Cerium, neodymium and strontium isotopes as well as 33 elements were analyzed for Takla Makan desert sand. The results are discussed in comparison with loess, North American Shale Composite and so-called average amounts of the elements in crustal rocks. Elemental abundances in the desert sand are within 0.3 to 2 times of the crustal values. Large Ion Lithophiles (LIL) like rare earth elements are poor in the desert sand, as compared with loess in China. Fine-grained mesostasis rich in LIL are considered to have been transported as loess from the desert sand. Strontium and neodymium isotopic compositions of the desert sand (εSr(0)=+160, εNd(0)=-12.1) are identical with those of loess in China and Hwang-He suspended particles. These values show continental nature of the sand. 138Ce/142Ce ratio, on the other hand, is smaller than that of chondrite. This suggests that the La/Ce ratio integrated into time and space of China is smaller than that of chondrite.