Photo of the Week - Crescent Lake, China

- Crescent Lake near Dunhuang is a spring in the shape of a half moon

- Oasis surrounded by sand dunes was shrinking fast due to desertification

- Saved from disappearing after government began to refill it

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2323842/Crescent-Lake-Tiny-2-000-year-old-oasis-China-keeps-city-alive-saved-swallowed-desert.html#ixzz2TG89satJ
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