Life in the rainforest "This land so rich in beauty has made countless heroes bow in homage," Mao Zedong once exclaimed. The Eurasian empire that Genghis Khan founded was mostly an arid region, with the exception of the Caspian Sea area. Average annual rainfall was less than 300 millimeters. Because tales of Genghis Khan's exploits are still retold today, people still go into desert exploring.
雨林偷閒「江山如此多嬌，引無數英雄競折腰，」毛澤東曾喟嘆，成吉思汗建立的歐亞帝國大多屬於乾旱地帶，除了海濱外，年平均雨量不及三百公釐，但只要這位會「彎弓射大鵰」的英雄事蹟繼續流傳，一探黃沙漫天的遊者仍將不絕於途。