The Legend of West Lake in Hangzhou There are many beautiful myths and legends and folk stories about the origin of the West Lake. Legend has it that a long time ago, Yulong and Jinfeng in the sky found a piece of white jade on Xiandao near the Milky Way. They pondered together for many years, and white jade became a bright pearl. Wherever this orb goes, trees are evergreen and flowers are in full bloom. However, when the orb was discovered by the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother sent heavenly soldiers to take it away. Yulong and Jinfeng hurried to get the orb, but the Queen Mother refused, so there was a fight. As soon as the Queen Mother's hand was released, the pearl fell to the ground and became a sparkling West Lake. Jade Dragon and Jinfeng also came to earth, becoming Jade Dragon Mountain (Jade Emperor Mountain) and Phoenix Mountain, guarding the West Lake forever. In fact, West Lake is a lagoon. According to historical records, as far back as the Qin Dynasty, West Lake was still a bay connected with Qiantang River. Wu Shan and Baoshi Mountain, towering in the north and south of the West Lake, were two headlands that surrounded the cove at that time. Later, due to the influence of tides, sediment accumulated at two headlands and gradually became sandbars. Since then, the sandbar has expanded in three directions: east, south and north. Finally, Wu Shan and the sandbars of Baoshi Mountain are connected to form an alluvial plain, which separates the bay from Qiantang River, and the original bay becomes an inner lake, thus the West Lake was born. The name "West Lake" originated in the Tang Dynasty. Before the Tang Dynasty, the West Lake was named Wulin Water, Ming Sheng Lake, Jinniu Lake, Longchuan, Ganyuan, Qiantang Lake and Shang Hu. In the Song Dynasty, when Su Dongpo was guarding Hangzhou, he sang poems in praise of the West Lake, saying, "The water is bright and beautiful. It's rainy in the mountains. Compared with West Lake and West Lake, it is always appropriate to make up for it. " The poet skillfully compared the West Lake to the beauty stone in the ancient legend of China, so the West Lake was nicknamed "Xizi Lake". Legend of the West Lake In ancient times, there lived a fairy on each side of the Tianhe River. The one in the east is called Yulong, and the one in the west is called Jinfeng. They are very close and play together every day. One morning, they got up early, Yulong got into the river, Jinfeng flew into the sky, swam and flew, and unconsciously came to a fairy island. "Yulong, Yulong!" Jinfeng suddenly cried, "Look how beautiful this stone is!" It's really a sparkling stone! Yulong said happily, "Jinfeng, we have found the fairy stone. If we can grind it into a round bead, I believe it will become more radiant. " At that time, it may become the most precious treasure between heaven and earth. So Yulong and Jinfeng immediately polished the fairy stone into a round bead. They also found the water in Tianhe, washed it brighter and made it the most beautiful thing between heaven and earth. This matter was known by the greedy queen mother. She sent a confidant to steal the orb one night and locked it in the palace. One day, the Queen Mother celebrated her birthday. During the dinner, she took out the treasure, opened her eyes and looked at all the immortals. They were all surprised. Yulong and Jinfeng didn't attend the party that day. However, when they were sitting on the fairy island and crying, they suddenly found a light falling from the sky. They think this kind of light is very similar to the light emitted by a sphere. So, they followed the light to the fairy palace and found that the orb was actually in the hands of the heavenly queen. They were so angry that they rushed to grab the orb. The Queen Mother refused to let go and tried her best to protect her. Gal, orb unexpectedly which were ga zi ng fell to the world. Yulong and Jinfeng hurried to catch up, but it was too late. The ball has touched the ground, and in a blink of an eye, it has become a crystal clear lake-West Lake. Yulong and Jinfeng could not bear to leave it, so they became two peaks on the West Lake-Yulong Mountain and Phoenix Mountain, guarding this pearl embedded in the land of China-West Lake day and night. The Bridge of West Lake and Classical Love Legend The West Lake is beautiful and moving, and it has been a place of victory for love since ancient times. There are many bridges related to lingering sadness. For example, the broken bridge, in "Legend of the White Snake", one of China's four classical legends, Xu Xian and the White Snake Empress met here and helped each other back to the city; Later, we met here again and made up again. It was interpreted as "Meet at the Broken Bridge", which is a passbook drama with many plays as reserved plays. Another example is Xiling Bridge, which was called "Su Xiaoxiao Knots Concentric" in ancient times. According to legend, Su Xiaoxiao, a geisha in Southern Qi Dynasty, was brilliant and self-respecting. She met a talented young Ruan Yu on a bus trip, and they fell in love at first sight. Su Xiaoxiao, full of words, said, "I ride a tanker and I ride a green horse. Where is the knot? Xiling is under the pine and cypress. "Because of the current situation and life experience, it was difficult for Su Xiaoxiao to reconcile with Ruan Yu during the Qin Jin period, and