It'll be hard to find the gold at the end of THIS rainbow: Rare solar halo dazzles in the sky above China

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 10:38 GMT, 2 May 2012 | UPDATED: 13:10 GMT, 2 May 2012

Any child can tell you that a pot of gold lies at the end of a rainbow, usually guarded by a crafty leprechaun who will try to trick you out of the loot.

But it would be even harder to prove the famous legend with this rainbow, which is making a perfect circle around the sun.

The rare and beautiful optical illusion was photographed in the skies above Hauangshan city, Anhui Province, in China on Friday.

Stunning sight: A rare solar halo in the sky above Huangshan city, Anhui Province, in China. The effect is created when the sun shines through hexagonal crystals in high-altitude cirrus clouds

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