Míngshā

Mingsha lies on the south bank of the Yellow River, where the old road passes beneath Niushou Mountain. Its name, meaning singing sands, was explained by a Tang geographer as the sound made by people and horses moving across the sand. It served at different times as the seat of a county and a Zhou. The old Yongshou Pagoda of Anqing Temple stood near the river; bricks record its rebuilding in 1570, preserving a Buddhist landmark beside the shifting waters.