1. Taklamakan Desert: Located in the Tarim Basin of Xinjiang, it is the largest desert in China and the second largest in the world, covering an area of 337,600 square kilometers (130,350 sq mi).
2. Gobi Desert: It's the fifth largest desert in the world and spans parts of northern and northwestern China and southern Mongolia. It covers an area of approximately 1,300,000 square kilometers (500,000 sq mi), making it the largest desert in Asia.