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Allusion to Carp Leaping the Dragon Gate
Ancient Han legend has it that the Yellow River carp jumps over the Dragon Gate and changes into a dragon. It is a metaphor for the success in the imperial examination, promotion and other things that make one's career soar. It is also a metaphor for moving forward against the current and striving for improvement.

A long time ago, the villagers along the Longxi River in Ninghe were farming and weaving, and lived a peaceful and happy life. One year, I do not know where to fly a big yellow evil dragon, evil. It is either calling the wind and rain damage to crops, or swallowing clouds and spitting mist mutilation of living beings, the entire canyon made a mess, no peace. Every year on June 6, its birthday, but also forced people to offer a pair of boys and girls, ten big yellow cattle and a hundred pigs and sheep for it to enjoy. If not, it will be angry and evil, open the bloody mouth, scurrying up to the village to devour people and animals, destroying the fields, causing the local people to complain a lot of grievances, screaming for days.

The town of Longxi at the mouth of the gorge, there is a smart and handsome little girl named Yu Gu, she was determined to get rid of this evil dragon can not. A few times, she went up to Yuntai Guan to look for Yuntai Fairy to ask for help, but did not find it. She is still not discouraged, continue to look for. Early this morning, she climbed up to the cloud platform view, the fairy was touched by the spirit of sincerity and perseverance of the Yu Gu, appeared in front of her eyes, pointing out to her, said: "Thousands of miles away from here there is a carp cave, you can go to meet with a carp fairy, she will be able to help you."

Yugu said goodbye to the Yuntai Fairy, trekked through the mountains and rivers, and came to the carp cave, and found the carp fairy, explaining her intention. The Carp Fairy said to Jade Nun, "You want to rid the people of evil, which is a great thing, but you must sacrifice yourself! Can you do that?" Jade Nun said without hesitation, "As long as it is to get rid of the harm for the townspeople and destroy that evil dragon, I am willing to go up the mountain of swords, go down to the sea of fire, and break my body into pieces!" Carp fairy see jade nun so sincere and resolute, very satisfied nodded, towards the jade nun sprayed three mouths of white spring water, she suddenly turned into a beautiful and lively red carp.

The little red carp against the river, after seventy-seven forty-nine days, swim home. This day is the morning of June 6, she turned back to the original appearance, see the townspeople are ready: a pair of boys and girls, ten big yellow cattle and a hundred fat sheep and pigs. People beat gongs and drums, like a long dragon to the sacrifice of the Yellow Dragon's gorge to come, in front of a pair of children dressed in red dresses and red dresses of the boys and girls, has been crying into tears.

The yellow dragon see the people to send food, has been salivating, proudly open mouth. Just in the nick of time, the jade nun stepped forward, stopped the folks and said: "Everyone here to pause and wait, let me go ahead to clean up this vermin." Words just finished, just saw the jade nun jumped into the water, suddenly turned into a big red carp, leaping in the air, straight towards the mouth of the evil dragon rushed, a leap into it 's belly, east stabbing west poke, the dragon's internal organs pounded to pieces, the evil dragon desperately struggling to roll, but to no avail, was finally killed by the jade nun. However, Yu Gu himself is also buried in the yellow dragon belly.

From then on, the people of Ninghe lived in peace and happiness again. In order to commemorate the Yu Gu for the people to eliminate harm, in the gorge halfway up the mountainside to build a carp temple. To this day, the story of "Carp Jumping Dragon Door Gate" is still widely rumored in the area of Ninghe.

This is a story rich in mythological colors, the main character Yu Gu in order to rid the people of harm, despite the difficulties and dangers to find the carp fairy, and finally sacrificed their lives to kill the big yellow dragon, the spirit of sacrifice is worth everyone touched.

Life and learning also need this spirit of sacrifice, only to pay will be rewarded, the sky will not fall pie, only the spring hard work, the fall to harvest the fruit. The only way to do this is to have a good time.

Whether in learning or in life, we have to have perseverance and patience. Yugu had several times climbed up to Yuntai Guan to look for Yuntai Fairy, but did not see it. But she did not give up her wish because of the failure, but persevered and continued to work hard until her goal was realized.

In addition, in order to find the carp fairy, Yu Gu ate a lot of pain on the road; when she knew she had to sacrifice their lives, but still did not hesitate, this "know that there is a tiger in the mountain, the tiger mountain," the courage of the particularly praiseworthy. We can not retreat when encountering difficulties, with determination, perseverance and courage to defy the difficulties, we will not be easily beaten by the difficulties.