Later on, other imperial commissioners came in the 5th lunar month every year to hold the ceremonies. And the nobility were called together from Mongolia to observe the ceremonies and to enter into alliance with the imperial court.

After the Dao Guang years, common Tibetans began to attend the ceremony, which has been going on since then. The present sacrificial offering to Qinghai Lake is held once a year on the 4th day in the 5th lunar month on the northern shore near the Shatuosi Temple.

There are also other activities before and after the ceremony. When the time comes, crowds of people pour from all over the prairies to the shore, and a provisional town of hundreds of tents.

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