt planted along it in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The 522-km highway runs across the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second-largest shifting sand desert. Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarim Desert Highway - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 18, 2025 shows a section of the Tarim Desert Highway and the shelterbelt planted along it in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The 522-km highway runs across the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second-largest shifting sand desert. Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarim Desert Highway - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 18, 2025 shows the Tarim Desert Highway traversing through the Taklimakan Desert and the shelterbelt planted along it in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The 522-km highway runs across the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second-largest shifting sand desert. Photo by Zhang Keren/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarim Desert Highway - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 18, 2025 shows the Tarim Desert Highway traversing through the Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The 522-km highway runs across the Taklimakan Desert, the world's second-largest shifting sand desert. Photo by Zhang Keren/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Fortifies Green Great Wall To Contain Desert

This photo shows green belts along the Taklimakan Desert highway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2005. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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