There are two versions of the origin of the name of Baoji City: one is from Tang Xuanzong, the other is from Tang Suzong.
(1) In the 14th year of Tang Tianbao's reign, during the Anshi Rebellion, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty fled to Chencang and cried bitterly: "My life is over." Suddenly two pheasants flew up, circled, and flew south. . Everyone followed them to the top of Chencang Mountain and rested in the temple. The rebels caught up. Suddenly, hailstones poured down, causing the rebels to retreat. Strangely enough, there were thunderstorms under the mountains, but clear skies on the mountains. Everyone looked for the two pheasants again, but they had turned into stone chickens and stood tall with their heads held high.
When leaving, Xuanzong blurted out: "Chencang is a treasured place; a mountain bird is a sacred chicken." Baoji got its name from Xuanzong's golden words: "a treasured sacred chicken". After that, Chencang was renamed Baoji. , Chencang Mountain was first called Jifeng Mountain. ?
(2) In the second year of Zhide in the Tang Dynasty (757), the crow of the sacred rooster was heard again in Chencangshan, and the sound spread for more than ten miles. At that time, it was the critical moment of the Anshi Rebellion. Xuanzong fled the rebellion in Sichuan, and Prince Li Heng ascended the throne in Lingzhou ahead of schedule. He was known as Suzong in history and took command to quell the rebellion. Hearing the crow of the sacred rooster, the Tang army was victorious and the rebels were unable to recover. Emperor Suzong believed that the sacred rooster was a national treasure and its crow was an auspicious sign, so he changed Chencang's name to Baoji, which is still in use today.
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Other legends of Baoji
1. The theory of the sacred chicken doll
According to legend, there is a sacred chicken in Jifeng Mountain, which has been around for several years. Finally, it turned into a red colored stone. One day, Duke Wen of Qin was hunting and came to the south bank of the Weihe River. He saw this colorful stone and thought it was a sacred object, so he took it back to Chencang City, built an ancestral hall, enshrined the colored stone in the temple, and named it "Chen Bao Temple". Offer sacrifices from time to time.
Later, Duke Mu of Qin also came to Chencang Mountain for hunting. A hunter captured a monster that looked like a pig but was not a pig, so he brought it to Duke Mu of Qin. I met two dolls on the road, and the doll said to the hunter: "This is a girl turned into a fairy, called a hedgehog. She often goes into graves and eats people's brains." After hearing this, the hunter beat the female fairy on the head and prepared to kill her. Kill her. Unexpectedly, the monster suddenly spoke: "These two dolls are a man and a woman. They are both Chen Cang's treasures. The one who catches the boy can become the king, and the one who catches the girl can become the hegemon."
Hunter As soon as he heard this, he went to catch the two dolls and prepare to present them to Duke Mu of Qin. Unexpectedly, the two dolls both turned into beautiful divine chickens. The female flew into Chen Bao Temple and transformed into Mrs. Chen Bao, while the male flew to Nanyang. Later, Duke Mu of Qin became one of the Five Hegemons. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu raised an army in Nanyang, defeated Wang Mang and became king.
2. The Legend of the Divine Chicken Lovers
It is also said that the Divine Chicken is a pair of loyal lovers. Legend has it that Mrs. Chen Bao’s lover, Ye Jun, often came to Jifeng Mountain to meet Chen Bao. "The Emperor Gaozu came five years ago, Emperor Wen came twenty-six years ago, Emperor Wu came seventy-five years ago, Emperor Xuan came twenty-five years ago, and Emperor Xuan came twenty-five years ago." Ye Jun came often at night, with thunder and wind roaring, With five colors of brilliance on his body, he went to the temple of Mrs. Chen Bao.
At this time, golden pheasants all over the mountains and plains sang in unison. The magic chicken is also a hero who fights against evil. "San Qin Ji" says that during the reign of Emperor Qin II, the traitor Zhao Gao set fire to Chencang Mountain. In the raging fire, all the birds and animals in the mountain fled, but this sacred chicken remained unmoved in the disaster. Every day at the end of the night, the sacred chicken stands on the top of Jifeng Mountain and crows, calling for light in the world.
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