Introduced by King Niu:According to legend, cattle are the grass officials of heaven and sow grass seeds to the human world once a year. There was a spring drought one year, the grass seeds died and the livestock were left to die. The cattle official was compassionate and secretly sowed grass seeds at night. Unexpectedly, the grass grew wildly in the fields, saving the livestock but burying the crops. The Niu Guan was demoted to the human world and spent forever weeding and plowing the fields. The Niu King has become a god in the farming society of the She people with his image of truth, kindness and beauty.

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