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Crescent Lake

#174 among destinations in China

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Lake
Crescent Lake
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Local name: 月牙泉 Elevation: 3780 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°5'12"N, 94°40'10"E
Location

GansuChina

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Crescent Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

  • white horse pagoda dunhuang4.4 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.

  • dunhuang mosque3.6 miN
    Mosque

    Dunhuang Mosque, Dunhuang

    93 min walk • The Dunhuang Mosque is a mosque in Dunhuang City, Gansu Province, China.

  • dun huang dunhuang3.8 miN
    40°8'28"N • 94°39'50"E

    Dun huang, Dunhuang

    96 min walk • Monuments and statues

Where to next? Visit gansu Gansu region page or discover the top tourist attractions in China.

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