Ruins of Desert Cathay 320 - View up the Yurung-kash river gorge from debouchure of Zailik stream. Stein finally succeeded in his long-held goal of finding the upper reaches of the Yurung-kash. He had been defeated by impassable gorges during the first expedition and initially during the second as well while trying to ascend the Yurung-kash directly south from Khotan.