Traveling with Peng Jiamu

Author: Xia Xuncheng, Hu Wenkang
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Publishing Date: 1999-01-01
Features: Twenty years ago, Chinese scientists entered the Lop Nur desert for exploration and research, marking an important initiative to break free from the shackles of the Cultural Revolution. Peng Jiaomu disappeared unexpectedly in the Lop Nur desert, and the exploration and research activities faced setbacks, drawing nationwide attention. This book authentically reflects the life-and-death trials experienced by contemporary Chinese scientists in Lop Nur, elevating the hardships and setbacks encountered in extreme environments to the pursuit of an ideal by a generation of intellectuals. As Peng Jiaomu's fellow traveler and the organizer and practitioner of Lop Nur exploration and research after him, the author has entered the "forbidden zone of life" five times. The exploration process reflected in this book is based on the author's firsthand experiences, offering a unique immersive reading experience that allows readers to accompany the author on a journey across the yardang, alkali flats, and desert death zones of the Lop Nur, together searching for oases on the horizon of the earth.