Taklamakan Desert to regard the Taklamakan Desert as separate and independent from the Gobi Desert region to its east. The People's Republic of China has constructed two cross-desert highways. The Tarim Desert Highway links the cities of Hotan (on the southern edge) and Luntai (on the northern edge), and the Bayingol to Ruoqiang road crosses the desert to the east. In recent years, the desert has expanded in some areas, its sands enveloping farms and villages as a result of desertification. The Golmud-Korla Railway (presently, under construction; expected completion time, 2019) will cross the Taklamakan as well. Because it lies in the
This Country in the Morning This Country in the Morning This Country in the Morning was a nationally broadcast Canadian radio program, which aired on CBC Radio from 1971 to June 27, 1975. Peter Gzowski was the host from 1971 to 1974. During the summer of 1975, the show was replaced by a program called "Sunny Days". On September 30, 1975, Judy LaMarsh hosted her own show in the same time slot 9 am to noon daily, called "Judy" until April 9, 1976. During the summer of 1976, the show was replaced by a program called "This Morning" with different hosts such as Allan McFee,