Present new sedimentological and magnetostratigraphic data from two drill cores in the Hexi Corridor.
Reconstructing the evolution of local sedimentary environment and the drainage systems in the western Hexi Corridor.
Formation of the integrated modern Heihe River is constrained to be ∼1.1 Ma.
Evolution of large rivers in North China impacted the evolution of some largest deserts and the Loess Plateau in China.