West Of The Jade Gate

Yumen Pass

Upon exiting the customs, blood flowed profusely

You keep your beloved hidden in a golden house, living a life of pleasure

No matter how much I shed tears at the border

The area known as the "Sea of Death," the uninhabited region of Lop Nur, conceals a great secret from the era of Emperor Wu of Han, while the ancient Jade Gate Pass, long eroded into sand, takes shape during the sandstorms of the night, granting passage to certain special "individuals"

It is said that those who die in the desert are never found, for beneath the undulating sand dunes lie invisible spirits that carry the bodies of the deceased, traversing the vast desert on the winds of the Gobi, wandering back and forth... until they have traveled hundreds or even thousands of miles