When you enter the Dong township, you can often see unique wind and rain bridges. Speaking of rain bridge, there is a myth and legend.
In ancient times, there was no equal village. The Dong family lived in a small cottage on the hillside, with only a dozen families. There was a young man named Buka in a small cottage who married a wife named Peiguan. The husband and wife are very loving and almost inseparable. When they came back from work, one picked firewood, the other carried grass, the other carried hoe and the other petunia, and they always followed each other. This crown is very beautiful. When the couple crossed the bridge, the fish in the river jumped out of the water enviously to see them.
One morning, the river suddenly surged. Mr. and Mrs. Buka were in a hurry to work in the Western Hills, and they didn't care much. They walked together to the small wooden bridge in front of the village. Just as they walked to the center of the bridge, there was a strong wind, which made Buka unable to open his eyes and Peiguan fell into the river with a sigh. Buka opened his eyes and saw that his wife was gone. Knowing that he had blown into the river, he jumped into the water and dived into the river. However, I searched for it several times and found it. When the villagers knew about it, they rushed to help him find it. After searching for a long time, they still couldn't find Peiguan. What the hell is going on here?
It turns out that there is a crab essence deep in the bend of the river, which has swept Pei Guan into the cave at the bottom of the river. All of a sudden, the crab essence turned into a beautiful young man, wanted to be his wife, but he refused and slapped him. He immediately exposed lost face's threat to win the crown. Pei Guan cried and cursed, and the voice of crying and cursing spread from the bottom of the river to the ear of a flower dragon upstream.
at this time, it was stormy and stormy, and the waves were rolling. I saw a flower dragon in the waves, looking around with its head held high. When the faucet looks to the left, the wave hits the left, the left side collapses, the faucet looks to the right, the wave rushes to the right, and the right bank cracks. The small wooden bridge has already been swept away by the waves. Everyone is scared. But when the faucet came to the beach in Buka, it calmed down after a few waves. Subsequently, the flower dragon made a circle on the water and rushed to the bottom of the river. Suddenly, the sound of the bottom of the river "which was ga zi ng" kept coming, and the maelstrom flew around one after another. Then, a black smoke came out of the water and rose into the air to become a dark cloud. The flower dragon rushed into the air after it, churning its body, pressing the dark cloud down and finally pressing it to its true colors. It turned out to be the black crab as big as the top of the Drum Tower. The black crab fled in a panic and climbed to the cliff three feet high. The dragon fell into the water and somersaulted, and the dragon's tail swung, sweeping the crab into the water again. After these rounds, the crab was exhausted and waddled to the bamboo forest, trying to block the dragon with bamboo. However, the dragon jumped up, opened its mouth and sprayed water, causing the bamboo forest to fall one by one, and the crab fell into the river again. After the flower dragon chased after the bottom, the waves rolled down the river, and then the black crab was never seen again. Later, not far from the bend of the river, a black stone in the shape of a crab was exposed, which was the place where Hualong strangled the crab essence. This stone, later called crab stone.
when the river was calm, I heard a woman's voice calling on the opposite beach. Buka saw that it was his wife. Buka called several people to swim at once. After landing, Pei Guan said to Buka: "Thanks to the rescue of Hualong!" Only then did everyone know that Hua Long saved her, and everyone was very grateful to Hua Long. At this time, the flower dragon flew back upstream and nodded to people from time to time.
This story soon spread all over Dong township. Everyone changed the small wooden bridge near the water surface into a big wooden bridge like an air corridor, and carved the pattern of the dragon on the four central columns of the bridge, wishing the dragon to stay there. After the completion of the large wooden bridge with air corridor, a grand celebration ceremony was held, which was very lively. At this time, colorful clouds floated in the sky, shaped like a long dragon, shining in all directions, and when everyone looked closely, it was Hualong who came back to visit everyone. Therefore, people later called this kind of bridge Huilong Bridge. Some places are also called flower bridge, and because it can shelter from the wind and rain, it is also called wind and rain bridge.
