Beautiful China
美丽中国,沙漠绿洲
Crescent Lake
月牙泉

 

月牙泉简介

月牙泉座落于甘肃省河西走廊西端的敦煌市西南方向5公里处,是一处漫漫沙漠中的湖水奇观。鸣沙山下,泉水形成一湖,在沙丘环抱之中,酷似一弯新月,因而得名。月牙泉南北长近100米,东西宽约25米,泉水东深西浅,最深处约5米,水质甘冽,澄清如镜。流沙与泉水之间仅数十米,但虽遇烈风而泉不被流沙所掩没,地处戈壁而泉水不浊不涸,这种沙泉共生、泉沙共存的独特地貌确为“天下奇观”。月牙泉自汉朝起即为“敦煌八景”之一,得名“月泉晓彻”。泉边芦苇丛生,水中鱼儿自在,胡杨沙枣绿树成荫,罗布麻、枸杞等药用植物丰茂,亭台楼榭古香古色,春季百花盛开,夏秋梨果飘香,山色水光相映成趣,风光十分优美。

Crescent Lake

Located 5 miles southwest to Dunhuang City, which is at the west end of Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province, the Crescent Lake is a wonder in the desert. The lake is named after its half-moon shape, surrounded by sand and the Singing Sand Mountain. The lake is approximately 100 meters from north to south, 25 meters from west to east, and 5 meters deep at the deepest spot. Even though the lake was merely meters away from drift sand, it was miraculously never buried. Since the Han Dynasty, the Crescent Lake has been credited as one of the 8 best sceneries in Dunhuang, and one of the greatest wonders anywhere.

 

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