Xiongnu were not earliest Turkic people, but other Turkic groups existed. Chinese sources recorded Quanyi, Hongyi, Xunyu, Xianyun, Chi Di. Various Turkic cultures like Okunevo, Karasuk, Tagar and Tashtyk existed
World's second-largest shifting-sand desert covering 37,000 square kilometers. Located in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China. Borders Tien Shan and Kunlun mountain ranges to north and south. Extends about 100 km southward due to shifting sand