Mao Ning 毛宁(@SpoxCHN_MaoNing):There are five mysterious circles in the desert north of Urumqi, Xinjiang. They form a giant battery that stores sunlight during the day and releases it at night. As the largest independent energy storage facility in NW China, it turns Xinjiang’s abundant sunshine into a round-the-clock source of electricity.

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2026.05.18 07:16

There are five mysterious circles in the desert north of Urumqi, Xinjiang. They form a giant battery that stores sunlight during the day and releases it at night. As the largest independent energy storage facility in NW China, it turns Xinjiang’s abundant sunshine into a round-the-clock source of electricity.