A part of the Tarim Basin, for 15 points, name this region lying between the Kunlun, Pamir and Tien Shan mountain ranges, a desert located in the Xinjiang Uyghur region of western China.
In the Mutou Valley of this region lie the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves near the ancient ruins of Gaochang, and a highway has recently been constructed across this to connect the cities of Luntai and Hotan on its edges. This region's name translates as "Go in and you'll never come out," and its cities of Marin and Yarkand were key oases along the Silk Road. A part of the Tarim Basin, for 15 points, name this region lying between the Kunlun, Pamir and Tien Shan mountain ranges, a desert located in the Xinjiang Uyghur region of western China.
In the Mutou Valley of this region lie the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves near the ancient ruins of Gaochang, and a highway has recently been constructed across this to connect the cities of Luntai and Hotan on its edges.
Taklamakan Desert [accept Tarim Basin until read; accept Xinjiang Uyghur until read]