Walking safely on the 16th day of the first month is a traditional folk culture. Quanjiao County, Anhui Province, the hometown of the great writer Wu, has the biggest folk custom since ancient times. Every year on the 16th day of the first month, the city is deserted, with four townships and eight neighbors, supporting the old and bringing the young. From early morning till late at night, hundreds of thousands of people walked on the Taiping Bridge, which was very spectacular.
People will set off fireworks, light firecrackers and burn incense sticks in order to pray for good weather, good luck, eliminate disasters and diseases, and be safe, and place their hopes on the local working people to avoid disasters and pray for blessings. Walking peacefully, also known as walking peacefully on the 16th day of the first month, is a unique traditional folk custom of Quanjiao and the earliest and longest-lasting fitness walking activity in China history.
The historical story behind the peaceful custom;
Quanjiao local folklore, famine last year. Ping Liu allocated funds from the imperial court to build a 30-mile city for disaster relief, and only built a small town in Lisan with the remaining money. This is the phenomenon of "street besieged city" in the old city of Quanjiao (generally, the city wall is around the city, and Quanjiao street is surrounded by the county government).
Ping Liu was dismissed from office and was found guilty and escorted back to Beijing. When the people learned the news, they sent the whole city to Dongqiao, which happened to be the 16th day of the first month. All the people burned incense and bamboo, prayed for nine days and sang for nine days. According to Hanshu, Ping Liu left his job due to illness. Thanks to the prayers of all pepper people, Ping Liu's body miraculously recovered. So he went to Beijing as a bell and assistant, and was named Jiuqing, which went down in history.