Happiness is like flowing water in the East China Sea, and longevity is not as old as Nanshan.
A thousand generations spread a good reputation, but a hundred years will last.
Source: From li yanshou's Biography of Southern History, a scholar of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Qi.
Vernacular translation:
Happiness is like flowing water in the East China Sea, and longevity is better than Nanshan. A China word, Nanshan: Zhong Nanshan. For example, people's happiness is as big as the East China Sea, and their life span is as long as Mount Zhongnan. Old greetings.
Extended data:
The allusion "Happiness is like flowing water in the East China Sea, and longevity is longer than Nanshan";
A long time ago, there was no rain for several months in a year. There were droughts everywhere and crops failed. Yaxian County (now Sanya City) in Zhu Ya County is no exception. Hungry and thirsty Yaxian people kneel on the ground every day and pray for the gods to give them rain.
In Luhuitou Village, Ya County, there is a hardworking and brave young man, Ah Fu. One day, Fu caught a big fish in Dadonghai. He went back to the village, cut the fish into pieces and gave them to the villagers, leaving only a little fish head for himself.
He was about to cook the fish head when an old beggar woman came. Ah Fu shared the fish head with her. The old woman was refreshed after eating. She knelt down and kowtowed to thank Ah Fu for his help. Ah Fu quickly stepped forward to help her, only to find that it was not an old woman standing in front of him, but a woman better than a fairy.
The woman nodded and said, "My name is Mei, and I am the third daughter of the Dragon King of Dadonghai. Now there is a severe drought in the world. I'm here to tell you that a good man can dig the ground and water, grow crops and make a fortune by drinking three mouthfuls of seawater from the Dadong Sea. In short, you can get what you want. "
So Afu led the villagers to Dadong seaside, each holding three mouthfuls of seawater to drink. When they returned to the field, they found a clear stream of fresh water flowing out of the field, fragrant and sweet. Soon, the water turned into a river and ran forward. In this way, the villagers were saved Fu and Mei are also married.
From then on, the villagers in Luhuitou Village will go to Dadonghai to drink three mouthfuls of seawater whenever they want to do something, and they will certainly get what they want. People in Luhuitou Village say that this happiness is given by Dadonghai, and therefore the phrase "Happiness is like the East China Sea" has been passed down to this day.