Gobi Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
desert in China and Mongolia
About Gobi
The Gobi Desert covers the bottom third of Mongolia and has quite a lot to offer for most travelers to Mongolia. It is one of the largest desert regions in Asia and has long served as a buffer between the Mongolian steppe and China. It is also the world's coldest desert. The climate is drier and slightly warmer than the rest of Mongolia, but still frigid in winter. Thus, travel here even into September and October is not unheard of for tourists. Sand storms are common in the spring, and it is joked that Mongolia's oldest export to China is dust from the Gobi. It is not uncommon for provincial schools to close, due to dust storms. Most Mongols tie weights around their gers during the spring to support the home during the dust storms. TheGreat Wall of Chinafollows the southern boundary o
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