1. Meng Jiangnu cried at the Great Wall
During the Qin Dynasty, there was a kind and beautiful woman named Meng Jiangnu. One day, she was doing housework in her yard, when she suddenly realized that someone was hiding under the grape arbor. She was startled and was about to scream, when she saw the person wave his hands repeatedly and begged: "Don't yell, don't yell, help me." Me! My name is Fan Xiliang, and I’m here to escape.”
It turns out that at this time, Qin Shihuang was arresting people as laborers in order to build the Great Wall, and countless people had died of starvation and exhaustion! Meng Jiangnv rescued Fan Xiliang, and when she saw that he was well educated and sensible, and had good features as well, she began to love him, and Fan Xiliang also fell in love with Meng Jiangnv. The two of them were in love with each other, and after obtaining their parents' consent, they prepared to become husband and wife.
On the day of the wedding, the Meng family was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and the house was full of guests. It was a joyful scene. Seeing that it was getting dark, the people drinking wedding wine gradually dispersed. The bride and groom were about to enter the bridal chamber. Suddenly, they heard chickens flying and dogs barking, and then a group of vicious officers and soldiers broke in. Without any explanation, they locked them with iron chains. , and forced Fan Xiliang to work at the Great Wall.
At this time, the Great Wall was already a very long city wall made up of many construction sites. Meng Jiangnu went to one construction site after another, but her husband was nowhere to be found. Finally, she plucked up the courage and asked a group of migrant workers who were about to start work: "Do you have a Fan Xiliang here?" The migrant worker said, "There is such a person, a newcomer."
Meng Jiangnu first Listen, I’m so happy! She quickly asked: "Where is he?" The migrant worker said: "He is dead, and his corpse has already been filled up at the foot of the city.
When Meng Jiangnu heard the bad news, it was like a thunderbolt from the blue. Meng Jiangnu could only My vision went dark, I felt sad, and I cried loudly for three days and three nights. I cried until the sky was dark and the earth was dark.
The sky became darker and darker, and the wind became more and more fierce. With a "crash", a section of the Great Wall fell down, revealing Fan Xiliang's body. Meng Jiangnu's tears fell on his bloody face. She finally saw her beloved husband, but he never returned. She can no longer be seen, because he has been killed by the cruel Qin Shihuang
2. Xima grass
There is a kind of grass in Badaling called Xima grass. This grass is poisonous and is dangerous to people. It hurts like a scorpion and screams in pain. It grows outside the Badaling Great Wall and serves as a sentinel for the border guards.
Legend has it that Dabian (the Great Wall) After it was repaired, heavy troops were stationed at the pass. Badaling was of course an important pass. From the day it was repaired, weren't there buildings on the Great Wall called watchtowers? The officers are there. The officers often carry whips to check the sentries. If they find any sentry in the watch tower sleeping, they will be given a whip.
What they are more afraid of is that the enemy will touch them if they fall asleep. They didn’t know that if they did that, they would not only be beaten, but also beheaded! Therefore, as soon as they arrived at the guard post, they cried to God: “God, please don’t let me fall asleep.” The enemy is coming, say hello to me and let me know. "Not to mention, the Jade Emperor really knew about their pleas.
The Jade Emperor understood the hardships of the border guards, so he thought of a way to send the grass god to bring sesame seeds and scatter them outside the Great Wall. Grass has grown up everywhere. The invading enemies will be stung by the grass and scream when they hear someone shouting. From then on, they will no longer be beheaded due to mistakes in guarding. . The Sentinel has become a friend, and they are more protective of the Sentinel.
3. Dongmicang, Ximicang
Looking south on Badaling, there are two. The mountain has gravel in the shape of rice grains. The mountain on the east is called Dongmicang, and the one on the west is called Ximicang. When the Great Wall was built, the migrant workers had to eat a lot of food every day. .
At that time, grain was collected from all over the country and sent here. There was not enough food, and there was too much food, and it was rotten by the sun and rain. Although it was sent continuously, there was still no supply. The migrant workers did not have enough to eat and had to do heavy work, so more people died of hunger and fatigue.
