The Crescent Spring is in Dunhuang City, Gandu Province and is about 5 kilometers from southwest Dunhuang City. It has been a tourist attraction as early as the Han Dynasty (202 BC–220 AD). Crescent Spring lies at the foot of the Singing Sand (Mingsha) Mountains, which are smooth pale-golden dunes. The spring is named for its crescent shape and is about 100-meter long and 25-meter wide.

The area is often hit by sandstorms, shutting out the sunlight. Interestingly, for hundreds of years people have never seen the spring filled up with or covered by sand. However, since 1960s, the water level has dropped by nearly 6 meters. In order to keep the god-given spring in desert, government has put millions of yuan to improve the environment around the spring. Even so, the spring is still facing the threat of Singing Sands Mountains. According to some statistics, the east and south parts of Singing Sands Mountains have moved to the spring about 9 meters during past 15 years and the area of the Singing Sands Mountains has reduced by about 7% of the area in 15 years ago. Comparing with the situation in 1970s, the sand mountains around the spring at least have moved 13 meters closer to Crescent Spring. In a word, the spring is facing the threat of being covered by sand mountains.

The center is only about 10 kilometers from city center, with convenient transportation (It costs about 30 yuan to take a taxi from Chengdu city center to the Panda center). The center is a beautiful garden with verdant trees and tranquil atmosphere, housing the cuddly giant pandas and lesser pandas. The opening time is from 8:00 to 18:00, but the best periods to visit are 9:30-11:00 and 14:30-17:00, when the pandas are livelier, while at noon the pandas need to take a noon nap. It is suggested to spare half a day there. The following are some photos of the Panda center.

At the Panda center, there are houses for adult giant pandas, houses for juvenile giant pandas, houses for lesser pandas, playground, delivery room, research center, panda hospital, giant panda museum, swan lake and so on. It is very large, green and quiet, very comfortable when strolling around.

The front gate of the panda center

A statue of giant pandas

Tourist map of the panda center

Panda Museum

Souvenirs

A path shadowed by verdant bamboo

A peacock

Panda houses

Photos of giant pandas

The keeper is going to feed the pandas

A beautiful and tranquil path

Photos of Lesser Pandas (Red Pandas)

At the nursery facility

Black swans and fish at the lake

The exit

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This wookroom only my single worker,and i have two stairs.

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Summer is hot and humid. The average daytime temperature is around 30C ( 86F). Nights are a bit cooler, but it is still very uncomfortable. Local people often claim they can't fall asleep without the air-conditioning because of the heat. The hottest days come in July and August. It rains less and less as the season goes on, and it seldom falls in large quantities after June. Summer is the busiest travel season. Hotels and tourist attractions often raise their prices. Trains and flights are often overbooked even days before the departure.

This grand event for garden fans is held from April 28 to October 22, 2011 in the ancient imperial city of Xi’an. Even though you are not a fan, it is still worth spare some time to see the various plants and flowers. Xi’an International Horticultural Exposition is less crowded compared to the Shanghai World Expo. Follow this link for more information about it (http://www.chinahighlights.com/horticultural-expo-2011/).

It is very big, and many things are on the show besides the various flowers and plants. Suggest you ask for a map of the garden from the staff inside the garden. The garden is divided into several theme zones featuring each continent and the countries they include. Every country has their own areas showing their plant and cultural features. There is a special area where lots of interesting sand dune sculptures were made and displayed. As a pet lover, what attracted me most is the Worldwide Famous Dogs Museum, where you can see many famous dogs, dog shows and dog competitions.

Below are some photos of the expo.

Entrance

Flower ornaments

Mascot of the Exposition

Parade

A cute dog

Performances

Roses of rare colors

Interesting sand sculptures

Chang'an Tower

Exhibitions are available inside the tower, such as glass techniques, crystals, stone carvings, terracotta horses and chariots, gold insects crafts.

Architecture of China's Qiang ethnic group

Thailand Garden

Parrots

Dakeding: ancient vessel used as the symbol of the dynasty

Giant Panda

Sightseeing car