Legend
Legend is said to be a long time ago, this area of the coastal reefs jagged, waves and shoals dangerous, less populated, the scene is bleak. There was a mountain named Taizi Mountain (now known as Duntai Mountain), but it was adjacent to the fairyland island of Immortals. Below the mountain lived a family, only a father and son, the father has passed the age of old, but the son is in his youth, they spend all their years to fishing for a living. Later, the young man thought of his father's aging, and suffered from eye disease, they only let the old man stay at home, leisure time can also be tended to around the garden, he is carrying a flute, out to sea fishing nets, fishing songs and flute music every day, year after year, the days are also very happy.
This day, the wind and sunshine, the sea is as flat as a mirror, the young man as usual, carrying a flute boat out to sea. After searching for a good net, the young man sat on the bow of the boat and took out his flute to play leisurely. After playing a piece of music, the young man started to lift the net. But this time, when he lifted the net, there was not a single fish in it. The young man then changed places, as usual, watch the flow down the net, play the wooden flute, and when he put away the flute and raised the net, it was again as the first net. The young man could not help but wonder, several times in a row to change the place, several times under the net up net, see the sun over the middle of the day, most of the day has passed, but still a fish did not catch. The young man became more and more reluctant, and continued to do as he had been doing. In his great disappointment, this net, but suddenly found a small Spanish mackerel in the net, bright body, head a round bump, fluorescent green, peculiar exception. The young man was excited, hastily grabbed the small Spanish mackerel into the fish basket. At this time, suddenly a voice came, the young man did not feel alarmed! Who is talking? A closer listen, there is indeed a voice from the fish basket. The young man rushed to pick up the fish basket to peep inside, and saw a wisp of smoke from the boulevard rose, in a flash the little Spanish mackerel no trace of a beautiful girl has stood in front of him, begging him to be released into the sea.
Originally, this little mackerel is the East China Sea Dragon King sent to govern the Bohai Bay general mackerel king's daughter mackerel princess. This day because of the sea level, clear water, light and color, she will bring a group of partners to swim to the offshore play, do not want to encounter a few sharks attack. Princess of Spanish mackerel in order to not let the partners of life is threatened, with the sharks wit around the swim fight, until the physical exhaustion, body trauma. At this critical moment, a burst of a melodious flute from the surface of the sea, the sharks know that there are human beings to come, fear, and hastily fled. And although the Spanish mackerel princess is to avoid a disaster, hiding in the depths of the tune themselves, but do not want a torrent came, straight into the net she washed ......
The girl so speak, eyes unconsciously dripping tears of sadness. The young man heard, the heart was born mercy, thought for a moment, then without hesitation nodded to do should. The girl was very happy, busy towards the young man bowed y, meaning to thank him for saving his life, and then a leap, into the sea disappeared. The young man stayed in the bow, looking straight at the sea, snapped out of his senses, pulled out the flute and played, as if escorting the girl all the way ...... I do not know after a few incense sticks of time, the young man thought of the fish is not caught, turned around and put away the fishing gear, back to the beach, only to pick up some conch shells and other sea creatures, hastily back home.
The Spanish mackerel princess was rescued and returned to the king of the Spanish mackerel house, the king of the Spanish mackerel told his father what had happened. King mackerel heard this great anger, immediately vowed to snow this great insult for his daughter, and promised his daughter later personally take her to thank the benefactor. Not many days later, on the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, the king of Spanish mackerel really came to the distance from this place dozens of nautical miles to the south outside of a small island to seek assistance, he knew that their strength alone is difficult to defeat the shark tribe. This island is the island of immortals, because the eight immortals every fifteenth will be from Penglai to this banishment to discuss the road and named. On this day, Zhang Guolao and other eight immortals are on the island, the king of Spanish mackerel reported the intention to get the eight immortals agreed. King mackerel then returned to his home to mobilize troops, personally led the army to go on a crusade against the shark tribe. Both sides from morning to night, fighting very fierce. At sunset, the shark tribe has tended to defeat. Just when the sharks retreat, a red light from the island of immortals, straight down to the island of immortals and Taizi mountain between the sea, but it is the eight immortals to help with the Zhenhai gem, eliminated all the sharks, but also this section of the coast into a half-moon shape. From then on this section of the reef jagged coast, into a curve of golden sand, which is the origin of today's Crescent Bay.
