Crescent Lake

#174 among destinations in China

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Lake

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Yueyaquan is a crescent-shaped lake in an oasis, 6 km south of the city of Dunhuang in Gansu Province, China. ()

Local name: 月牙泉 Elevation: 3780 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°5'12"N, 94°40'10"E

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GansuChina

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Nearby attractions include: White Horse Pagoda, Dunhuang Mosque, Dun huang.

4.4 miN
Buddhist architecture, Temple
White Horse Pagoda, Dunhuang
112 min walk • The White Horse Pagoda, in Dunhuang, Gansu, China, was built to commemorate Tianliu, the white horse of the Buddhist monk Kumārajīva, which carried Buddhist scriptures all the way from Kucha to Dunhuang in China c. 384 CE.
3.6 miN
Mosque
Dunhuang Mosque, Dunhuang
93 min walk • The Dunhuang Mosque is a mosque in Dunhuang City, Gansu Province, China.
3.8 miN
40°8'28"N • 94°39'50"E
Dun huang, Dunhuang
96 min walk • Monuments and statues