Crescent Lake Dunhuang

Dunhuang is a pretty cool place and I really enjoyed it here. I was here for literally 24 hours. There is a bit of frustration with not being able to get to where I need to go. No one speaks English, so even if I want to go to my hotel, they won't know how to get me there if they don’t have the writing in Chinese. My first night, I had to get …

... ;), or 'City of Sands', and is best known for the nearby Mogao Caves. It is situated in a rich oasis containing Crescent Lake (月牙泉) and Mingsha Shan (鸣沙山, literally "Echoing-Sand Mountain"). It commands a very ...

... shaped stagnate pool is surrounded on two sides by high dunes.  From high on the distance ridge of sand, the infamous Crescent Lake looked like a small pond on golf course. It was small in comparison to the humongous 50 meter high dunes surrounding ...

... ; You go to the top of the dunes and sand sledge down!!  It was great fun. The camels then took us to the Crescent Lake Oasis which has obviously been developed for the tourists but is still very pleasent.   I had a good look around the city ...

... . We also got as far as a real life, authentic desert oasis - the Crescent Moon Lake. A quirk of geology and weather, this crescent lake is mentioned on the silk road maps from almost one thousand years ago. After hauling my self over the dunes, i did ...

... edge of the Gobi Desert with a gorgeous backdrop of the Mingsha Shan (Echoing Sand Mountains) and the beautiful Crescent Lake. Historically, Dunhuang commanded a highly strategic position at the cross roads of the ancient Southern Silk Route and the ...