A crescent oasis in the desert Lying near Dunhuang, China, the Crescent Lake (named YeuyaQuan, 月牙泉 in the Qing dynasty) was, for more than a thousand years, the last stop off for westward-bound traders before facing the rigours of the Gobi Desert. In recent decades the lake had begun to shrink in size, threatened by population growth and increased demands on it from farmers, for irrigation. Thankfully, the local government stepped in to save it, refilling it to past levels. ~SATR http://www.geopoem.com/2013/10/crescent-lake-dunhuang-china.html
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