Legends and Other Tales from Dunhuang The Sound of the Sand

 
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Near Crescent Moon Sprint there are two mountains of sand - the one to the north is called Front Mountain, and the one to the south Back Mountain. There is a saying about these mountains among the old peopel: Back Mountain's sounds are like rumblings, Front Mountain's sounds are like gongs and drums. What is the story behing this?