Culture Town of 'The Cowherd and the Weaving Girl': Heshun, Shaanxi

Edited and translated by Du Mingming, People's Daily Online

According to the latest textual research conducted by the folklorists, the everlasting legend "The Cowherd and the Weaving Girl" happened around the Tianhe Mountain, which is the bordering place between Heshun county of Shanxi province and Xingtai county of Hebei province. It is the place where the South Heavenly Lake and the Erlang Valley are located. The former is said to be the bathing pool of the Weaving Girl, while the latter is named after the cowherd.

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