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During the Tang □□ era, Mutun invaded, destroying canals and dams... In the first year of □□, the princess, mo…

During the Tang □□ era, Mutun invaded, destroying canals and dams... In the first year of □□, the princess, moved by famine and drought in Liangzhou, spent her jewels to gather Han and Oghuz artisans, building a dam to store snowmelt. When the shifting sands stopped canals by Wuwei Mountain, she traveled light for seven days over gravel, finally discovering the ancient bed of the Stone Rame River. As the Milky Way seemed to touch earth, amazed Mutun envoys sighed, "The work of gods beyond mortal power." From then on, canals spread across the land, transforming barren desert into fertile soil. Later, springs flowed again, and Jade Pond became wine. To guard the waterways, the Stone Ram Bastion was built and a monument erected. ... (remaining text lost)

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