he fell ill. After his death, he was buried in Xiqiao Bridge, and the tomb pavilion was named "Mucai Pavilion". Another example is the Long Bridge, which is a hundred paces long and is one of the scenic spots on the lake. In the Southern Song Dynasty, there was a tragedy of double suicide: a young woman, Tao Shier, fell in love with a scholar, Wang, and her stepmother made mischief and obstructed her in every way. Tao and Wang took a boat trip to the West Lake at night, and they drowned in the depths of the lotus under the long bridge. People in Hang Cheng sighed, and some people sang songs to mourn, so this long bridge was called "Double Cast Bridge" from now on. In the West Lake Ci with the theme of love, there is a poem that is comparable to the Sidi Bridge in Su Causeway: "The grass is flat on the pier of Maojia, and the Sidi Bridge is horizontally shaded. Flowers flying outside the bridge are like waves, and the deep water next to the bridge is like love. "In the old days, the dike bridge was connected to Maojiabu, and the water in the bridge was very deep. The willows on the dikes at both ends of the bridge were shaded. With this simple and profound poem by Zhi Zhu, Diqiao can be regarded as another "Lover Bridge" in the West Lake. Erlong Mountain, from the foot of Yue Lun Mountain to the southern edge of West Lake Scenic Area, was once the seat of Zhijiang University, one of the four famous missionary universities in East China, and now it is a branch of Zhejiang University, commonly known as the third branch of Zhejiang University. 19 16, after Si Tuleideng's younger brother, Situ Hualin, became the president of Zhijiang University, he ordered to build a wooden bridge on the mountain stream between the first faucet and the second faucet in order to facilitate the passage of teachers and students. The trees around the bridge are lush, and the mountain springs under the bridge are suffocating and pour into a pool of clear water. Birds are singing and flowers are fragrant during the day, and there are few stars in the moon at night, which is very elegant and pleasant. It was chosen by the young boys and girls in Seeds of Love as a charming place for people to get together after dusk, and even young teachers occasionally go there, so it has the reputation of "lover bridge". One year, Shandong craftsman Lu Ban came to Hangzhou with his little sister. They rented two pavements by the Qiantang Gate and put up the signboard of "Shandong Lushi, made of iron, wood and stone". As soon as the signboard was hung, the door-to-door worshippers broke the threshold, and Lu Ban picked and accepted 180 ingenious young students as apprentices. The Luban brothers are skillful in craftsmanship. It's really ingenious: a carved dog can watch the door, and a carved cat can catch mice. After their guidance, all 180 disciples became masters. One day, the Luban brothers were seriously teaching his disciples life. Suddenly, a black wind blew and the dark clouds in the sky suddenly turned upside down. It turns out that a snakehead has come to work on earth. The snakehead essence plunged into the middle of the 360-foot deep West Lake in Hangzhou. Blowing in the deep pool, the fish in Hangzhou stinks; It sprays water in the deep pool, and it rains heavily in the north and south mountains. On this day, the willow trees by the lake broke, the flowers withered and the flood continued to rise. The Luban brothers and sisters climbed Baoshan with one hundred and eighty disciples. They looked down the hill and saw a piece of Wang Yang in front of them. All the houses in the city were soaked in smelly water, and men, women and children fled to the mountains around the West Lake. In the middle of the lake, there is a whirlpool of the boss. In the whirlpool, a wide fish mouth is tilted. The fish's mouth is getting higher and higher, slowly revealing the whole big head. The fish head stood up, and suddenly a dark cloud flew up and rose into the sky. Dark clouds float, float to the top of the gem, slowly fall, and a dark and ugly epigenetic emerges from it. Black boy turned his bulging cross-eyed eyes and glanced at Lu Mei: "Ha! Beautiful girl, what do you do? " Lu Mei said, "You ask that girl what she does. She is a skillful craftsman. " Black epigenetic looked at Lu Mei from beginning to end and said, "yes, yes! I see your bright eyes and curved eyebrows. You must be able to cut silk and satin skillfully. Go and make new clothes with me. " Lu Mei shook his head. Lu Mei, a black girl, looked at her head from her feet and said, "Yes, yes! I think, with your slim figure and delicate hands, you must have a good needle and thread, which can depict dragons and embroider phoenixes. Let's go to embroider the brocade quilt together. " Lu Mei shook his head. The black boy couldn't guess, thought about it, narrowed his eyes and said, "It doesn't matter if you can't cut or embroider, beautiful girl." If you marry my family, you can't eat all the delicacies and enjoy the rest of your life. " Say, stretch out your hand to pull Lu Mei. Ruban separated his hands with a hammer and shouted, "Get out!" "Black epigenetic is still grinning, grinning:" My skin is three feet thick, and I am not afraid of your hammer! The eldest girl married me, and everything is easy to say; If the big girl doesn't marry me, there will be floods everywhere! " Sister Lu thought that if the water