Princess of Spanish mackerel saw his father's king led the troops to defeat the sharks avenged, but delayed to mention the matter of taking her to thank the grace, but do not dare to face his father to ask, can not help but feel depressed. She is unforgettable day and night to save the benefactor, that robust figure, that handsome cheeks, always from time to time in front of the eyes, appeared in the dream. She wanted to swim closer to the beach and catch a glimpse of the young fisherman, or swim up to the surface of the sea to listen to the melodious sound of his flute. But since the last time that happened, King Mackerel never allowed her to leave the royal residence half a step. In this way, Princess Mackerel was suffering from lovesickness ......
The young man, although he noticed the sudden change in the area, was unaware of all the changes that had occurred, and went out every morning and returned every evening to fish and play the flute as usual. One day, the young man drove his boat to an area of the sea relatively far from the shore, wanting to catch more big fish. Unexpectedly, because the young man was not yet familiar with the underwater situation after the change of the seabed, just as he had laid his net, a strong sea current rushed over. The young man saw the situation is not good, and struggled to get up the net intended to return, but how can the boat is small and the current is rapid, only a moment will be overturned on the sea floor. At this time again good water is helpless, the young man gradually lost consciousness ...... I do not know how long, the young man suddenly felt a pine in the chest, a light in front of his eyes, he violently opened his eyes, is a rich and elegant house, a beautiful girl is sitting on his upper head on the side of the jade drum. The young man a burst of surprise, seems to know each other, fiercely remembered that he had saved the girl, then want to speak. The girl hurriedly stopped him, and told him what had happened before--
The girl was the mackerel princess that the young man had saved. That day, after the young man sank to the bottom of the sea, he was found by a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals, who brought him back to the King Mackerel's mansion to report to the King Mackerel. At this time precisely by the Spanish mackerel princess encounter, see is their own life-saving benefactor, will rush to the father king to explain the original story, and plead to bring back to their room to help. King mackerel know is his daughter's savior, of course, thanked, full of consent, and personally escorted to his daughter's room. When the young man has just been laid flat on the bed, Princess of the Spanish mackerel will urgently spit out a bright green pearl from the mouth, and then quickly filled his mouth. At this time, the king of the Spanish mackerel intended to stop, it is too late, the original, the green pearl is the Spanish mackerel princess thousands of years of cultivation, lose it, will shorten the life of the Spanish mackerel princess. But things have come to this point, the king of the mackerel can only stop, although grateful, can be related to the daughter's life, can not help but feel resentment, angry, whisking his sleeve away.
The young man thanked the king for his help. The Princess of Spanish mackerel daily how to take care of the young man, not to mention, only a few days later, the young man's body has been completely recovered. The two have been inseparable since then, without saying a word, but annoyed the king mackerel. King mackerel has no intention of letting his daughter and young people interact closely, after all, there are differences between man and God, fearing that it will be a bad thing bad rules of the sky, they think of ways to start expelling guests. I do not know that the mackerel princess has long been on the young man's heart love, to his father is dissatisfied with the king, even boldly announced to his father's mind. King of Spanish mackerel heard, annoyed and angry: I think my King of Spanish mackerel daughter, this is a fairy, how can you intermarry with this mortal? Which also regard its etiquette, wrathfully sent his men to bring the daughter back to the boudoir imprisonment, straight to let the young man quickly return to earth. The young man had no choice but to ask King Mackerel to allow him to say goodbye to Princess Mackerel in person. The King Mackerel, mindful of the kindness of saving his daughter, reluctantly agreed. The young man was two shrimp soldiers to the mackerel princess boudoir window, the face of the princess full of tears, there are no words to comfort, only slowly from the bosom of the beloved flute, and coughed up the green pearl sent back to the princess, said "I will always remember you". Princess mackerel see this, more sad and happy, whimpering: "flute I accept, this pearl you hurry to eat, otherwise, you will smother the bottom of the sea." Princess mackerel reached over a hand to pull the young man, continued, "Remember, in the east mountain not far from your home there is an eye spring, you go back to dip this bead in the spring, and then drink it, can cure your father's eye disease, but also can protect your health." After the princess finished speaking, the two of them were already sobbing uncontrollably. Shrimp soldiers see this situation, more and more impatient, and hurriedly dragged over the young man, and brought him to the coast to return to earth.