2. The Legend of Huixian Bridge
Huixian Bridge is on Minzu Road in Yuzhong District, right in the center of the square in front of Huixian Building. Huixian Bridge disappeared early, and my uncle came to Chongqing to work in the early 192s and never saw the bridge. However, the place names in Huixian Bridge existed until the 198s.
In ancient times, Chongqing was sparsely populated, and Daliangzi (now Xinhua Road) was still a forest. From Daliangzi, a stream flows down, which is about Zhengyang Street, passes through Dayanggou, reaches Hongyadong and flows into Jialing River. Huixian Bridge is a bridge on this stream, which may be less than 1 meters long. It is called Huixian Bridge because it is said that someone met a fairy here. However, there are many versions of the legend.
One saying is that an old man opened a cold pub at the bridge, and a Taoist priest from Laojundong on the south bank often came to his restaurant to drink. The Taoist invited the old man to play in Laojun Cave. When the old man went, the Taoist priest treated him to tofu pudding and brought out a bowl of tofu pudding, which two people could never finish. In the afternoon, the old man returned to the pub. The old woman was surprised and said, "You haven't come back for many years?" The old man said, "You're out of your mind. I've only been playing for half a day." But when I looked in the mirror, I actually grew a long white beard. The old man realized that the Taoist priest he met was a fairy. Word spread from mouth to mouth, so people called the bridge in front of the pub Huixian Bridge.
There is another saying: There is a girl living under Hongyadong, who often goes to the Jialing River to wash clothes. Once, her washing was washed away by the river. A single fisherman by the river saw it and rowed a fishing boat to pick it up for her. So, the two became familiar with each other. One day, the girl's mother died of illness. The girl had no money for burial and was anxious to jump into the river. The fisherman rescued her and said to her, "I found a golden carp on the net, and I immediately picked it and sold it. After selling it, I went to buy a shroud and coffin." Who knows, he carried fish into the city, just walked to the bridge, and all the lively golden carp died hard, so what money can he sell? I was so anxious that the fisherman jumped up and cried on that bridge At this time, he heard a voice from the earth temple: "Make way quickly, the eight-hole fairy is coming!" " He looked up, but there were eight beggars, but he knelt down and asked the gods for help. The leader is a lame old man with an iron crutch, saying, "We are all beggars, and we haven't eaten ourselves. How can we help you?" The beggar with a sword picked up a stone and threw it into the fish basket of the fisherman, saying, "All your fish are alive, so why not sell them quickly?" At first glance, the fisherman looks hard. Throw the stone into another basket and the fish will live. Looking again, the beggars were all gone. So the fisherman sold it for a good price, buried the girl's mother, and then married the girl and settled down at this bridge. This bridge is also named Huixian Bridge.
3. The Legend of Zhao Zhouqiao
In ancient times, Zhaozhou was now Zhaoxian County in Hebei Province. There are two stone bridges in Zhaozhou, one in the south and the other in the west. The Dashiqiao in the south of the city looks like Changhong on the river, which is magnificent. According to folklore, this big stone bridge was built by Lu Ban. The small stone bridge in the west of the city looks like a little white dragon floating on the water. It is said that this small stone bridge was built by Lu Jiang, Lu Ban's sister. These two bridges are well built! "Little Cowherd" was staged on the stage, and there was such a lyric: "Grandpa Luban of Zhaozhou Shiqiao repaired it, the sage of jade railing stayed, Zhang Guolao rode on the donkey bridge, and Chai Wangye rolled a ditch." Here is the legend of Lubanxiu Zhao Zhouqiao.
According to legend, Lu Ban and his sister traveled around the world and reached Zhaozhou, where a vast white river blocked the way. People pushing carts, carrying loads, selling onions, selling garlic, riding horses to catch the exam, pulling donkeys to catch the meeting, making a scene, vying to cross the river and enter the city. There are only two boats swinging around in the river, and few people can pass for a long time. Lu Ban saw it and asked, "Why don't you build a bridge over the river?" People all say, "The river is wide, the water is deep, and the waves are urgent. Who dares to repair it? No one can find such a skilled craftsman with lanterns!" When Lu Ban heard this, he made an agreement with his sister Lu Jiang to build two bridges for pedestrians.
