in qinghai western china there is a lake called the ghost lake. it was said to be the home of the ghost people. the ghost people were said to be the original inhabitants of china from the time before time began. they were said to be imbued with magical powers, such as being able to speak to beasts, able to walk on water and create life from not. the ghost people were to the rulers of the ancestors of the locals. they are described as being very tall, fair and pale skinned, either red or gold headed and blue or green eyed. the locals rebelled against their masters and waged war on the ghost people and killed many of them. but their spirits could not be quelled and are said to bring misfortune to those that descend from their transgressors. it is also said that on a moonlit night you can see the souls of the ghost people dancing on the lake. few people live further west past the "gate of the bravest people in the world" in the "land of ghosts. whites are called "bukgwai" in chinese, meaning ghost people
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