1. Meng Jiangnu Weeps at the Great Wall
The legend says that somewhere in Shaanxi, there were two families, Meng and Jiang, who were good neighbors, and Meng's family planted a gourd in the corner of the wall, which grew very luxuriantly. Gourd vine climbed over the fence, stretching to the ginger family yard knot a large gourd. The two families carefully maintained, *** with possession, to be gourd ripe, ready to share this gourd equally. When the Meng family knife just touched the gourd, gourd snapped open naturally happy to see the gourd lying inside a white fat cute little girl. The two families want this girl, after discussion for the two families **** have, so named Meng Jiangnu.
Meng Jiangnu smart and clever from childhood, Xi Wen housework all through, grow to 17 or 18 years old, has become a big girl with a beautiful style. One day, Meng Jiangnu pounced on a butterfly in the back garden and accidentally fell into a pond. A young man hiding behind a rockery in the garden heard the call and rushed out from his hiding place to save Meng Jiangnu from the pond. At this time, Meng Jiang's two foster parents rushed to see a pair of young men and women standing face to face at the edge of the pond.
After questioning, they realized that the young man's name was Wan Xiliang, and that he was an elegant scholar who had climbed the Great Wall to escape from Emperor Qin Shi Huang's arrests. The two families of Meng Jiang are grateful to Wan Xiliang for saving their daughters. Both families are short of children and young girls, stating that they want to recruit Wan Xiliang as their son-in-law. This pair of young and beautiful young men and women, by this strange encounter, has been a glimpse of mutual adoration, naturally nothing to say. So in the evening, in the Meng family home lights and colors, for the couple held a wedding.
But less than three days after the wedding, the news came like wolves and tigers of the official, will be Wan Xiliang arrested to build the Great Wall to go. Wan Xiliang was gone for three years without a word, Meng Jiangnu missed her husband day and night. One night, she dreamed that her husband came back from the outside, screaming, "It's too cold, freezing me to death!" Wake up and think back to the dream, very miserable. Fortunately, she had already done for her husband's cold clothes, warm shoes, warm socks, etc., said goodbye to his adoptive parents, determined to find Wan Xi Liang and go.
Meng Jiangnu traveled through thousands of mountains and rivers, ate all kinds of suffering, along the Great Wall has been looking for her husband arrived at Shanhaiguan, after detailed inquiries only to know that her husband in two years ago has been exhausted and buried in the Great Wall. Meng Jiangnu howled and cried for three days and three nights, her tears splashed on the wall, and with a loud bang, the Great Wall was cried down to a large gap, revealing the white bones of Wan Xiliang and others.
Meng Jiangnu found her husband's white bones wrapped in blood, and she realized that Qin Shi Huang's construction of the Great Wall had done a good job of protecting the people of the Central Plains, and she also felt that her husband's dedication to the construction of the city was worthwhile. In order to never be separated from her husband, she embraced the white bones of Wan Xiliang in the old dragon head jumped into the sea, instant thunderbolt, a loud bang, the sea rose two large reef, which is the legendary Wan Xiliang and Meng Jiangnu husband and wife's grave.
2. Fairy Spring and Qinglong Blessing upside down sucking water
Legend has it that, during the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi went to the north of the country on a private visit. Passed through the Badaling Great Wall, feel thirsty, followed by the escort of General Bai will find a spring, because there is no cups and bowls and other utensils, and finally had to ask the emperor to the spring side of the drink. Kangxi Emperor because of the thirst, but also could not care less, pouting ass gulp gulp a gas drink a enough. Drinking water, will be in this place to take a nap.
The Kangxi Emperor suddenly felt that just drinking water is unseemly, couldn't help but ask offhandedly: "White Secretary, you see me just drink water like what?" General Bai is very witty, hastily replied: "Like a green dragon sucking water." Emperor Kangxi haha a burst of laughter, the heart of the pimple also disappeared, and said that this place in time to quench the thirst of the emergency, this is a blessed place; later, the community will have a "Green Dragon Blessing upside down sucking water," the legend.
3. East Rice Cottage, West Rice Cottage
Looking south at Badaling, there are two mountains, the mountain gravel in the shape of rice grains. The east side of the mountain, called the East Rice Cottage, the west side of the one called the West Rice Cottage. When the Great Wall was being built, the workers had to eat, and there were so many of them that they had to eat large quantities of grain every day. At that time the collection of national grain, are sent here, sent less, not enough, sent more, sun and rain are moldy. Despite the continuous delivery, but still not enough for the workers to eat. The workers do not have enough to eat, but also have to do heavy work, so even with hunger and exhaustion, the death of many people can be more.
