Author: Pan Yue
Populus euphratica, the most beautiful tree in autumn, is the oldest tree left over1.300 million years ago, only born in the desert. 90% of Populus euphratica in the world is located in Tarim, Xinjiang, China. I went to Tarim. Here, on one side is the world's second largest Taklimakan desert with 320,000 square kilometers, and on the other side is the world's largest Tarim Populus euphratica forest with 3800 square kilometers.