It is said that a man nicknamed Cheng Ba, who was a retinue of the provincial governor, used to live in the village. With his despicable official power, he did whatever he wanted without the smallest scruple.

One day when he saw his wife and concubines purchasing something from a passing-by hawker, his jealousy was greatly inspired. He went so far that he set privately up a law court to judge the hawker, and imposed a harsh punishment, nearly beating the hawker to death, which annoyed an upright country gentlemen, a Xiucai (who passed the imperial examination at the country level in the Ming (1358-1644) and Qing Dynasties).

Upon learning that Chen Ba's auspicious mountain was the nearby Guishan (Turtle Mountain), he asked some artisans to build a pagoda there. When the sun shines slantwise, the pagoda casts a spear-like shadow, directly stabbing into the turtle's head. Day after day, the turtle' vitality was gradually sapped, and never recovered. Chen Ba's family also went downhill, thus finally repaying his evil deeds.

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