Since the separation of the two, the Spanish mackerel Princess all day in tears, handheld the flute carefully scrutinized can not bear to leave the hand, and gradually, lovesickness into a disease, a lying down. And the young man was in accordance with the Princess of Spanish mackerel, came to the East Mountain that is today's Qinglong Mountain, to find the spring. The spring was as deep as a well and did not overflow, so the young man threw the pearl into the spring and drank the water with his father. After a while, his father's eyes were as bright as ever, and he looked younger. This matter spread, ten miles eight villages of the townspeople all come to ask for water, in order to seek health, blessing peace, and the more the rumor is more magical, time, people will be accustomed to call it "God's well", which is "God's well" legend of the origin of the story, which is a later story. Although the young man was cured eye disease, the heart quite comfort, but every time I think of the Spanish mackerel princess, but also tea and food is not good, every day out to sea fishing is always distracted, often looking at the surface of the sea daze. All of this has not escaped the eyes of the Eight Immortals.
One day, the young man is sitting in the bow of the boat listless, suddenly saw a golden auspicious clouds from the immortal island to him, fixed eyes, but the eight immortals. The eight immortals pressed down the cloud, the young man promised to convince the king of Spanish mackerel, in order to complete the beautiful marriage of the two. Then the Eight Immortals hid into the sea, and went straight to the King Mackerel's house. Although the king mackerel stubborn, see the eight immortals personally boarded the house lobbying matchmaking, but also not good a refusal of thousands of miles, only to make should, but comes with a condition, is to let the eight immortals also for a difficult to come. This is a what kind of conditions, even make the eight Immortals also difficult to resist? The original is the king of Spanish mackerel proposed: "as long as the young man is willing to change into my Spanish mackerel clan can be married!" How can the eight immortals not know this mystery, but has made a promise to the young man, but also had to go back to him. Unexpectedly, the young man listened and responded without thinking, "For the sake of the princess, I would rather become an ugly fish!" After saying this, the young man then asked the Eight Immortals for permission to go home and bid farewell to his old father.
The Eight Immortals followed the young man to his home, but the young man went to his father and quickly knelt down, after bowing and bowing, he told his father the reason for the incident, expressed his intention to go, and asked him to take care of himself. The father knew that the child this is to live up to the Spanish mackerel Princess that sincere love, and have the help of the gods, they also do not stop, will be sent to the beach, until the disappearance of the trace. The young man followed the eight immortals to the mackerel king's house, pay a visit to the king of mackerel. King mackerel king smile, then ordered the king's house up and down the great feast, as for how to arrange the wedding, and press not to say. But said the young man because the pearl stayed on earth, not a day that is transformed into a mackerel, and the Spanish mackerel princess also lost the cultivation of the pearl into an ordinary Spanish mackerel. Later, the eight immortals can not bear to let the love of the defender of early aging and death, so the Spanish mackerel princess had been holding in the hands of the flute cast a spell to bless them with immortality. And this flute, and thus blessed this sea peace, the green pearl left on earth, has become a symbol of local well-being and happiness, prosperity and affluence.
From then on, they love each other, reproducing offspring, and generation after generation to reproduce, so that this sea mackerel more than a year. In order not to forget the human beings have been to them to raise and protect, they would rather with their own flesh to return to the people here.
And the people here are also very precious to them, only once a year in the late fall this time to catch Spanish mackerel, and put them as a good gift, used to gift friends and relatives. Later on, there were more and more people living here. People in order to remember the young man and the Spanish mackerel princess for here to bring peace and wealth, to praise their diligence and goodness, trust and righteousness of the character and dare to dedication of the spirit, praise this magical and touching love story, they gave this place a mysterious name - Spanish mackerel circle