Longmen is located about 65 kilometers south of Hukou Waterfall, the southernmost tip of Shanxi-Shaanxi Canyon. To the south of Longmen is the open and flat Guanzhong Plain. The water of the Yellow River suddenly enters the wide river bed from the narrow Longmenkou, and the nature of the river course has changed greatly. The formation of Longmen is that Longmen Mountain in the east and Liangshan Mountain in the west extend out of the ridge, close to each other, forming a narrow mouth only 100 meters wide, like a huge clip, which binds the river and forms a swift current. Every flood season, due to the high water level in the gorge, the valley suddenly widens and the water level suddenly drops after leaving the gorge, so there is an obvious water level difference in Longmen, so there is a saying that "Longmen fell into the water three times". The story of "Carp yue longmen" handed down from generation to generation refers to the drowning here. The story tells the story of the little carp's trip one after another on the way to Jackie Chan, regardless of difficulties and obstacles. If they can jump over, they will become Jackie Chan. Only those indomitable little carp can eventually become Jackie Chan. For thousands of years, this story has also inspired the descendants of the Chinese people to strive for self-improvement and struggle. The ancient people felt incredible about the formation of Longmen Gorge, a natural wonder, and imagined it as a canyon dug by Dayu, so Longmen was also called "Yumenkou".

Myths and Legends-Sighs for the Ocean

According to legend, a long time ago, there was a river god in the Yellow River. People call him Hebo. Hebo stood on the bank of the Yellow River. Looking at the rolling waves coming from the west and rushing eastward, I said excitedly; "The Yellow River is so big that no river in the world can compare with it. I am the biggest water god! " Someone told him, "What you said is wrong. There is a place called Beihai in the east of the Yellow River. That's really big. " Herb said, "I don't believe it. No matter how big the North Sea is, can it be bigger than the Yellow River? " The man said: "Don't mention a Yellow River, even if several Yellow Rivers flow into the North Sea, they are not satisfied." Hebo stubbornly said, "I have never seen the North Sea. I don't believe it. " The man was helpless and said to him, "You will understand what I am talking about when you have a chance to see the North Sea." Hebo came down the river to the Yellow River estuary, and suddenly his eyes lit up. Poseidon welcomed him with a big smile. Hebo looked around and saw Wang Yang in the North Sea, as far as the eye could see. He looked blankly for a while and said to Beihai Ruo with deep feelings: "As the saying goes, if you only know some truth, you think no one can compare with yourself. That's me. " Today, if I hadn't seen the vast North Sea with my own eyes, I would have thought the Yellow River was chinese odyssey! In that case, you will never be laughed at by knowledgeable people. "

Dayu, a Historical Figure, Administered Water.

Legend has it that during the reign of Emperor Yao, floods often occurred in the Yellow River basin. In order to prevent floods and protect agricultural production, Emperor Yao once called a meeting of tribal leaders to solicit water control experts to calm the floods. Gun is recommended to be in charge of this work. After accepting the task, Gun used dikes to block water and made a three-block city, that is, surrounded residential areas with simple dikes to block floods. After 9 years of failure, he was finally exiled to Yushan and died. After Shun Di ascended the throne, Gun's son was appointed to manage the water source. Summing up his father's experience in water control, Yu changed the "blocking obstacles" of Gun to "dredging stagnation", that is, using the natural trend of water flowing from high to low, dredging blocked streams in the right direction. The flood was introduced into dredged rivers, depressions or lakes, and then connected with the four seas, thus calming the flood and enabling people to move back from the highlands to Pingchuan to live and engage in agricultural production. Later, Yu became the first king of the Xia Dynasty, and was called "Shen Yu", which was passed down from generation to generation. In the process of Dayu's water control, he left many touching deeds. According to legend, with the help of his original measuring tools-ruler and ruler, he traveled all over the north and south of the river, split the Longmen and Izui with a magic axe, and cut through Jishi Mountain and Qingtongxia to make the river unimpeded. He has lived away from home for 13 years, but he hasn't entered the house three times. Even his newborn child didn't have time to caress him. He took the lead in suffering, and the hair on his legs was polished in labor. He is the first hero in the history of China who successfully managed the Yellow River flood.