Baili Azalea Midie River Scenic Area

　　The Midie River Scenic Area is located in Liangjing Group, Liangjing Village, Gamu Management District. It mainly comprises attractions such as the Midie River Waterfall, Divine Spring, Listening to Water Platform, Watch Tree, Brocade Box Cliff, Moon-Viewing Pavilion, and Three-Tiered Water.

　　Midie River Waterfall

　　The Midie River Waterfall integrates mountains, water, and cascades, earning the nickname "Little Huangguoshu Waterfall." It flows through Houba Village, Datian Village, and Liangjing Village, then continues through Huangni Township in Dafang County before finally merging into the Wei River and emptying into the Wu River. The river plunges from high mountains into deep valleys, experiencing several dramatic descents. Among these, a three-tiered waterfall unfolds over a 60-meter stretch, with a total drop of 40 meters. The water interacts dynamically with the rocks—sometimes cascading over them, sometimes vanishing into mountain crevices—forming a variety of karst wonders such as High Stone Dam, Stone Pig Trough, Natural Bridge, and Flower-Bottom Rock. In winter, when the water flow is gentle, it resembles a demure young maiden, gracefully descending; in summer and autumn, when the water volume surges, its awe-inspiring might leaves visitors breathless.

　　Divine Spring

　　Legend has it that the mother of Jimu Eoli, devastated by her son’s fate, wept daily in sorrow, staring in the direction where he had gone, until she transformed into this slender tree. To this day, tears still gush from its roots. Later, people commemorated this grieving mother and her profound maternal love by naming the spring the Divine Spring or Tears Spring. It is said that the spring can cure lovesickness, and drinking from it will reunite you with the one you long for.

　　Three-Tiered Water

　　The ancient Yi people often used the numbers three, six, and nine and their multiples to express respect and auspiciousness. Originally, the Midie River Waterfall had only one tier of water. During off-seasons, the Yi people of Jimu Eoli’s tribe would carve into the waterfall until they transformed it into a three-tiered one, as a gesture of reverence to the divine and in hopes that the Queen Mother of the West would show mercy to Jimu Eoli and Xiaoyu, blessing their poignant love.

　　Listening to Water Platform

　　This was the spot where Xiaoyu first descended to the mortal realm. Here, she witnessed Jimu Eoli selflessly collecting gold and silver jewelry, and grew fond of this handsome and kind Yi man. Later, the local Yi people often came to the Listening to Water Platform to hear the sound of the waterfall, immersing themselves in the beautiful natural scenery while connecting with the touching love story.

　　Watch Tree

　　The sound of the brocade box falling awakened the thousand-year-old porcupine demon from the Sugu Ci Pig Cave. Drawn by the noise, it came with thieving intentions, planning to steal the Queen Mother’s brocade box. However, the heavenly gods discovered it and turned it into this Watch Tree with divine magic, tasking it to guard the box above until azaleas bloomed across the human world. Only then could the box be restored, allowing Jimu Eoli and Xiaoyu to marry, and the demon to regain its freedom and return to the porcupine cave.

　　Brocade Box Cliff

　　When the Queen Mother’s maid Xiaoyu accidentally fell here while delivering a cosmetic brocade box for the Queen Mother, she later descended to the mortal world in search of it. There, she met and fell in love with the Yi man Jimu Eoli. To both punish and fulfill Xiaoyu, the Queen Mother left her and Jimu Eoli on earth as stone figures, and transformed the brocade box into stone as well. She decreed that they could only return to human form and marry once the human world was covered in blooming azaleas, and that the brocade box and its contents of gold and silver jewelry would be restored to their original state as Xiaoyu’s dowry.

　　Moon-Viewing Pavilion

　　Every spring, on clear moonlit nights, Yi couples from nearby villages would gather spontaneously at the Moon-Viewing Pavilion area. Sitting by the Brocade Box Cliff and facing the waterfall, they would bask in the moonlight, sharing their heartfelt feelings, hoping for beautiful love and divine blessings for a harmonious union. They also prayed for the love of Jimu Eoli and Xiaoyu.