古尔班通古特沙漠

gǔ ěr bān tōng gǔ tè shā mò

Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang

古

gǔ

ancient

尔

ěr

thus

班

bān

team; class; grade

通

tōng

to go through

古

gǔ

ancient

特

tè

special

沙

shā

granule

漠

mò

desert