On the shores of the Yellow Sand River, the river was wide and level, sparrows glided long and low, the temples were vermilion red.
The roof tiles were faded by the sun, gray amidst the black, shielding the fierce sunlight of Bing Fire Day, the smoke was dreamily ethereal, the clay statues sat on high platforms, overlooking the people.
The Dragon King was second in rank in the past, today the White Ape leads the waves.
Inside the temple, an old man holding a long incense stick faced the ape statue, his back straight:
"On the twelfth day of July, Year 81 of the Shun calendar, the village elder of Sanchun Town, Xingqu County, Tongyang Prefecture, Yu State, humbly offers simple gifts and pure wine, declaring to the Lingbo Ape Lord..."
Outside the temple, villagers stood densely, facing the temple, prostrate on the ground:
"On the twelfth day of July, Year 81 of the Shun calendar... villagers humbly offer simple gifts and pure wine, declaring to the Lingbo Ape Lord..."
