The origin of Lashan
Lashan was originally called Lashan. Legend has it that a long time ago, a sacred cow pulled a mountain to reclaim land by the will of a god. Walking ah walk ah, when came to the western shore of Dongping Lake, the sacred cow may be because of the boundless Dongping Lake is the sea, but also perhaps on this piece of feng shui treasure, stop here to rest. Woke up in the day has been five o'clock, turn around and look back, see the pull of the mountain is as heavy as Mt. Tai, how can the power of God to pull, marveled at, lying here, in also did not move. The cow formed the lying cow mountain, pulling the mountain was named called La Mountain. After the Eight Immortals had rested here, Bixia Yuanjun built a palace here, also known as Juxianshan. In the Yuan Dynasty, Qiu Qi Ji practiced here, making Lashan an important Taoist resort, Qiu Qi Ji led a group of disciples, in the month of Lunar New Year to hold Zen rituals, celebrations, the Lashan was renamed Lashan. The name of the mountain was changed to Lashan to show the disciples that they should not forget to hold the great rituals and ceremonies in the month of Lunar New Year. To the Kangxi fifty years, due to the natural and cultural landscape of Mount Rashan Tiankai Shenxiu, but also strange, dangerous and secluded known in the world, so it was named by the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty "small Daifeng". That is, Lashan can be comparable to Mount Tai, Lashan "small Dai Feng" reputation also comes from this.
Historical Legends of Mount Lashan
"Flower Monk" Lu Zhishen
Historically, King Mu of Zhou once hunted here, Li Mi, the leader of the Wagang army in Sui Dynasty, stayed here, Sun Simiao, the king of medicine in Tang Dynasty, collected medicine and practiced medicine here, and Qiu Qiqi, the founder of the Quanzhen Dragon Sect of Daoism, practiced here. It is also the hometown of Cheng Biaojin, Ruan's three males, Chao Gai, Wu Yu and other first Liangshan uprising base, the northern gateway to the water Liangshan, since the Tang and Song dynasties, the Lashan temple fair continues to this day.
The Legend of Tiger Cave
Tiger Cave is a great landscape of Lashan National Forest Park, during the Northern Song Dynasty, Ruan Xiaoyi, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoshi three brothers were searched by the government because of the anger of the fishermen, with the help of the tiger's power, in the cave to escape from the life of the 108 generals of the "Water Margin," the head of the water army. Nowadays, in order to trace the footsteps of the heroes, tourists have to enter the cave to take a trip. And by the wall of Ruan's three male relief elephant and lifelike stone carvings of crouching tigers attracted, praise, not all to ask, really where the tiger went? There is a beautiful legend:
According to legend, a farmer at the foot of the La Mountain feeder cow gave birth to a calf, this first-born calf, gnawing grass on the mountain was found by the tiger. Seeing that the calf was not afraid of it, the tiger came forward and asked, "I am the king of beasts, why are you not afraid of me?" The calf raised its head and said, "It is often said that the strength of a cow is as great as its strength, so what are you afraid of? The tiger was furious and wanted to eat it, but not only did he not win, he could not fill his stomach, so he let the calf go.
A year later, the calf grew into a big yak, and the tiger wanted to eat it, but not so easy, so they fought each other every evening, and only fought until nightfall. The farmer noticed that the calf came home late every day, and every time he came home, he was sweating heavily, sometimes with a little wound on his body. He had a suspicion, and on this day he secretly followed the calf up the mountain, and when the sun was about to set, he found the tiger coming out of its hole, and started a deadly fight with the calf in the ravine.
A battle between the tiger and the calf made the farmer's heart tremble, and made him scheme. The next day, he tied two sharp knives to the calf, and when the calf was fighting with the tiger, he easily stabbed the tiger to death. Who knows, this tiger cave, there is a tiger, they were a pair, the tiger saw his companion lost in the tiger and cattle battle, although the grief can not help but some fear, therefore, with sadness, with the cynicism of mankind in a dark night, it left the cave where it has been living for many years, fled to the 30 miles away from the Jing Yang Gang, where the big animal behavior, eating pedestrians, and was killed by the Wu Sung.
Lu Zhishen to get rid of violence and peace of mind
Northbound by the Lashan, there is a pine and cypress verdant, the ancient temples of the six work of the mountain, is the northern pass of the water Liangshan, where there is a lofty temple, called the Jianfu Temple. This Jianfu Temple has a monk with the name of Yuantong, more than a hundred disciples, qigong magic skill, each invulnerable to swords and spears, in a radius of a hundred miles of evil, endangering the lives of the people. When the flower monk Lu Zhishen heard about it, he knocked on the door of the temple with his Zen staff. He said, "All the vultures inside will come out, and I will let you fight with me. We have a word in advance, whoever sees blood on his body, must kneel down and worship the master." Monk Yuantong mouth responded: "thought with my master and disciples of the invulnerability of the sword, how can I be afraid of you?" Then ordered the disciples to Lu Zhishen pounced together, a good flower monk, a Zen staff dance watertight, no one can not advance, fighting, he shouted "look" flying staff to a small monk's stomach poke, the small monk early by this thunderous roar scared scared, which also care about the luck, only to see the muscle skin cut through a mouth, and suddenly the blood! Splash, Yuantong see this, immediately led the crowd of ordinary kneeling on the ground, saying: "willing to listen to the master command!" From then on, it will follow Lu Zhishen, for the water Po Liangshan guarding the north gate.
