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		Although the Junggar Pendi contains areas of sandy and stony desert, it is primarily a region of fertile steppe soils and supports irrigated agriculture.
		The Turpan Pendi, the largest area in China with elevations below sea level, commands the southern entrance of a major pass through the Tian Shan.
		The Qaidam Pendi consists of mountains, hills, stony and sandy deserts, playas (desert basins that periodically fill with water), and salt marshes.
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		China may be divided into six major geographical regions, each of which contains considerable geomorphological and topographical diversity.
		The Turfan Depression (Turpan Pendi), the largest area in China with elevations below sea level, commands the southern entrance of a major pass through the Tian Mountains.
		Located in north-central China, this is a plateau region consisting mainly of sandy, stony, or gravelly deserts that grade eastwards into steppe lands with fertile soils.
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		This region consists of two basins-the Junggar Pendi (Dzungarian Basin) on the north and the Tarim Pendi (Tarim Basin) on the south-and the lofty Tien Shan.
		The Tarim Pendi contains the vast sandy Takla Makan (Taklimakan Shamo), the driest desert in Asia.
		The Turpan Pendi (Turfan Depression), the largest area in China with elevations below sea level, commands the southern entrance of a major pass through the Tien Shan.
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	Turpan pendi, turpan depression (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Turpan Pendi -154 m Highest point: Mount Everest 8 850 m Largest rivers: Yangtze,Yellow River, Western River, Pearl River /.
		The lowest point in China is Turpan Pendi at -154 m, while Mount Everest on theborder with Nepal is the China's highest point and the world's tallest peak.
		Lowest point: Turpan Pendi (-154 m) Highest point: Mount Everest (8850 m) Note:China is the most populous nation on earth and the fourth largest in area..
	www.togoldbeach.com /turpan/turpan_pendi.html (326 words)

	Turpan, turpan pendi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The late-rifting (261-265 Ma) source rocks correlate in Turpan and Junggar basinsand intervening Bogda Mountains but not Santanghu Basin, suggesting a.
		Turpan Sighseeing · Bezeklik painted caves · Stall for drying fruit · The flamingmountain · The flaming mountain · A new settlement in the desert.
		"A land ofabundance" in Uygur, Turpan is a Xinjiang legend..
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	Aydingkol Lake: Turpan Tourist Attractions
		Aydingkol Lake, 50 kilometers (about 31 miles) from Turpan City, is at the bottom of the deepest depression in China's land mass, known as Turpan Pendi.
		Lying 155 meters (about 509 feet) below sea level the lake does not quite compare with the Dead Sea which, of course is the lowest expanse of water on earth at some 283 feet below sea level.
		However, Aydingkol Lake, together with the Flaming Mountains and Grape Valley are three outstanding natural features in Turpan.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/xinjiang/turpan/aydingkol.htm (443 words)

	Beijing, also known as Peking, city and capital of China, encircled by Hebei Province, located in the northern part of ...
		The nation's largest petroleum reserves, estimated at approximately 10 billion barrels, are found in the arid Tarim Pendi, in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
		In the west, by means of alliances with Central Asian tribes, the Tang controlled the Tarim Pendi and eventually made their influence felt as far as present-day Afghanistan.
		The economic and military strength of the Tang Empire was founded on a system of equal land allotments made to the adult male population.
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	Tien Shan mountains
		In China it divides the Junggar Pendi (Dzungarian Basin) to the north from the vast, arid Tarim Pendi (Tarim Basin) to the south.
		In the eastern part of the range, the most striking feature is the Turpan Pendi (Turfan Depression), a 161-km (100-mi) long stretch of lowland reaching 154 m (505 ft) below sea level and enclosed by high mountains.
		The ranges of the Tien Shan, which generally lie along an east-west axis, were lifted up by geologic folding during the Paleozoic era.
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	The Prospero Dust Report, April 17 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		On 11 April, dust is heavy in the Tarim Pendi, especially over the eastern section around Lop Nor (visible as two very small little N-S irregular features to the right of the orbital cutout.
		The small fl feature below and to the right of the center of the image is Qinghai Hu, a salt lake.) There is also very heavy dust in the Turpan Pendi to the north of Lop Nor and also in the depression around Bosten Hu, a large lake just to the right of the cutout.
		There is also much dust in the Junggar Pendi (partially blocked by the cutout), a large basin to the north of the Tarim Pendi.
	capita.wustl.edu /AsiaDust0104/reports/ProsperoReport010417.htm (2040 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - China outlines 21st century oil strategy
		China will, throughout the following five to ten years, step up its exploration efforts at the basin areas in its northwest and northeast regions.
		The already-made prospect in the three basin areas of northwest China's Tarim Pendi, Junggar Pendi and Turpan Pendi has turned out quite promising result.
		The oil reserve in Junggar Pendi solely might be able to sustain a century long exploitation, experts were saying.
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		Highest Point: The highest point in China is Mount Everest (8,850 m tall), in the Himalayas.
		Lowest Point: The lowest point in China is Turpan Pendi (the Turpan Depression), 154 meters (505 feet) below sea level.
		The Great Wall of China was built over 2,000 years ago, by Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China during the Qin (Ch'in) Dynasty (221 B.C - 206 B.C.).
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		In the west is the Qinghai/Tibet Plateau, with an average elevation of 4000m (13,200ft), is known as 'the Roof of the World'.
		At the base of the Tien Shan Mountains is the Turpan Depression or Basin, China's lowest area, 154m (508ft) below sea level at the lowest point.
		China has many great river systems, notably the Yellow (Huang He) and Yangtze Kiang (Chang Jiang).
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		China has arable land with several permanent crops.
		It also has some important land forms consisting of Turpan Pendi, which is a 154 m, and Mount Everest which is 8,850m.
		The cloud cover over China appeared to be rather dense.
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	Brian Lange Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		China also shares Mount Everest with Nepal on its Western border
		China's lowest point is Turpan Pendi at 154m, and it's highest point is Mount Everest at 8,850m
		China's has one of the longest histories of any current civilization.
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