Photo taken on July 13, 2018 shows the desert road under construction in Taklimakan desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. An over 300-km-long desert road, linking Xinjiang's Yuli County to remote Qiemo County, is now under construction. It's the third that-kind-of road crossing China's largest desert Taklimakan nicknamed "the Sea of Death" in China. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

A worker digs for drinking water at a desert road construction site in Taklimakan desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 9, 2018. An over 300-km-long desert road, linking Xinjiang's Yuli County to remote Qiemo County, is now under construction. It's the third that-kind-of road crossing China's largest desert Taklimakan nicknamed "the Sea of Death" in China. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

A woman cooks at a desert road construction site in Taklimakan desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 13, 2018. An over 300-km-long desert road, linking Xinjiang's Yuli County to remote Qiemo County, is now under construction. It's the third that-kind-of road crossing China's largest desert Taklimakan nicknamed "the Sea of Death" in China. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

Wang Xinguo works at a desert road construction site in Taklimakan desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 9, 2018. An over 300-km-long desert road, linking Xinjiang's Yuli County to remote Qiemo County, is now under construction. It's the third that-kind-of road crossing China's largest desert Taklimakan nicknamed "the Sea of Death" in China. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

A worker is seen at a desert road construction site in Taklimakan desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 10, 2018. An over 300-km-long desert road, linking Xinjiang's Yuli County to remote Qiemo County, is now under construction. It's the third that-kind-of road crossing China's largest desert Taklimakan nicknamed "the Sea of Death" in China. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

Photo taken on July 10, 2018 shows the high temperature at a desert road construction site in Taklimakan desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. An over 300-km-long desert road, linking Xinjiang's Yuli County to remote Qiemo County, is now under construction. It's the third that-kind-of road crossing China's largest desert Taklimakan nicknamed "the Sea of Death" in China. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

A man works at a desert road construction site in Taklimakan desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 10, 2018. An over 300-km-long desert road, linking Xinjiang's Yuli County to remote Qiemo County, is now under construction. It's the third that-kind-of road crossing China's largest desert Taklimakan nicknamed "the Sea of Death" in China. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

Aerial photo taken on July 5, 2018 shows the desert road under construction in Taklimakan desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. An over 300-km-long desert road, linking Xinjiang's Yuli County to remote Qiemo County, is now under construction. It's the third that-kind-of road crossing China's largest desert Taklimakan nicknamed "the Sea of Death" in China. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

A vehicle works at a desert road construction site in Taklimakan desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 9, 2018. An over 300-km-long desert road, linking Xinjiang's Yuli County to remote Qiemo County, is now under construction. It's the third that-kind-of road crossing China's largest desert Taklimakan nicknamed "the Sea of Death" in China. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

A vehicle works at a desert road construction site in Taklimakan desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 10, 2018. An over 300-km-long desert road, linking Xinjiang's Yuli County to remote Qiemo County, is now under construction. It's the third that-kind-of road crossing China's largest desert Taklimakan nicknamed "the Sea of Death" in China. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)