Trees of desert poplar or populus euphratica are seen under starry night at Tarim Basin, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photos: China News Service/ Que Hure)

Trees of desert poplar or populus euphratica are seen under starry night at Tarim Basin, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Trees of desert poplar or populus euphratica are seen under starry night at Tarim Basin, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Trees of desert poplar or populus euphratica are seen under starry night at Tarim Basin, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Trees of desert poplar or populus euphratica are seen under starry night at Tarim Basin, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.