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Qingsuo Village is located in Shangguan Town on the north bank of Erhai Lake in Dali City. Legend has it that in 225 AD, Zhuge Liang divided his army into three routes for his southern expedition. When the army arrived here, the Miju River blocked their way, so he ordered the soldiers to collect green rushes and twist them into ropes, enabling the army to cross the river. Thus the village was named Qingsuo (green rope) Village, and the bridge was named Qingsuo Bridge. In the 23rd year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty, the Qingsuo Bridge was removed, and a magnificent three-arch stone bridge was built on the original site, renamed Tianqu Bridge.
One day, when I visited Qingsuo Village on my way, I happened to meet a guest who had participated in Brother Ding's Countryside Cycling. I couldn't forget it, so I returned the next day and had a picnic on the bridge. A few meters away, the Yong'an River runs parallel. So not only is it special during the River Lantern Festival, but visiting here on normal days also makes for a great trip. The Miju River and the Yong'an River run parallel to each other, only ten meters apart in this ancient village.
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Every year on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, the most grand festival in Qingsuo Village, Shangguan Town, takes place—the River Lantern Festival. On this day, the nearby Bai ethnic villagers gather around Tianqu Bridge. People hang colorful sacrificial offerings on the bridge, and the elderly chant scriptures and burn incense, praying for favorable weather, good harvests, commemorating ancestors, and releasing the souls of the deceased.
At dusk, pairs of young men and women, full of reverence, go to the Benzhu Temple to worship and make wishes. Then they come to the river, light up exquisitely made river lanterns one by one, and set them adrift on the Miju River, letting them float downstream.
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