The Queen Mother of Heaven was very sympathetic to the suffering of the people, so she piled grain in Badaling. In this place, two rice mountains are enlightened. My dear, no matter how many people there are, people can’t eat them all! From now on, people from all over the country will no longer send food here, and the migrant workers who build the Great Wall will no longer go hungry.
Until the Great Wall was built, these two mountains did not decrease.
It is said that it was passed down from that time that men worked outside and women took care of the meals at home, because the Queen Mother was in charge of the meals in heaven.
4. The legend of the Dingcheng Brick
The Dingcheng Brick refers to a brick placed on the eaves behind the west urn gate tower of Jiayuguan Pass. According to legend, during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a customs repair craftsman named Yi Kaizhan who was proficient in the ninety-nine algorithm. As long as all buildings were calculated by him, the materials used were very accurate and economical.
The supervisor who supervised the construction of the pass did not believe it and asked him to calculate the number of bricks used in Jiayuguan. After detailed calculation, Yi Kaizhan said: "99999 bricks are needed." Supervisor Gu Yi He spoke about the bricks and said: "If there is one more or one less brick, your head will be chopped off and the craftsmen will be punished with three years of hard labor."
After the completion of the project, only one brick was left, which was placed on the On the eaves behind the west urn city gate tower. The supervisor was overjoyed when he found out, and was about to deduct the wages of Yi Kaizhan and the craftsmen. Unexpectedly, Yi Kaizhan said calmly: "That brick was placed by the gods. It is a brick for the city. If it is moved, it will be destroyed." The tower will collapse."
The supervisor heard this and did not dare to pursue it further. Since then, the brick has been placed where it was, and no one dared to move it. Today, this brick still remains on the Jiayuguan city tower.
5. Ice Road Stone Transport
When the Jiayuguan City was built, thousands of stone bars 2 meters long, 0.5 meters wide and 0.3 meters thick were needed. After the stone strips were cut in Heishan, they could not be lifted by people or pulled by vehicles. Moreover, the mountains were high and the roads were far away, making it impossible to transport them. Everyone was worried while cutting the stone strips. Seeing that the mid-winter season was coming, one piece of stone strips had not yet been transported from the mountain. If the construction period was delayed, no wages were small, and this head would be in danger.
Everyone was sighing. At this moment, there was a muffled thunder from the top of the mountain, and a piece of brocade silk floated down from the white clouds. The craftsmen quickly caught it, and saw a few lines of words faintly visible on it. After everyone looked at it, A sudden realization dawns on you and you act accordingly. When winter arrived, everyone built a road from the mountain to Guancheng, poured water on the road to form an ice road, and then placed the stone strips on the ice road for sliding transportation.
As a result, the stone bars were transported to Jiayuguan City very smoothly. Not only did the construction period not be delayed, but it actually saved a lot of construction period. In order to thank God for his protection, the craftsmen built temples near Guancheng to enshrine the gods, and it became a place that craftsmen must visit after they left the profession.
Extended information:
Since Qin Shihuang, almost all dynasties that ruled the Central Plains region built the Great Wall. There are more than ten dynasties including Han, Jin, Northern Wei, Eastern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Qi, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang, Song, Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing, all of which built the Great Wall on different scales.
Looking at the ruling ethnic groups that built the Great Wall, in addition to the Han people, many dynasties ruled by ethnic minorities also built the Great Wall, and more than those ruled by the Han people. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, although large-scale construction of the Great Wall stopped, the Great Wall was later built in individual places. It can be said that construction has not stopped for more than 2,000 years from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Qing Dynasty.
According to historical documents, more than 20 vassal states and feudal dynasties built the Great Wall. If the Great Walls built in various eras were added up, the length would be more than 100,000 miles. Among them, the length of the Great Wall was built by the Qin, Han, and Ming dynasties. The length of the Great Wall exceeds 10,000 miles.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Great Wall (the first military project in ancient China)