Mingshan
Mingshan is a village in Jiuquan, Gansu and has an elevation of 1,151 metres. Mingshan is situated nearby to the village Yueyaquan, as well as near the town Shazhou.Places of Interest
Highlights include Crescent Moon Lake.
Crescent Moon Lake
Lake
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yueyaquan is a crescent-shaped lake in an oasis in the Singing Sand Dunes, 6 km south of the city of Dunhuang in Gansu Province, China. Crescent Moon Lake is situated 2½ km southwest of Mingshan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunhuang.
Dunhuang
Photo: Seeteufel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunhuang is a city on the old Silk Road. It is in Gansu Province in northwest China. It is best known for a large group of Buddhist cave temples nearby, with much historic artwork.
Mingshan
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Jiuquan, Gansu, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.10468° or 40° 6′ 17″ northLongitude
94.6895° or 94° 41′ 22″ eastElevation
1,151 metres (3,776 feet)Open location code
8MGP4M3Q+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 5961071539OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8507259
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In Other Languages
“Mingshan” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “鸣山”
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