But as deposits were gradually depleted, the glittering face of the area faded and was buried beneath the silvergrass buffeted by the seasonal northeasterly winds into shifting snowdrift-like shapes. Chinkuashih reverted to obscurity after its time in the spotlight, gradually fading from people's memories. Like the genie in Aladdin's lamp, it awaited rediscovery to bring it back to life.
然而，隨礦脈漸盡，金光閃耀的璀璨容顏，掩沒在東北季風吹拂下宛如雪飄的芒花舞姿中，金瓜石從炫爛歸於沉寂，逐漸自人們的記憶中消失，就像塵封的神燈，等待一雙摩擦的手。