Lu Ban said to his sister, "Let's build the big stone bridge first and then the small one!"
Lu Jiang said, "OK!"
Lu Ban said; "Repairing bridges is hard work, so don't be afraid to suffer!"
Lu Jiang said, "Don't be afraid!"
Lu Ban said, "It's good not to be afraid. Your heart is stupid and your hands are clumsy. If you are afraid of suffering, you will be in trouble. " This sentence made Lu Jiang unhappy. Unconvinced, she said, "Don't blame me for being clumsy. Today, we will repair it separately. You will repair the big one and I will repair the small one. Let's have a race with you to see who can repair it quickly and well."
Lu Ban said, "Ok, let's race! When will the construction start and when will it be completed? " Lu Jiang said, "When it is dark, the stars will start work, and the chickens will call it morning." It's a deal. Brother and sister prepare separately.
Lu Ban strolled leisurely to the west and headed for the mountains. When Lu Jiang arrived in the west of the city, he hurried to do it. As she was repairing, she thought, Don't be busy, I have to pull you down. Sure enough, the small stone bridge was repaired after midnight. Then she quietly ran to the south of the city to see what her brother had done. When I came to the south of the city, there was not even a bridge on the river. Luban is not by the river either. She thought that her brother would lose this time. I can twist my head and see that on the Taihang Mountain in the west, a man is rushing a flock of sheep and jumping down the mountain. When I got closer, it turned out that it was her brother who drove the sheep. Where are the herding sheep? It is clear that the stones that are as white as snowflakes and as smooth as jade have arrived. When these stones come to the river, they become processed stones in a blink of an eye. There are square bridge foundation stones, rectangular bridge deck stones, crescent-shaped arch ring stones, and beautiful railings. Beautiful watchposts, all used on bridges, have everything. Lu Jiang was shocked when he saw it. How strong it would be to build a bridge with such a good stone! In contrast, the one that I made is not good, and I need to try to remedy it quickly. It's too late to rebuild, so work hard on carving to overtake him! She quietly returned to the west of the city and started to work. On the railing, she carved Pangu Kaitian and Dayu to control water, and also carved Cowherd and Weaver Maid and Danfeng Chaoyang. What rare birds and animals, exotic flowers and herbs, are carved like real ones. Carved birds can spread their wings and fly, carved flowers smell fragrant. Satisfied with this exquisite sculpture, she ran to the south of the city to peek at Lu Ban. At first glance, I let out a cry of surprise. How did Changhong in the sky fall on the river? After a closer look, it turned out that my brother had built the bridge, except for the last watchpost on the bridge. Her uncle played a joke on his brother when he won the bet. She crouched behind Liu Kezi, holding her throat and stretching her neck, and "cooing-"learned a cock crow. Her cry drew chickens from nearby people's homes. When Lu Ban heard the cock crow, he quickly put the last watchpost on the bridge, and the bridge was completed.
these two bridges, one large and one small, are both beautiful. The big stone bridge in Luban is magnificent and durable; The small stone bridge built by Lu Jiang is exquisite and beautiful. Zhaozhou built two bridges in one night, and the next day it caused a sensation in the nearby state government county. Everyone saw it and everyone praised it. Skillful craftsmen come here to learn skills, and skillful girls come here to draw patterns. People who come to visit every day are like running water. This miracle soon reached the ears of Zhang Guolao, a fairy of Pengcai Xiandao. Zhang Guolao don't believe it, he wants to ruban which have such a big skill! I invited Lord Chai to have a look. Zhang Guolao rode a little black donkey, and Chai Wang pushed a wheelbarrow. When they came to the Dashiqiao in Zhaozhou, they happened to meet Lu Ban standing on the bridge, looking at the passing pedestrians and laughing! Zhang Guolao asked Lu Ban, "Did you build this bridge?" Lu Ban said, "Yes, what's wrong?" Zhang Guolao pointed to the little black donkey and Chai Wangye's wheelbarrow and said, "Can it stand when we cross the bridge?" Lu Ban gave them a fat look and said, "The big mule is in Malaysia, and the gold cart and silver chariot can get by. Can't you get by with the broken car in Xiao Lv?" Hearing this, Zhang Guolao felt that his tone was too big, so he used magic to gather the sun and the moon and put them in the wallet on the donkey's back, with the sun on the left and the moon on the right. Lord Chai also used magic to gather the five famous mountains and put them in the car. They smiled and pushed the donkey onto the bridge. As soon as I got on the bridge, I watched the bridge flicker. Lu Ban quickly jumped under the bridge, raised his right hand to hold the bridge and saved it.
