The Crescent-Moon Spring, the Sounding Sand Duns, Dunhuang (敦煌鳴沙山月牙泉) (part 1)

Dunhuang (Chinese: 敦煌; pinyin: Dūnhuáng, also known as simplified Chinese: 炖煌; traditional Chinese: 燉煌; pinyin: Dùnhuáng ('Blazing Beacon') in ancient times) is a city (pop. 187,578 (2000)) in northwestern Gansu province, Western China. It was a major stop on the ancient Silk Road. It was also known at times as Shachou, or 'City of Sands'.

It is situated in a rich oasis containing Crescent Lake (月牙泉) and Mingsha Shan (鸣沙山, literally "Echoing-Sand Mountain"). Mingsha Shan is so named for the sound of the wind whipping off the dunes, the singing sand phenomenon.

It commands a very strategic position at the crossroads of the ancient Southern Silk Route and the main road leading from India via Lhasa to Mongolia and Southern Siberia,[1] as well as controlling the entrance to the narrow Gansu Corridor which led straight to the heart of the north Chinese plains and the ancient capitals of Chang'an (today known as Xi'an) and Luoyang.

Yueyaquan (Chinese: 月牙泉; pinyin: Yuèyá Quán) is a crescent-shaped lake in an oasis, 6 km south of the city of Dunhuang in Gansu Province, China. It was named Yueyaquan in the Qing Dynasty. According to measurements made in 1960, the average depth of the lake was 4 to 5 meters, with a maximum depth of 7.5 meters. In the following 40 years, the depth of the lake continually declined. In the early 1990s, its area had shrunk to only 1.37-acre (5,500 m2) with an average depth of 0.9 meter (maximum 1.3 meter). In 2006, the local government with help of central government has started to fill the lake and restore its depth, its depth and size has been growing yearly since then. The lake and the surrounding deserts are very popular with tourists, who are offered camel and 4x4 rides.

敦煌，古代又稱燉煌，是甘肅省酒泉市轄的一個縣級市，中國的國家歷史文化名城，歷來為絲綢之路上的重鎮。以「敦煌石窟」、「敦煌壁畫」聞名天下，是世界遺產莫高窟和漢長城­邊陲玉門關、陽關的所在地。

鳴沙山，位於中國新疆維吾爾自治區木壘哈薩克自治縣哈依納爾北5公里處，當地哈薩克人稱其為「阿依艾庫木」，意為「有聲音的沙漠」。山雖矮小，因沙軟卻不易登攀，至若臨頂­遠眺，浩瀚沙海萬頃金波，快意非凡。縱身下滑，妙趣更生：沙面隆隆做響，如鼓鳴雷動，山名由此而來。崖畔清泉甘冽，積成長曲小潭，酷似一彎新月，當地人稱「月牙湖」。史書­記載，「亙古沙不填泉，泉不涸竭」，玄妙景觀幾度招徠詩人騷客，筆墨留香。山湖連璧，尤顯奇絕，已被定為國家級重點保護景區。

月牙泉，古稱「渥窪池」、「沙井」，又名「藥泉」，自漢朝起即為敦煌八景之一，清代後稱「月牙泉」。月牙泉位於甘肅省敦煌市西南5公里處，根據1960年的數據，月牙泉平­均水深是4至5米，最深處達7.5米，而在後來的40年里，月牙泉水位逐年下降。到了1990年代，月牙泉水面已經大面積萎縮，月牙泉目前的平均水深是0.9米，最深處僅­為1.3米。為此，甘肅省地質環境監測院的專家們已為月牙泉設計了應急滲水方案。敦煌市實施的月牙泉應急治理工程2008年3月初部分投入使用。泉平均水位也由原一米左右­上升三十釐米，並且上升持續。

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[11GoldenHeart11]

Hello friend. God Bless Us All. 

[angelachannel]

Looks like parts of the Grand Canyon with great carved out montains. Very beautiful and ancient.

The music is great too!

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[thararah]

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So beautiful!

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[erickdircks]

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[dominiquedv]

What a beautiful video. It's hard to climb in the sand!

[mvvm18]

Very exotic oriental rhythem of music with beautiful pictures

Thanks for your sharing.