Many people may have visitedDadieshui, but not many know its origin. There is a beautiful legend for this beautiful place.

Long ago, there was a mountain village with beautiful scenery and wild flowers. People here were very hardworking and lived a life with ample food and clothing.

There was a beautiful and ingenious girl who was very good at weaving in the village. It was a pity that she was an orphan and made a living by weaving. The girl's cloth had so good quality that it would be quickly sold out. And because of this, she could almost support herself. Sometimes, when she made more money, she took out some to support poor people in the village. She would do her best to help those in need as long as she could. Therefore, the folks liked her very much and always praise her for her kindness.

In this village, there was also an ugly, cruel, and idle moneybag. He had plenty of treasures but never did farm work. Seeing a beautiful girl that could weave so well in the village, he had a wicked idea: she could earn a lot of money just by weaving - this would be a cash cow that could be taken easily. The more he thought about it, the happier he felt. So he decided to send a few servants to snatch the girl. A maid in this family knew it and rushed to the girl’s place to tell her. The girl said indignantly, “I’ll never let that bad guy enter my place.” Saying that, she picked up a stick and was about to rush out when the maid hurriedly stopped her and advised: “you’re alone, there's no way you could fight so many people on their side. In my opinion, you’d better hide elsewhere and come back when he no longer thinks about this.” At this time, folks who heard the news also came to persuade her to go hiding for a while. The girl found it reasonable and agreed. She packed all the cloth she had woven without leaving a tiny piece. She said goodbye to the folks and ran out of the village.

The old moneybag's servants went to the girl's home and couldn’t see her, so they guessed she had escaped and desperately ran after her. The girl saw chasers and ran faster. In panic, a side of the cloth in her hand fell on the ground, rolling. She had no time to take care of it and could only let it drag on the ground. Chasers became nearer, and the dragging cloth became longer like a stream. Suddenly, there was a dead end - a steep cliff in front of her. Standing on the edge of the cliff, the girl looked back at the gasping servants, who were very happy to see that she had no way to escape. They were about to catch her when she pulled her cloth hard and jumped off the big cliff. Servants stood there stunned. At the moment when the girl jumped, there was a loud bang and a waterfall appeared on the cliff. It turned out that the cloth that was dragged on the ground turned into a clear stream, which fell from the big mountain cliff where the girl jumped. The servants didn't figure out what happened when they were flushed down the abyss by the stream. After jumping off the cliff, the girl became a fairy pigeon. And the sound of the waterfall was her voice.