Amazing China：49. 沙山中的奇观

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来源：CGTN

The Singing Sands Mountain is located in Dunhuang in western China.

鸣沙山位于中国西部的敦煌。

As you walk through the quicksand or slide down a sand mountain, sometimes you can hear loud noises from beneath your feet.

在流沙中行走或从沙山滑落沙粒都会发出巨大声响。

Hence the name'The Singing Sands Mountain'.

鸣沙山正是因此得名。

Nestling between the tall sand dunes, there is a little miracle.

高大的沙丘之间隐藏着一处奇观。

This spring, which looks like a crescent moon, has existed for thousands of years and has never dried up.

这汪酷似月牙的泉水已经存在了数千年从未干涸。

The formation and continuous existence of the Crescent Spring are all related to its topography.

月牙泉形成与延续的原因都和它的地势有关。

The flowing water converges here along the terrain and overflows through a porous geological layer to form the Crescent Spring.

流水顺着地势汇聚到这里透过松软的地质层溢出来形成月牙泉。

Although it's extremely dry here, with the annual evaporation being more than 60 times that of the annual precipitation, the stable water source ensures a sustainable water supply to the spring.

尽管这里极为干旱年蒸发量达到年降水量的60倍以上稳定的水源依然可以持续带来补给。

It's also due to the low-lying terrain.

同样是由于地势低洼。

Whenever there's a sandstorm, it forms an upward spiral air flow between the surrounding sand mountains, sending the sand at the foot back to the top of the sand mountain, saving the Crescent Spring from being swallowed by quicksand.

当风沙袭来会在周围的沙山之间形成回旋向上的气流将山脚的沙子送回到高大的沙山上因此 月牙泉从未被流沙吞噬。

The ancient Silk Road once passed by the Crescent Spring.

古代丝绸之路曾经在月牙泉经过。

And today, it has become a romantic paradise for visitors.

今天这里成为人们感受浪漫与刺激的乐园。

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