Video: A pearl in the dunes: Crescent Lake in the Gobi Desert
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
The inhabitants of the Chinese city of Dunhuang, located in the heart of the Gobi Desert, are truly fortunate. Despite the unbearable heat, they have a unique opportunity to contemplate a real oasis, which can rightfully be considered one of the wonders of the world! it crescent lake, which received such a romantic name due to its non-standard form.
The water in the lake is so transparent and clean that from a distance it resembles a sapphire lost in the vast expanses of the sands. The lake is called Yueyaquan and is located just 6 km south of Dunhuang city. Near the lake, a pagoda is built in the traditional Chinese architecture style. Travel companies have developed many routes to the lake, travelers can not only admire the picturesque natural landscape, but also find a variety of souvenirs right at the entrance to the city.
Unfortunately, the fate of the Crescent Lake repeats the sad fate of the disappearing The aral sea … Having remained untouched for two thousand years, in the last few decades the lake has begun to gradually decrease in size. According to measurements made in 1960, the average depth of the lake ranged from 4 to 5 m, in the deepest place, reaching 7.5 m. Already in the early 1990s, the lake became noticeably shallow, its depth was 0.9 m (at the maximum point - 1, 3 m).
In 2006, the government decided to rehabilitate the lake, creating a series of bans for local residents. So, in the area of the lake, drilling of wells, agricultural activities are prohibited and the number of people permanently residing in this territory is clearly limited. The authorities hope that such measures will help preserve the unusual lake, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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