Crescent lake also called Yueyaquan in Chinese suppliers is a wonderful crescent-shaped lake situated 6 km southern region of the Dunhuang city in the hands of the Echoing-Sand Dune. The Crescent Lake's water is so genuine and clear that it looks like an silpada gemstone in the sand. Along the side of the Crescent lake is a pagoda in conventional Han Chinese suppliers structure. A road covered with memorabilia booths brings up from the entry to the complicated. Many vacationers journey camels here, structured by the complicated providers, to get to the peak of the sand hills.
The lake has been existing for at least two countless numbers, but for the last few years it has been progressively vanishing. According to statistic made in 1960, the normal level of the river was 4 to 5 measures, with highest possible level 7.5 measures. In the early 90's, the place of the river had shrunken to only 1.37-acre (5,500 m2) with regular level of 0.9 gauge (maximum 1.3 meter). Crescent lake has decreased more than 25 legs in the last three years while the subterranean water desk elsewhere in the place has decreased by as much as 35 legs.
In 2006, the municipality with help of the main govt started to complete the river and recover its depth; its level and size have been growing annually since then.
