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0447 On Ancient Central-Asian Tracks : vol.1
On Ancient Central-Asian Tracks : vol.1 / Page 447 (Color Image)

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doi: 10.20676/00000214
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fashion the difference in climatic conditions which prevail
on the opposite sides of the range.
The Dzungarian slopes are clothed higher up with a belt
of magnificent conifer forest, and lower down afford abun-
dant grazing. On the other side, the descent to the south lay
through utterly barren valleys of bare rock and detritus. It
was a fit preparation for the aridity of the deeply depressed
Turfan basin where irrigation alone permits of plant growth
and civilized human existence.