Legend: 1. The legend of "Golden Horse and Jade Rooster" There is a mountain in the east of Kunming called Jinma Mountain and a mountain in the west called Jade Rooster. It is known in history as "the divine horse in the east and the spiritual instrument in the west", which is the symbol of Yunnan.

As early as the Ming Dynasty, "golden horses in the morning glory" and "jade chickens in autumn colors" have been regarded as Kunming's scenic spots.

The legend of "Golden Horse and Jade Rooster" spread in Kunming has two main contents: First, it is said that in ancient times, Kunming was a desolate and barren land with no trees, flowers or grass on the mountains.

One day, the sun rose in the east, and with a loud "rumbling" sound, a horse flew out of the sun; the same day the moon came out, and with a "clattering" sound, a rooster carved from jasper flew out.

As a result, golden flowers bloomed everywhere in Kunming, golden fruits were born all over the mountains, the dams turned into blue seas, and birds flew, fish and shrimps jumped.

The second one says: The brave King of Dian married the beautiful princess of King Ailao. The golden horse and the jade rooster were a gift from King Ailao to the King of Dian as a dowry.

Later, because the king of Dian had two princes, they both gave up the throne to each other.

The old Dian king accepted the prime minister's plan and asked the two princes to find the golden horse and jade rooster placed in the mountains.

As a result, the two princes went to find the Golden Horse and Jade Rooster, but never returned. This became the reason for many folk customs in Kunming to commemorate the Golden Horse and Jade Rooster.

The legend of "Golden Horse and Jade Rooster" has a long history and has been spread among the people as far back as the Western Han Dynasty BC.

According to historical records, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty believed in the alchemists' words and believed that there was a sacred chicken in the south of Yunling Mountains. It had green feathers, could break rocks and fly in the air, with dazzling brilliance and a long voice.

Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty appointed Wang Bao as an admonishing official and went to Yunnan to obtain it.

Wang Bao did not arrive for some reason, so he wrote "Ode to the Moving Golden Horse and Jade Rooster" in memory of him.

"Huayang Guozhi" written by Chang Xu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty mentioned that there are dragons and horses in Dianchi Lake. When the dragons and horses mate, they will produce horses that can "reach five hundred miles per day."

The "Shui Jing Zhu" written by Li Daoyuan (472-527 AD), a geographer of the Northern Wei Dynasty, also mentioned that there are golden horses and jade roosters in Dayaoyu Mountain, "their brilliance lasts for a while, and many people see it".

After the Tang and Song Dynasties, this wonderful legend was used by Buddhists, saying that the golden horse was the "god" of King Asoka of Buddhism.

After the Tang Dynasty, there were Ci temples with golden horses and green roosters on the east and west mountains of Kunming, and people worshiped them as gods.

There are many poems and essays by famous scholars in the past dynasties about the Golden Horse and Jade Rooster.

2. The legend of Yuantong Temple: According to legend, one night during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a heavy rain in Kunming.

The next morning, a monk walked out of the monk's room and saw fallen leaves all over the courtyard. He went into the main hall to light lamps and burn incense, but he saw two mud dragons on the wooden pillars covered in water, as if they had just returned from the water.

The monk was so shocked that he turned around and ran to report to the abbot. The abbot was dubious, so he led a group of monks into the main hall and saw that the two dragons were covered in water, with moss (seaweed and the like) hanging on their scales.

The dragon's chest rose and fell as he gasped for breath.

When the monks saw this, they were stunned and did not dare to vent their anger.

Among them, there was a young novice who looked left and right curiously. He walked out of the hall and saw a thick trail of water on the ground. The water trail followed the mud dragon coiled on the pillar and extended to the outside of the temple. The young novice asked the monks

Pointing, they seemed to understand, and they tiptoed together, following the water traces to find the source.

The group came to the bank of Jiulong Pond in today's Cuihu Lake (to the northwest of the bottom of the slope of today's Yuantong Street). There was a large group of people discussing on the bank.

It turned out that when it rained heavily last night, many people heard the roar of the dragon, and the sound of fighting continued all night long.

Someone also picked up a few pieces of dragon scale shells as big as the mouth of a bowl on the shore, and the monks suddenly realized that it was the two mud dragons from the temple that ran into the sea (the original name of Cuihu Lake was Caihaizi) to drive away the people who had occupied Jiulong Pond.

A dragon.

Before this, Kunming was often flooded by dragons, flooding half of the streets in the city, and the people complained endlessly.

After this battle, the dragons disappeared and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

Behind the main hall of Yuantong Temple, there is a cursed dragon platform. It is said that a long time ago, this was the big stone cave where the dragon lurked. The dragon occupied a commanding position and often caused monsters and harmed the people.

There is a Panlong Temple about 40 kilometers south of Kunming. The temple's monk is named Azan Li.

He knew the Xunzi scriptures (ancient Xia script), which recorded in detail how Dayu controlled the floods.

Among them is the divine spell to subdue the dragon.

In order to tame the dragons, the elders of Kunming City built a cursed dragon platform here, and respectfully invited Azan Li to recite the Xun Sutra day and night on the platform. After a few days, the effectiveness of the curse appeared, and the dragon came out of its cave and fell to the ground.

He made a gesture of begging for mercy, and Azan Li waved his order to go.

After that, the disaster caused by floods from dragons disappeared.

3. The legend of Ashima. According to legend, the Rebubala family proposed marriage to Ashima, but when there was no result, they snatched Ashima away.

Ah Hei found out about this. He climbed over 7749 mountains and hurried back from the distant pasture to rescue Ashima.

After returning home, Ashima had been taken away for three days and three nights.

He then mounted his divine horse and crossed ninety-nine and eighty-one rivers to catch up with Rebubala's house.

After several twists and turns, Ashima was finally rescued.

Ashima was saved, and the brother and sister were so happy that they rode back home.

They walked an unknown distance, crossed several ditches, and climbed several mountains. It was getting dark and the wind was getting strong. In order to get home as soon as possible, they ignored these and continued to move forward.

As they walked, after a gust of wind, dark clouds rolled in the sky, and thunder rumbled in the fields. Seeing that a storm was coming, they both had to dismount, but they could not see anything in the dark night, and they both lost their way.

At this time, the wind was strong and the rain was heavy. I couldn't see anything, and my screams were not answered.

The flash flood came down and the water became deeper and deeper. Once they were separated, no one could find the other.

It was not until the flood gradually receded that Ashima and Ah Hei met again.