The heavenly Queen Mother, very sympathetic to the plight of the people, in the Badaling stacked food place, pointing two rice mountain. Good guy, two mountains of grain, more people can not eat ah! From then on, the people of the country no longer send food here, repair the Great Wall of the workers are no longer hungry. Until the completion of the Great Wall, these two mountains have not seen a reduction. It is said that it is playing then handed down, men work outside, women at home to manage the meal, because the Queen Mother in heaven is to manage the meal.
4. West hemp grass
Badaling has a kind of grass, called West hemp grass. This grass is poisonous, people touch it, like scorpion stings like pain, pain wailing. It grows outside the Badaling Great Wall, for the border guards on sentry duty, the defense of Badaling is also very meritorious mile. Legend has it that after the Great Wall was repaired, heavy guards were set up at the passes. Badaling is of course an important pass, and from the day it was repaired, there has been no shortage of troops.
Weren't there buildings on the Great Wall? That building is called the enemy tower, where the guards and sentries are located. The officials often carry a whip to check the sentry, found which enemy building sentry fell asleep, is a horse whip. They are more afraid of their own sleep, the enemy touched up and do not know, if so, not only is beaten, but also the crime of killing!
So, as soon as they arrived at the post, they complained to God: "God, bless me, don't let me fall asleep. The enemy is coming, say hello to me and let me know." Not to mention, the Jade Emperor really knew about their pleas. The Jade Emperor, realizing the plight of the border guards, thought of a way to send the God of Grass to bring the seeds of Sisal grass and scatter them outside the Great Wall. The grass grew up everywhere. When the invading enemy touched this kind of grass, they stung and screamed, and when the sentries heard someone shouting, they woke up. From then on, will never be killed because of the guard error. West hemp grass has become the sentry's best friend, they are also more protective of the West hemp grass.
5. Looking for Brother Bird
Legend has it that in a remote village under the Nine Dragons Mountain, there lived an honest, kind, hard-working and courageous young man, whose parents had died early and who was single, but who was good at making friends and helping people, and was very much loved by his neighbors.
One day at noon, he firewood back, is burning cooking. Outside the door suddenly walked into a strange man, said looking for water to drink. He enthusiastically let the guests into the house. The man sat on the kang and talked to him, and the more they talked, the more they got along. It turned out that this man is from the south of a very far place, to do business here, the capital unfortunately in the middle of the road was robbed by the bad guys, now penniless, only rely on begging for a living.
This person is named Wang Wen, than the young man two years old, the two said, Wang Wen proposed: "We are sworn brothers how?" The young man thought of his own bachelor alone, if there is a brother what a help a better, they readily agreed. So Wang Wen as a brother, the young man as a brother. "Not the same year, the same month, the same day, but I wish the same year, the same month, the same day to die, there are difficulties with the same time, have the same blessings to enjoy, never separate ......" two people to the branch instead of incense, to the spring instead of wine, swore an oath of alliance. From then on, the two brothers ate a pot of rice, live in the same bed, dependent on each other, pro as compatriots. The first two years of the program are now over.
One day, Wang Wen from outside firewood back, whispered to the young man said: "far from here under a mountain there is a hole, there is a lot of treasure, why don't we take the two brothers to live a good life." The next day, the two brothers with dry food, rope, pockets straight to the mountain. Walked three days and three nights is sunset, they found the mountain, under the mountain to find the hole. The hole was straight up and down, black and dark, looking down to the bottom.
Wang Wen said, "Sage brother, you first go down to put the treasure into the pocket, I use the rope to drag up, and then drag you." The young man did not say a word, waist tie rope, out of the slippery down to the bottom of the cave, and indeed the treasure is shining. He loaded a bag, let Wang Wen dragged up, Wang Wen saw the treasure, suddenly up to mischief, thinking that this treasure belongs to my own, a lifetime will not be able to enjoy. So he picked up his pocket and left in a panic.
Then again, the young man at the bottom of the hole waiting for the rope, waiting for the rope down. He thought, Wang Wen brother how would not throw himself in the cave ah, must have been unlucky ...... he desperately shouted: "Wang Wen brother, Wang Wen brother!" In this way, I do not know how many shouts, voice mute, tears cry dry, honest, kind young man starved to death at the bottom of the cave. Later he turned into a bird and flew out of the hole, traveling all over the world to look for the ungrateful, money-grubbing "Brother Wang Wen". Until now, whenever it is quiet at night, people still hear the sad cry of "Wang Wenge! The "Wang Wen" is a sad and mournful cry.
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