As such, the location is treated as a kind of ancestral shrine of all mankind and sees increased pilgrimage on Tomb Sweeping Day.

The scenic area now covers 2600 mu[4] (1.67 km2 or 0.64 sq mi) and was made a AAAAA tourist attraction by China's National Tourism Administration in 2015.

[8] By the Warring States Period at the end of the Zhou (3rd century BC), the Chinese explained the Earth's axial tilt, the northwestern direction of celestial bodies, and the southeastern tendency of major Chinese rivers through a legend about a great water god or monster named Gonggong who damaged Mount Buzhou after losing a battle for leadership of the gods.

[9] Nüwa defeated him and his lieutenant Xiangliu, then repaired the sky using gems of five different colors and the four legs of the great sea tortoise Ao.

[10] The Huainanzi compiled by Liu An's scholars in the early Han (2nd century BC) associated these stories with Ji Province,[10] the area around the great plain north of the Yellow River.