Festival of the Peaches of Longevity

Here, a blue and green palette illustrates the story of Queen Mother of the West (Xiwangmu), one of the leading female deities in Daoism. In her paradise on Mount Kunlun, gold pigment adds a glow to the towering spire, rocks, and grottoes, and purple adorns the palace roof as a symbol of her nobility. According to scriptures, these peaches ripen once every 3,000 years. Whoever eats the magic fruit becomes immortal. On her birthday, Queen Mother invites guests of honor to celebrate the ripened peaches. On the right, some guests observe the peach harvest, and to the left, others enjoy the crane dancing.