Photo taken on January 2, 2008 shows the
Crescent Moon Spring in northwestern Chinese city of Dunhuang.
[Photo: Xinhua]
Photo taken on January 2, 2008 shows the
cracked ground near the Crescent Moon Spring in northwestern
Chinese city of Dunhuang. [Photo: Xinhua]
Crescent Moon Spring, the famous "spring in the desert" in
northwestern Chinese city of Dunhuang, is under a protection
project to be saved from drying out.
The 41 million yuan project, started in early 2007, is scheduled
to complete this May.
Four water infiltration plants will be built around the spring
to elevate the groundwater level in the area, thus keeping the
spring alive.
The water level of the spring, a tourist attraction, has
declined by six to seven meters since the 1960s as a result of
ecological deterioration.
(CRI January 4, 2008)
