The picture taken on January 2, 2008 shows a general view of the Moon Crescent Spring, a unique tourist attraction in the desert of Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu Province. The local government invested in a project with some 41 million yuan (approximately $5.5 million) to bring up the lake's water level, which has gone down more than six meters in the past half century due to the dry environment. (Xinhua) |