The Dongping genius Liu Gonggong灌巧对妙联
Peasant revolt chose Lashan as a base to fight against the government forces, looking at this piece of feng shui, Taoism, Buddhism rare this piece of feng shui, and even the literati were also attracted by this piece of scenery and treasure. They will gather Lashan, fill in the lyrics and poetry, discuss the learning, and so far there are many poems and poems recorded in the stone tablet, circulating in the folk. The most representative is the Qing Dynasty Dongpingzhou great talent Liu Gong灌, he led the crowd in the grinding incense temple lectures during the period, leaving a lot of popular masterpieces he is not only learned, and many children, especially when he was an official in Jiangnan, a good line once shocked the literary world at the time, the original story is this: Liu Gong灌初入江南, the local talent wants to try his talent, but also show the talent of the Gangnamese geniuses, out of the line to invite the Liu Gongzhu was asked to respond to a couplet. One of the geniuses came up with a couplet: Sit in the south, face north, eat watermelon and put it in the east, Liu Gonggong responded with a couplet: Look at the left biography from the top to the bottom and turn it over to the right. Another talented person in awe, also out of a couplet: spring before the rain flowers bloom early, Liu Gong irrigation without thinking immediately responded: after the fall without double late leaves. Jiangnan talent although clapping his hands, but still not willing to bow to the wind, and out: Jiangnan more mountains, more water, more talented, Liu Gong irrigation A little thought, it is out: Jiangbei, a mountain, a water, a saint's wonderful sentence, so that the Jiangnan talented people are all sigh of admiration.
The legend of Qiu Shiqi
Qiu Shiqi was born in Mendong, Shaanxi Province, his family was poor, and he made a living by carrying people across the Wei River for several years. Between here, the feet and legs were blistered all the sores and pus blisters, the elderly, children, poor people crossing the river never charge money. But for other passers-by, only to fill their stomachs, never charging more silver, the world passers-by are touched by Qiu Shi Ji's good deeds, marveled at. At the same time, this incident also moved the emperor, one day, Tai Bai Jin Xing into a messenger look like a hand with a knife, a hand carrying a red package to the river. QiuShiJi back him across the river, but the police will be red package to the ground thrown, bad words, said: "unruly people you see, just crossed the river, obviously two people's heads, why is only one left, quickly go back to the one to me to touch back, or else, will be your head cut down to the police". Qiu Qiqi thought of the rapid current, the head will be washed away by the water, so he replied: "In order to receive the reward, please cut off my head to pay the duty". Just as the words fell, the official immediately turned into his real form, gave a few words of advice, and put a volume of books into Qiu Tuiji's arms, and then turned into a wisp of green cloud and left. Thereafter, Qiu Shiqi according to the godman's enlightenment painstakingly study the scriptures, embarked on the road of cultivation, worshipped Wang Chongyang as a teacher, and later became the originator of the Dragon Sect of the Quanzhen religion.
The Legend of Drinking Dragon Spring
Drinking Dragon Spring is located in Qinglongguan Scenic Spot, next to Horse Run Spring. Legend has it that after the birth of Laozi, the originator of Taoism, nine dragons sucked water from the sacred spring, sprayed his body, and then into the Yaochi, Laozi was washed by the sacred water, and immediately walked, and after a few steps gave birth to nine lotuses, which turned into nine tops of the Lotus Mountain in the north of Kunshan. Drinking Dragon Spring water vein is very strong, waterfalls such as thunder, visitors into the door of the moon rock temple, the sound of water such as rumbling spring thunder, the mountain should be swinging pines and cypresses, close to look at the mountain springs, only to see the cliffs on the smoke rising, silver shot, a snowy white, multiplied by the said "moon rock waterfalls and snow" for the Lashan scenery.
The legend of Jade Dew
Located in the Xianglongguan Sanqing Palace South, and the Dragon King Pavilion, wells dozens of meters deep, trickling veins, Cham Cham wave. Trickle with veins through the Dragon Palace all year round, Cham Cham wave reflecting the sun and moon sweet and clear. It can be said that "Climbing Daifeng, traveling Lashan, tasting Jade Dew into a half-immortal". Legend has it that Zou Longjiang, who practiced here, once traveled south of the Yangtze River, purchased wood from the silver, put it into the Yangtze River, and then bubbled up from the Jade Dew well, which was used to build Taoist temples. This wonderful legend has been rumored to this day. Because of this magic legend, the guests who come to visit, all taste the magic flavor of this Jade Dew well water, drink wildly, in order to show that the Jade Dew moistened body, health care and refreshing meaning. It is also because of the magic of the jade dew well water, making the practice of Qiu Shiqi here to become the ancestor of the Quanzhenzhen sect of the Dragon, Zou Longjiang, Yang Qingrong in this cultivation to become immortal.