Mr. Wei lives in the northeastern plains of China, and earns his living by raising sheep and selling their wool. One day, while preparing to send his flock home, he suddenly discovered that one of the sheep was missing.

There had been no recent reports of wild animals attacking the flock, so the old man assumed that the sheep had probably run too far because of its hunger. However, after searching the surrounding pastures, he still could not find any trace of it, so he had to move further to look for the sheep.

The further he went, the worse the terrain became. Finally, he saw the silhouettes of sheep on the loess slope ahead. The strangeness of the terrain here shocked him. It was not flat like the grasslands outside, but full of ravines and winding loess mountains. More importantly, he had never been through this place before.

Mr. Wei carefully climbed over the ravine to approach the sheep, but at this moment, a cyan object caught his attention. After picking it up and examining it closely, he discovered that it was an ancient coin. He was very happy, he did not expect to find an antique while herding sheep, so he continued searching under the soil.

Under the soil, what was revealed was not ancient coins, but dense white bones that scared him, and he immediately chased his sheep away.

The mystery of the mountain kept him awake all night. Early the next morning, he hurriedly asked the people around. It turned out that it was called Dai Tien Mountain and there was a mysterious legend about it.

Once upon a time, this place was not a mountain but a plain, the capital of a kingdom. The old king was very talented, governing the country in order, but when the Crown Prince succeeded to the throne, the country was no longer prosperous. He had a hobby of finding people to come to the palace to shave his head, and they all mysteriously disappeared.

A young man named Dai Bo To was unfortunately chosen to enter the palace to do this job. Before entering the palace, his mother baked two pieces of bread with milk and told him to eat them after shaving the Crown Prince's head.

It turned out that the Crown Prince's secret was that he had a "donkey's head", and everyone who saw him was arrested. After shaving his head, Dai Bo To followed his mother's instructions and quickly stepped aside to eat some bread. Surprisingly, the Crown Prince was very friendly and asked him what he had eaten that was delicious and if he could share it with him. Dai Bo To courageously refused and recounted his mother's instructions.

The Crown Prince was deeply moved and decided to give him a way out. The Crown Prince repeatedly asked him to keep this a secret. Dai Bo To agreed, but when he returned home, he could not contain his joy and accidentally revealed the Crown Prince's secret. Immediately, the sky was filled with dark clouds, the earth and mountains shook, and the entire palace was reduced to rubble.

In addition to this legend, Mr. Wei also heard that there was a treasure buried in Dai Tien mountain, but there were many traps around it, making it impossible for ordinary people to get close.

Afterwards, the news that Old Wei had found treasure in Dai Tien Mountain quickly spread, attracting archaeologists to come here.

The only evidence of the treasures of Daqian Mountain are naturally the coins found in the mountain, which according to expert appraisal, were minted during the Northern Song Dynasty, nearly a thousand years ago. The strange thing is, this area did not belong to the territory of the Song Dynasty during the Northern Song Dynasty, but to the territory of the Liao and Jin dynasties.

Experts explain that this is because during its existence, the Northern Song Dynasty continuously had conflicts with the Liao and Jin dynasties, but their strength was not equal, so they could only pay tribute to seek peace.

After geological examination, experts concluded that Dai Tien Mountain may actually have been a plain in the past, but due to geological subsidence, it became uneven as it is today. After digging up the ground, people discovered traces of underground water, but not long after, the surrounding wet soil blocked the water source itself.

Finally, the secret of Dai Tien Mountain was revealed, the strange terrain was caused by rainwater erosion, and the traces of the country that once existed were also buried due to land subsidence.

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