When they passed, Zhang Guolao looked back at the bridge and said to Lord Chai, "No weirdo praised it. This bridge built by Lu Ban is really chinese odyssey." Lord Chai nodded yes again and again, and gave a thumbs-up to Lu Ban, who had just returned to the bridge. Lu Ban looked at their backs and said to himself, "These two are not simple!"
At present, there are still footprints of Zhang Guolao riding a donkey and a ditch rolled by Chai Wang's cart on the bridge deck of Zhaozhou Stone Bridge. Anyone who goes to Zhaozhou Shiqiao can see that there was a big handprint left under the bridge, but now it can't be seen clearly.
(Note: According to historical records, Zhao Zhouqiao was designed and built by Li Chun, a craftsman of Sui Dynasty. )
4. The Legend of Wuli Bridge
Wuli Bridge is a stone arch bridge. Between Zhuchang Village and wuli village, Zhuchang Town, Wudang District, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, the local Buyi people told the story of the bridge like this.
A long time ago, there was a wide and deep river in Zhuchang. On both sides of the river, there were two villages. One day, people from the two villages organized dozens of strong laborers to build a wooden bridge more than ten feet long and three feet wide on the river. However, the wooden bridge disappeared the next day. Everyone thought that the bridge was not repaired firmly and was washed away by the water, so they chose the strongest wood again and invited skilled craftsmen to build a second bridge.
that night, something strange happened. On the night when the moon was bright, suddenly there were strong winds, dark clouds rolling, lightning and thunder, and pouring rain fell from the sky. The waves rolled on the river, as if to wash down the cliffs on both sides. After a black wave dispersed, a monster appeared on the river, and said maliciously, "Build a bridge and want to walk over me. Hum, I see you build it!" Fix one and I'll break one, so that you can taste the power of my old dragon spirit. " Say that finish, it will shake its body and become a dragon with its teeth bared. It dives into the water and sets off a few tens of feet of wild waves. Only with a crash, the wooden bridge suddenly becomes countless pieces of wood and floats downstream along the bad waves.
The next morning, people from the two villages came to the river and found that the wooden bridge was gone again. Everyone talked about it in succession, and some said, "Which conscience broke the bridge?" Some said, "I'm afraid it was washed away by the flood!" " Others said, "It may have been blown down by the wind." Everyone kept talking to me, and no one was sure how the bridge collapsed, so the matter of repairing the bridge had to be put down.
a year has passed in an instant, and people on both sides of the strait have suffered a lot from detours. After many discussions, they decided to replace wood with stone and build a tall stone bridge.
after five months of hard work, a tall and big stone arch bridge was finally built. The shape of this bridge is simple, and there are a pair of glaring lions at both ends of the bridge. From a distance, it looks like a beautiful Changhong. Because the village in the north of this bridge is five miles away from the village in the southeast, people call this bridge "Wuli Bridge".
One night soon after the stone bridge was repaired, the monster, Lao Longjing, came to the river again. When it set off a bad wave and was ready to wash away the stone bridge, suddenly there were coils of golden light under the bridge, and at the same time there was a thunderous roar on the bridge. The old dragon spirit got a fright. It was about to get into the water when a golden circle suddenly flew in, and its skull was caught in a flash. Then, a big chain flew in and tied its body tightly. The old dragon was in pain and rolled around on the water. At this time, an old man standing in the middle of the bridge was holding a hand.