Crescent Lake in Dunhuang China
Crescent lake also called Yueyaquan in Chinese is a beautiful crescent-shaped lake located 6 km south of the Dunhuang city in the arms of the Echoing-Sand Dune. The Crescent Lake's water is so pure and clear that it looks like an emerald jewel in the sand. Along the side of the Crescent Lake is a pagoda in traditional Han Chinese architecture.
A street lined with souvenir stalls leads up from the entrance to the complex. Many tourists ride camels here, organized by the complex operators, to get to the summit of the sand dunes.
Crescent lake also called Yueyaquan in Chinese is a beautiful crescent-shaped lake located 6 km south of the Dunhuang city in the arms of the Echoing-Sand Dune. The Crescent Lake's water is so pure and clear that it looks like an emerald jewel in the sand. Along the side of the Crescent Lake is a pagoda in traditional Han Chinese architecture.
A street lined with souvenir stalls leads up from the entrance to the complex. Many tourists ride camels here, organized by the complex operators, to get to the summit of the sand dunes.
The lake has been in existence for at least two
thousands, but for the last few decades it has been gradually
disappearing. According to measurement made in 1960, the average depth
of the lake was 4 to 5 meters, with maximum depth 7.5 meters. In the
early 1990s, the area of the lake had shrunken to only 1.37-acre (5,500
m2) with average depth of 0.9 meter (maximum 1.3 meter). Crescent Lake
has dropped more than 25 feet in the last three decades while the
underground water table elsewhere in the area has fallen by as much as
35 feet.
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