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| The shape is similar to the lake is a crescent moon |
Dunhuang is located in Gansu Province , China . The attraction of this city is the vast Gobi Desert and the traveler can explore by jeep or camel riding . In the middle is exactly desert be called Yueyaquan local community , which means Crescent Lake .
Crescent Lake is located 6 km to the south of Dunhuang . The lake is formed from this oasis was believed to be over 2,000 years old and is formed naturally !
Formerly, Crescent Lake is estimated size larger . Over the past three decades , the lake is expected to recede due to the hot weather and climate change . Any size smaller.
In 1960, the water reached a depth of 5 meters with an average decrease of one meter in the year. The Chinese government also moved quickly to save this unique lake and make it a tourist attractiveness . Finally, local governments to increase the volume of water in the lake since 2006 . Luckily, until now Crescent Lake still exists today .
Crescent Lake has a curved shape and really looks like a crescent moon that you normally see at night . Length is about 218 meters from west to east . Its width is 54 meters from north to south .
The view of the lake is really cool . You can ride the dunes that surround it to see the crescent shape of the altitude . You can see it up close , do not pass through the origin guardrail .
Next to Lake Crescent are buildings with pagoda temples . There are also souvenir shops can you flown . In addition to looking at or photographing the Crescent Lake , usually tourists who come there to explore the dunes by camel .
For those of you who are interested to get there , prepare stamina fit . Hot temperatures guaranteed to make the flood of sweat and body easily tired . Obviously , the Gobi Desert area is an area that is dry and rainfall is slight , even can not rain for a year . Even so , get ready to see Lake Crescent amazed there !
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