rises again, the whole city will die. She rolled her eyes twice and found a way. She said to the black monkey, "Don't hurry to marry you. Let my brother handle my dowry. " The black boy was happy when he heard this: "Good girl, I promise, what dowry are you going to do?" Lu Mei said, "The mountain is high and the rock is high. I asked my brother to carve a big incense burner. " Black epigenetic happily patted his thigh: "Good good! The black fish in the sky built a temple. There is a stone incense burner that you married, just to collect it! " Sister Lu took Mei to discuss for a while. Lu Ban said to the black boy, "Water is in the east and water is in the west. What should we do? " ? You drain the water first so that I can start work. "Black boy opened his mouth and sucked, and the flood in the city flew and poured into his stomach. Lu Ban pointed to a cliff on the mountain and asked the black boy, "Look, look, how about cutting this mountain down and chiseling a censer?" Black epigenetic said: "Good, good. Brother-in-law, you are quick to chisel, the bigger the chisel, the more beautiful it is! "Lu Ban said," The incense burner is high and big. How to move the heavy stone incense burner? "Black epigenetic said," Well, well, as long as I lift my feet, a black wind will blow behind me; "What is a small stone incense burner? Even a mountain, I can absorb it!" The people who fled in the surrounding mountains all went home, and Lu Ban climbed the upside-down cliff. Lu Ban swung a sledgehammer and smashed the first hammer on the cliff: his 108 disciples smashed 108 hammers. The cliff collapsed with a bang. From then on, a cliff was left on the Baoshi Mountain near the West Lake. The cliff is really big. It looks white here and white there. How can we carve it into a round stone incense burner? Lu Ban looked at the deep pool in the middle of the lake, estimated the size, pinched a long rope, stood in the middle of the cliff, and asked his sister to tighten the other end of the rope and "pattered" around him for a week. Lumei's footprints drew a circle on the cliff. Lu Ban chiseled the details first, and one hundred and eighty disciples chiseled them according to the pattern. Digging day after day, a * * * chiseled for 7749 days, and the cliff disappeared and became a big stone incense burner. There are three inverted gourd-shaped sharp feet under the circular incense burner; There is a round hole with light transmission on three sides on the toe. After the big stone incense burner was chiseled, Lu Ban said to the black boy, "Look, look, my sister's dowry is ready. Please move to the lake at once! " The black boy wants a bride. Lu Ban said, "Don't be busy, don't be busy." "You move the dowry and arrange it first, and then send a sedan chair to carry it." Black epigenetic was so happy that he turned and ran down the hill. The whirlwind he rolled up actually sucked away such a big stone incense burner behind him. Black epigenetic ran and ran to the middle of the lake, turned into a snakehead and got into a deep pool; The incense burner rolled around, rolled into the middle of the lake, slipped on the slope next to the deep pool, and was "photographed" at once, covering the deep pool tightly, leaving no gap. The snakehead essence was smothered under a stone incense burner; Top up, the stone incense burner can't move; I want to blow a gust of wind, but I can't turn around. I have no choice but to dive desperately. The further down, the heavier the incense burner ... the snakehead essence finally suffocated at the bottom of the lake, and the incense burner sank into the mud at the bottom of the lake, revealing only three gourd-shaped feet on the lake. Since then, the West Lake has left a wonderful scene: every Mid-Autumn Festival night, people paddle boats to the middle of the lake and light candles in the round holes on three sides of the stove foot; The candlelight reflected on the lake, reflecting several moon shadows. Later, this place was conveniently called "Santan Yin Yue". Legend has it that a long time ago, Yulong and Jinfeng in the sky found a piece of white jade on Xiandao near the Milky Way. They pondered together for many years, and white jade became a bright pearl. Wherever this orb goes, trees are evergreen and flowers are in full bloom. However, when the orb was discovered by the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother sent heavenly soldiers to take it away. Yulong and Jinfeng hurried to get the orb, but the Queen Mother refused, so there was a fight. As soon as the queen mother's hand was released, the pearl fell to the earth and became a sparkling West Lake. Yulong and Jinfeng also descended to the world and became a lagoon of Yulong Shanxi Lake. According to historical records, as far back as the Qin Dynasty, West Lake was still a bay connected with Qiantang River. Wu Shan and Baoshi Mountain, towering in the north and south of the West Lake, were two headlands that surrounded the cove at that time. Later, due to the influence of tides, sediment accumulated at two headlands and gradually became sandbars. Since then, the sandbar has expanded in three directions: east, south and north. Finally, Wu Shan and the sandbars of Baoshi Mountain are connected to form an alluvial plain, which separates the bay from Qiantang River, and the original bay becomes an inner lake, thus the West Lake was born. return