This story originated in the Shensi area during the Yuan-ho period (A.D.806-820), in the reign of Emperor Hsien-tsung of the T'ang dyansty. At that time Buddhism had not yet penetrated the Shensi region. One day a gorgeous young woman suddenly appeared out of the desert, and all the young men flocked round eager to take her as a wife.
這個故事起源於唐憲宗元和年間的陝西一帶，那時候佛法尚未傳到陝西，有一天突然由金沙灘來了位姿色絕美的姑娘，當地年輕人一時趨之若鶩，都想娶她為妻。