What do you think this is?

What do you think this is?
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answer:According to my research, it is probably the Lop Nur potassium sulphate plant. There are several photos of the area here: https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!q=%E7%BD%97%E5%B8%83%E6%B3%8A&data=!1m4!1m3!1d99096!2d90.787239!3d40.48456!2m1!1e3!4m10!1m9!4m8!1m3!1d4332895!2d90.726757!3d40.4293212!3m2!1i1366!2i535!4f13.1&fid=7 After translating the labels of these photos, the Google God led me to this article: http://www.newshome.us/news-4733233-SDIC-Luo-K:-the-introduction-of-NOSA-build-a-strong-security-system.html A further visit to Wikipedia also refers to this installation as a potassium chloride factory: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lop_Nur The “pools” themselves are solar evaporation ponds, similar to what they use to manufacture table salt.
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