Under the Pingdingshan City in Henan Province, the beautiful Lu County is famous for its strong cultural legend of Cowherd and Weaver Girl. However, recently, this quiet county has been caught in an unprecedented heated discussion, focusing on a landmark sculpture of Cowherd and Weaver Girl costing 7.15 million yuan. The sculpture of the loving couple depicting the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, accompanied by romantic elements of the moon and white clouds, has a beautiful appearance and complements the theme of the Qixi Festival. However, the attention of the society is not because of the beauty of its design, but because of its high cost. Spending so much money in an impoverished county raised questions among many, with some joking that it would be enough to build 15 sculptures. This controversy has also triggered people's deep thinking about the transparency and rationality of the government's use of public resources.
