Changbai Mountain Folk Tale: Legend of the Eight Banners
There used to be a saying that it was passed down from the dragon people. In fact, it came from the dragon people, saying that there are eight little dragons. At first, the eight little dragons were not United, and they often fought with each other to try to win. One day, the Jade Emperor in the sky knew about them, so he summoned an angel and said, "Someone on the ground complained to me that the sun and the moon are always together, so every day is daytime, half cloudy and half sunny, and people feel very uncomfortable. They always can't eat, sleep well and the crops can't grow well. " People are in such a hurry that they want to be apart. You issued my imperial edict, ordering eight little dragons to finish it.
When these eight little dragons know the order, they all want to make contributions and strive to do it. No matter how hard they try, they can't move. Everyone is scratching their heads and can't think of any good ways.
When there was nothing to do, the Dragon King came to them with dignity and asked, "Why didn't you finish the task given to you by the Jade Emperor for so long?"
Xiaolong scrambled to say, "The sun and the moon are too heavy, so we all try our best to suck milk. We always chase the moon and the sun all day, but we can't catch up with them. Sometimes we can't catch up with them, sometimes we can't stop them, or they hit us. "
The dragon king asked, "How did you go?"
Xiaolong replied, "We will go one by one."
When the Dragon King heard this, he flew into a rage and immediately scolded, "You idiots can't even catch up with the mortals in the upper and lower circles. They also know that people are moving mountains with one heart! Just stick together. If each of you takes an arrow and breaks it hard, it will break. If these eight arrows are tied together, can they be broken? You couldn't win before because your personal strength was too weak. "
When the dragons heard it, they suddenly realized that they were one, returning to heaven and becoming one, just like the golden characters in Chinese characters, which happened to be eight paintings. In fact, they are made up of eight little dragons. The two faucets of the pyramid are combined to form the tip of the golden head. They Qi Xin together like a wedge, arch between the sun and the moon, really arch to the sun and the moon. After the sun and the moon separated, the sun ran very fast and soon took the lead. The moon ran slowly and fell behind.
Eight little dragons finished the task, exhausted and fell to the ground one after another. At this moment, a strong wind blew. Coincidentally, eight big pieces of cloth with different colors came from nowhere and fell to the ground. It happened that every dragon landed on a piece of cloth. They not only fall on the cloth, but also grow on it.
Later, the State of Jin took these eight pieces of cloth with dragon patterns as flags. Because the colors of eight dragons and eight pieces of cloth are different, they have different flag colors.
The white dragon fell on the yellow cloth and became the later yellow flag; Qinglong fell on the white cloth and became the later white flag; Huanglong fell on the red cloth and became the later red flag; The bark-colored dragon landed on the blue cloth and became the later blue flag. A little dragon, although it landed on the yellow cloth, is called the yellow flag because it has a red edge outside. A little dragon, although it also landed on the white cloth, was called a white flag because of its red border. A little dragon landed on a red cloth, which was called a red flag because it was inlaid with white edges. Another little dragon landed on the blue cloth, and it was also called the blue flag because there was a red edge outside. There is a little dragon on these flags, and there are scenes of fighting against the Ming people, as well as clouds and flames.
Epimedium legend in Changbai Mountain
Legend has it that there was a mature bachelor named Wei Wu in Changbai Mountain. Parents died young and lived by herding sheep for their owners. He goes out early and comes back late every day, driving more than 40 sheep for nearly a hundred miles, which is very hard and tired.
When he was approaching the age of knowing his destiny, his master also saw that he was kind-hearted and willing to work, so he betrothed his widowed maid to him. This Wei Wu is naturally very happy, especially energetic when herding sheep.
Who knows that because I have been in the mountains all the year round and sat down on the grass, I have accumulated unspeakable diseases. And his wife is in her prime and full of energy. When sleeping, Wei Wu often falls behind and is always disappointed. After a long time, my daughter-in-law will inevitably say something: It's a pity that your name is Wei Wu, but you are just a silver wax spear. This Wei Wu is also ashamed to be scolded by his daughter-in-law, and often sighs silently.
On this day, he sat on the grass and watched the sheep eat grass. I saw the old sheep in the flock chasing the ewe. I can't help feeling that this old sheep is better than me! Looking at it, he suddenly remembered that the old sheep always went to eat some grass after mating with the ewe many times, and then ran after the ewe after coming back. This time, he was very careful and decided to investigate.
He followed her husband's sheep and saw it eating an unknown grass in the bushes near the forest. The green leaves of this kind of grass are shaped like apricot leaves, one with three branches and nine leaves, which is as high as one or two feet. After eating for a while, my husband's sheep seemed to regain its strength and ran back alive.
