內容簡介
Located in the eastern part of Tarim Basin, Sinkiang-Uigur Autonomous Region, Lop Nor once in history was the second largest saltwater lake in China, occupying 20,000 square kilometers. Nowadays, 780 meters in altitude, the dry land of Lop Nor covers 450 square kilometers. Lop Nor received many rivers floating from Tarim Basin——Shule River in the east;Tarim River, Peacock River and Cherchen River in the west. It used to be a vigorous oasis.
Early in the 2nd century B.C, Lou-lan and Gushi people lived and thrived in Lop Nor. Since Han dynasty when Zhang Qian built a link between the Central Plains and the Western Region, Lop Nor had been serving as an important station on the Silk Road connecting Europe and Asia, as well as a junction for the exchange of eastern and western cultures. However, in the recent 1000 years, with natural and artificial influences, Lop Nor went dry. With the desert expanding, the oasis disappearing, and cities destroyed, people were obliged to move out of Lop Nor, and left an isolated desert behind them. "Many hungry ghosts are living here and hot winds are blowing here. People who are attacked by them are sure to die." "Sometimes Shrieking and crying can be heard. When you are listening, you will suddenly forget where you are. Because this is a dwelling for ghosts, many people lose their lives in Lop Nor." All these shocking historical records shroud Lop Nor with a mysterious and frightful veil.
1997年10月，一支有百餘名成員的自費族行隊伍徒步穿越羅布泊荒漠，在8天時間裡，拍攝了幾千幅珍貴照片，將一個神秘、未知的羅布泊呈現在世人面前。這本畫冊，就是從幾千幅照片中，挑選出200餘幅，就其歷史考古價值、科學價值做出恰當評價。所有照片均有簡明、優美的文字說明。它將揭開多年來籠罩在羅布泊頭上的神秘面紗，讓廣大讀者在家中了解死亡之海——羅布泊。
目錄
前言
羅布荒漠——古絲路咽喉
西出玉門關
長城腳下，大漠雄風
昨日西湖，今日後坑
疏勒河故道
羅布荒漠——地質滄桑
阿奇克谷地（疏勒河下游谷地）
神奇的雅丹
羅布荒漠——生命禁區
昔日動物樂園
庫姆塔格沙漠
庫木庫都克（沙井子）
阿爾金山
