Riding Camels to Admire Singing Sand Mountain and Apricot Blossoms, Searching for the Vibrant Spring Colors of the Dunhuang Desert
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Warm air nurtures gradual blossoming of spring, plum blossoms have already faded, apricot blossoms are new.
Half open, half fallen idle garden, how different is the prosperity and decline of people in the world. - Luo Yin
Talking about apricots, I'm really not unfamiliar. My hometown in Hubei has a apricot tree in the courtyard, and every spring, when the apricot blossoms bloom, the apricot blossoms, which are white with pink, are very beautiful.
Do you know the flower meaning of apricots? The shy and lovely affection of a girl, confusion and bewilderment, admiration and happiness. It can be given to a favorite girl to express admiration, or given to a friend to bring good luck and happiness.
Apricots are the messengers of spring; in early February of the Jiangnan region, apricots have already begun to bloom, small flowers, covering the entire tree, very beautiful, apricots are also one of the flowers to be admired in spring.
When apricots are in full bloom, the branches are vibrant red, as the petals unfold, the color of the flowers gradually fades, and when they wither, they become pure white.
Of course, today we are not talking about Jiangnan apricots, but desert apricots. You didn't hear that right, desert apricots, that is the apricot trees in Dunhuang.
Dunhuang’s Singing Sand Mountain apricots begin to bloom from early April and continue until mid-May. In early April, the crescent moon town and Yue Village under Singing Sand Mountain bloom with 1000 acres of Liu Guang apricots, clusters of apricot blossoms bloom, covering the branches, paired with the distant desert, the scenery is as beautiful as a painting.
In the past, every April, the Dunhuang Liu Guang Apricot Festival opened in Yuequan Town under Singing Sand Mountain. Of course, this year it won’t be held. Dunhuang apricots are a famous local specialty, named after the legend of General Liu Guang.
Liu Guang apricots are the king of fruit in Dunhuang, and July is the harvest season for Liu Guang apricots. Liu Guang apricots are renowned for their golden luster and sweet honey-like juice. Dunhuang has abundant sunshine and a long frost-free period, with a large diurnal temperature difference, so Liu Guang apricots have a high sugar content and a sweet and refreshing taste.
Singing Sand Mountain is also known as Jing Sand, Chao Sand or Music Sand, which is a peculiar but common natural phenomenon in the world. Desert or sand dunes, due to various climate and geographical factors, cause fine sand particles dominated by quartz to move and shake due to wind, a large number of sand particles rotate in the air, causing the ‘air bamboo’ effect, creating a buzzing sound.
Singing Sand Mountain Yuequan Scenic Area is a national AAAA level scenic area, with main attractions such as Yuequan, Singing Sand Mountain. Yuequan is embraced by Singing Sand Mountain, and its shape is like a new moon, so it is named Yuequan. Singing Sand Mountain is 5 kilometers south of Dunhuang City, named for the sound of moving sand.
Singing Sand Mountain, Yuequan Spring, admiring apricots, how beautiful!
Anyone who likes apricots will receive the blessing of apricots; apricots are magnificent and varied; blooming apricots are warm and intimate, falling apricots are lonely and desolate.
