Legends and Other Tales from Dunhuang Five-Color Sand

 

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The Sound of the Sand
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From far away, Sound-Sand Mountain seems dazzlingly iridescent since its peak is made up of grains of multi-colored sand: not only balck and white but also red, yellow and green. These grains have been called "Five-Color Sand" and there is a legend about them.

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