Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area is a nature reserve in Gobi desert, situated in the south-western part of Mongolia at the border with China. A similar reserve in a drier part of the Gobi exists further to the east - the Great Gobi A Strictly Protected Area. The reserve was established in 1975 and declared an International Biosphere Reserve in 1991. It comprises about 9000 km of desert steppe, arid mountains, deserts and semi deserts. Temperatures can fall to -40 °C in winter and rise to +40 °C in the summer. Average snow
The Whole Country is Red The Whole Country is Red The Whole Country is Red is a Chinese postage stamp, issued on 24 November 1968, which contained a design error. The stamp featured a map of China with the words "The Whole Country is Red" (Chinese: "全国山河一片红"), with a worker, farmer, and soldier standing below with copies of "Quotations from Chairman Mao". The face value of the stamp is 8 "fen". Taiwan was not shaded red as at the time of printing, it was (and remains so today) under the control of the Republic of China instead of the PRC. The official reason given for