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Friday, December 31, 2010

Crescent Lake - End of an Oasis?

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For thousands of years traders on the Silk Road have used the Crescent Lake oasis as a last stop off before they face the hardships of the Gobi Desert. Six kilometers from the city of Dunhuang, the oasis has persevered throughout the millennia. However, it may now be reaching its Waterloo.

(thanks Robert-John)

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