Citations:Markit
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English citations of Markit
- 1986, Songqiao (Chao Sung-chiao) Zhao, “A Glossary of Geographic Place names”, in Physical Geography of China[1], Science Press, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 202, column 1:
- Markit 麦盖提
- 1989, Muqi (车慕奇) Che, “From Kashi to Hotan”, in 丝绸之路今昔 [The Silk Road, Past and Present][2], Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 271:
- Markit is situated on the westernmost tip of the Taklimakan Desert, facing the Yarkant River. Although at some distance from the Silk Road, It was on a branch road leading to Kashi in ancient times. Some explorers went east from Markit to enter the Taklimakan Desert.
- 1989, 郑平 [Zheng Ping], 洛安吉 [Luo Anji], transl., 新疆风物志 [Xinjiang : the Land and the People][3], Beijing: New World Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 129:
- In the desert-bounded Markit County, the Daolang dance with its strong regional characteristics is popular. This dance, performed to the accompaniment of the Daolang sanam or the Daolang mukam, depicts the hunting activities of the Markit people in ancient times.
- 1994, Christa Paula, The Road to Miran[4], HarperCollins, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 92:
- Hedin chose his thirtieth birthday, 17 February 1895, to depart from Kashgar and travel to Markit with the aim of mapping the south-western sector of the Taklamakan. He had planned to cross the perilous empty quarter, a dangerous zone made up of shifting sand dunes, located between the Yarkant and Khotan rivers.
He left Markit (these days, well known for its cluster of labour camps) with a caravan leader, three other men, eight camels, guard dogs and some livestock, and provisions for one month.
- 2020 September 23, Michael Walsh, “China's still building detention camps in Xinjiang — and they're getting even bigger”, in Australian Broadcasting Corporation[5]:
- A 3D rendering of a newly-built prison in Markit county, Xinjiang. It is larger and more secure than prisons in the region have typically been.