In folklore, heaven, land, and water gods are called as “Three Empires” or “Three Border Controllers”, indicating plaster saint Yao, Shun, and Yu, just lower than Heaven God.     On July 15^th, the birthdays of Three Empires, also called as “Lantern Festival”, holding lantern parades, and incensing and praying, people together visit temples which are lighted all night to beg MianGuei, guess lantern puzzle, and hold lanterns.  For origins of MianGuei , tracing back to ancient agriculture times absent of foods, the rich provide MianGuei ( food made as turtle shapes) for free on Jan. 15^th  , and temples cook and provide MianGuei to believers for guarding, both for charity.  In recent years, the custom becomes declining, replaced by rice packed or gold made turtle shapes, and some golden decorations.

Begging MianGuei is held in gloaming hours, lasting 15 nights in most temples except those in ChihKan Village with three continuous days only.  Any beggar may come to temples and check his desired food on dedication tables, and incenses to make wishes about next-year returns (such as believer (name) beg for 5 kilograms of MianGuei and return all plus personal volunteer volumes, varying with personal wishes) in front of God.  For small piece of MianGuei, chicken cakes, alcohol and tobacco, and canes, Yin and Yang Toss is allowed, but for large MianGuei or golden Guei competitions among believers for Yin and Yang Toss is the winner.  Any beggar have to return next year, or will be noted on walls of temples, laughed as “turtle on wall” by lantern visitors.

Take Taxi or SiYu or TongLiang lines from MaGong City to BaiSha