Both water and vegetation environment worsening caused ecological imbalance, which caused the fragile ecological environment in Hotan river basin.

和田河流域脆弱生态环境是水、植被环境恶化导致的生态平衡失调形成的。

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As the only river that traverses the Taklimakan Desert, water resources in Hotan Catchment is the main source of Hotan oasis-Green Corridor in the Desert.

和田河是目前唯一穿越塔克拉玛干沙漠的河流，和田河地表水资源是和田绿洲的主要水源，浇灌着塔克拉玛干沙漠中的绿色走廊。

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In Hotan, where the Yurungkash River carries jade down from the Kunlun mountains and into the Taklamakan desert, prices has risen tenfold since 2003, sparking a mad rush for the precious stone.

玉龙喀什河携美玉沿昆仑山奔流而下，进入塔克拉玛干大沙漠，玉价也从2003年起飙升了十倍，由此引发了一场疯狂的淘玉热。

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