This Wei Wu is also a thoughtful person. He picked a big bundle to go home and asked his daughter-in-law to cook, soak in water and eat and drink for him. Gradually, he felt that grass was very useful and his body regained its original vitality. Naturally, his daughter-in-law often goes up the mountain alone to collect this grass to nourish him.
One day, his daughter-in-law came home and quietly told Wei Wu that his boss's wife often complained about his boss's inaction. Wei Wu asked his daughter-in-law to help his wife eat grass for her boss. As the days passed, Wei Wu forgot about it.
Suddenly one day, the host quietly called Wei Wu aside and asked: Where did you know this kind of grass? Wei Wu was able to tell the shopkeeper the story in detail. Since then, people in the village have gradually known the magical effect of this grass. Because it has no name, people call it "three branches and nine leaves grass"
This grass is a rare medicinal plant Epimedium in Changbai Mountain area. Wei Wu's discovery really left a precious and solid medicinal material for future generations!
Folk stories in Changbai Mountain: Manchu stories
According to legend, in the northeast of Changbai Mountain, there is a Bukuri Mountain, and there is a lake on the mountain, called Bule Huli Lake, also called Bule Huli Lake. The scenery here is very beautiful. One day long ago, three fairies descended from the sky and took a bath in the lake. These three fairies are sisters. The eldest brother is called Engulun, the second is called Zhengulun, and the third is called Fogulun. While they were playing in the lake, suddenly a magpie with a mouth full of Zhu Guo flew over the head of the third sister, Fokulun. Foucault raised his hand to drive it away, only to see the magpie drop the Zhu Guo from his mouth and fall into Foucault's hand. Foucault, I thought it was delicious, so I couldn't help putting it in my mouth. Buddha Cullen bathed and went ashore to dress, but Zhu Guo swallowed it unnoticed. Soon, Foucault found a strange feeling of falling in her stomach, and she realized that she was afraid that she was pregnant. She said to her sisters, "My body has become heavy. I'm afraid I can't go back to heaven with you What should I do? " Her two sisters comforted her and said, "We are fairies. We've taken the elixir of life, but it won't be very large. It should be said that you are an act of god. When you have a baby, your body will become lighter and it is not too late to ascend to heaven. " Then the two sisters said goodbye and flew away. So, Fokulun stayed in Changbai Mountain alone, and soon gave birth to a boy named Aisin Gioro. He is the legendary ancestor of Manchuria, Bukuli Yongshun.
It is said that he was born to talk. As people say, "have it both ways" suddenly became Ding's adult. Foucault told him how to conceive him and why to give birth to him. Finally, he said to him, "God gave birth to you, and I gave birth to you to calm the chaos in the world. You must start from scratch. Go straight along this stream, that's where you stand first. " Say that finish, Buddha Cullen invisible disappear, returned to the kingdom of heaven.
Bukuri followed his mother's instructions and took a boat to a inhabited place. He boarded the ship and sat on the shore to recuperate. This is a place called Emei in the south of Changbai Mountain. There is a small city called Erduoli * * * in this place, which is now Dunhua City, Jilin Province. There are three surnames living in the city. In order to be the boss, no one refuses to obey anyone, hurting each other and fighting, but for a long time, they can't tell the outcome. On this day, I happened to catch a person to fetch water by the river. Seeing that Bukuri Yongshun is a man with a majestic appearance and dignified manners, I immediately rushed back to tell those who are still fighting: "Don't fight here again. I met a stranger where I was getting water. He seems to have a criminal record. I think he will calm down our quarrel. Why don't you go and meet him? " People with three surnames were surprised and curious when they heard his words. They stopped fighting and rushed to the river to see what had happened. At first glance, Bukuri is personable, indeed as expected, so everyone asks about his origin. Bukuri Yongshun said to them: "I was born by the Buddha Cullen. My name is Aisin Giorro and my name is Bukuri Yongshun. God asked me to calm your confusion and struggle. " Several people carried him on their shoulders. Since then, the three surnames of Erdoli City have never fought again. They jointly elected Yongshun in Bukuri as the leader and married Li Bai's daughter to him.
Bukuri and after that, it took several generations. At this time, his descendants could not unite the masses, and his former subordinates launched an uprising, which broke through Ordos City and killed almost all his descendants. The only one who escaped was a little boy named Fancha. He fled from the city to the wild, and his pursuers were about to arrive. At this critical moment, a god magpie flew in and landed on his head. The pursuer mistakenly thought that the magpie had landed on a dead tree and turned back when he couldn't find anyone. In this way, he escaped death In the records of Manchuria, it is also accompanied by the rescue of the map by the gods. Manchuria's few bones and blood have been preserved, and its descendants have flourished since then.