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The Crescent Lake where sand never settles

In the ultimate desolation, there is surprisingly the most persistent vitality. At the end of the rolling yellow sands, Crescent Lake resembles a smiling crescent, quietly reflecting the sky! Crescent Lake has stood for millennia, untouched by sand. During the Han Dynasty, it was called Shajing; in the Tang Dynasty, it was known as Yaoquan; and it was named Crescent Lake starting from the Qing Dynasty.
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