1. Seven fairies: the seven daughters of the jade emperor in myths and legends. The names of the seven fairies in Journey to the West are: Red Fairy, Tsing Yi Fairy, plain clothes Fairy, Soap Fairy, Purple Fairy, Yellow Fairy and Green Fairy. It is said that their names are Zhang Tianshou, Zhang Tianyang, Zhang, Zhang Tianchang, Zhang Tianxian and Zhang Qinghe. In The Seven Fairys of Joy, these seven fairies are called red, orange, Huang Er, green and Qing Er, blue and purple.

The seven fairies are said to be the seventh daughter of the jade emperor. She is the cleverest and kindest. One day, the seven fairies learned that there was a young man named Dong Mingyong in Danyang (now Xiaogan). Because his family was poor and had no money to bury his dead father, he had to sell himself as a slave. Seven sisters were deeply moved. Privately, Tiandao and Yong Dong got married for a hundred years and got married under the big pagoda tree. Unfortunately, the matchmaker, Sophora japonica, was happy for a while, and described "a hundred years of harmony" as "a hundred days of harmony", which led to the fate that Yong Dong's seven sisters only had a hundred days of harmony. Seventh Sister skillfully weaves 10 brocade, redeems Yong Dong, prepares to renovate her home, and loves their old leader. Unexpectedly, the jade emperor was very angry when he learned about it, and called Qimei back to the palace, so Qimei had to fly away reluctantly. Her knitting became a flying stone, and the loom remained on earth. People can still hear the sound of the loom "click, click" in the dead of night. On the fifteenth night of the first month of every year, girls dressed in costumes gather in the flying shuttle stone, begging from Confucius Yong Dong Bridge with sewing boxes in their hands and singing begging songs. After singing Qiao Qi's songs, you should also ask about your quality of life, good luck, whether you can get married and so on.

Related legends

The legendary story of "The Seven Fairys Descending from Earth" is that the seventh daughter of the Jade Emperor was moved by Yong Dong, the dutiful son who "sold herself to bury her father", longing for a happy life on earth, and went down to earth to join her privately. After the Jade Emperor sent heavenly soldiers to take her back to heaven. The touching story of Yong Dong's filial piety to his parents has been compiled into many dramas, the earliest of which is the legendary drama Brocade in Ming Dynasty, and the most famous one is Huangmei Opera The Fairy Couple. 1952, The Fairy Couple of Huangmei Opera was re-adapted by Hong Fei and others. In the play, vivid images such as honest and honest Yong Dong, kind and beautiful seven fairies, fairy sisters who helped each other, bitter and unkind outside Fu Yuan, and cruel jade emperor were created, which were deeply left in people's memories with beautiful dancing and beautiful Huangmei tune. Especially the outstanding performance of Yan Fengying, a famous Huangmei Opera performer, makes the folklore story of "Yong Dong meets an immortal" more fascinating, and the artistic image of "Seven Fairies" is well known to everyone. Today, Tianzhu Mountain in Anhui Province is called the hometown of the seven fairies on earth.