Amazing Xinjiang: Tarim River, 'mother river' of southern Xinjiang "As I crossed the scorching desert, you flowed quietly into my heart. #TarimRiver, the river of my homeland." The song "Tarim River" has been sung for decades, conveying the deep affection that people of all ethnic groups in #Xinjiang, northwest #China, hold for their mother river. The Tarim River is known as the "mother river" of southern Xinjiang. It stretches 2,486 kilometers and covers a basin area of 1.02 million square kilo