Allusions about the Yellow Crane Tower

1. Once upon a time, there was a Mr. Xin who opened a tavern. One day, a tall but shabby guest came in. He asked Mr. Xin calmly: Can you give me a glass of wine? Seeing his extraordinary bearing, Mr. Xin did not dare to neglect him, so he filled a large glass of wine and served it to him. In this way, for half a year, this guest always came to ask for a drink, and Mr. Xin never showed a tired look.

One day, this guest came again. He said to Mr. Xin: I owe you a lot of wine debt, and I have no money to pay you back. So he took out a piece of orange peel from the basket and used the orange peel to draw a yellow crane on the wall. Then he sat down and beat the rhythm with his hands while singing, and the yellow crane on the wall danced gracefully to his beat. Let’s dance! Other guests in the hotel saw this amazing sight.

They all paid to come and watch. In this way, after more than ten years, Mr. Xin made a lot of money through this dancing yellow crane. One day, the ragged guest came to the hotel again. Mr. Xin quickly stepped forward and thanked him: Sir, please let me support you. You can live how you want. The guest smiled and replied: Where did I come for this?

He suddenly took out a flute from his arms and played a few tunes. After a while, white clouds floated down from the sky, and the yellow crane in the painting also flew over; so the guest stepped on On the back of the crane, he flew up to the sky and left on the white clouds. Later, in order to commemorate this guest, Mr. Xin built a building and named it Yellow Crane Tower.

2. In 727 AD, the fifteenth year of the founding of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, young Li Bai came to Anlu, Hubei, where he met Meng Haoran. Meng Haoran was 12 years older than Li Bai and was already a world-famous poet at that time, while Li Bai was just a novice in the literary world. Li Bai admired Meng Haoran's upright and free personality, his unique and tranquil poetic style, and his life of wandering among mountains and rivers.

The two hit it off immediately and quickly became friends. From then on, they often went back and forth, poetry and wine as companions. Later, Meng Haoran had to go to Guangling for something, and Li Bai asked someone to bring him a letter, and made an appointment with him in Jiangxia, which is now Wuchang area, and said goodbye at the Yellow Crane Tower. Li Bai looked at his friend's leaving figure, imagining their respective futures, and he had so many thoughts for a moment.

So I wrote this eternal masterpiece "Farewell to Meng Haoran in Guangling": The old friend left the Yellow Crane Tower in the west, and the fireworks descended from Yangzhou in March. The shadow of the lone sail in the distance is gone in the blue sky, and only the Yangtze River can be seen flowing in the sky. In this seven-character quatrain, Li Bai uses the description of the scenery to express his reluctance to leave his friends. The separation between Li Bai and Meng Haoran in the Yellow Crane Tower seemed to foreshadow their transition from seclusion to officialdom.

The beginning of the journey from immortality to mortal life. Unfortunately, their journey in the world was not smooth, but fortunately, both of them blossomed with great brilliance amidst the setbacks. After experiencing setbacks in his official career, Meng Haoran finally returned to his roots and became a true hermit.

3. It is said that a long time ago, there was a couple here who opened a tavern, attracting small townspeople to come here to drink and have fun. One day, the landlady found a half-dressed beggar who only drank wine and did not buy food. The landlady felt that he could not make much money in this way, so she agreed on a plan with her husband. When the beggar came to drink again, she would persuade him with good words and drive him away.

The next day, the beggar came again. The landlady said to him: "Good morning, sir. You are our regular customer. You come here to drink every day but don't buy food. I don't know why. Because you came at the wrong time. If you are the first one to arrive from tomorrow, This is the first bowl of wine of the day in our restaurant, and all the food and drinks are available. But if other guests arrive first, please don’t enter the hotel again.”

The beggar readily accepted the landlady’s idea. When the hotel opened the next day, the beggar arrived first, so the landlady had to give him food and wine. It was the same on the third day, and it was the same on the fourth and fifth days. The landlady then came up with a plan. She opened the door early, but the beggar was still the first. If she opened the door late, he was still the first. If the door was opened late, he would not come. Three years and three months passed in this way.

One day the landlady suddenly felt that this beggar was not an ordinary person. So she and her husband both knelt down in front of the beggar and repented. The beggar said: "You have finally awakened!" It turned out that he was Lu Dongbin.

From then on, the story of Lu Dongbin drinking spread. He felt that he should not drink in vain, so he drew a yellow crane on the wall of the hotel. Before he finished the painting, the crane came to life.

The drinkers were surprised when they saw this scene, and the incident spread like wildfire. As a result, more and more people came to see the crane. Seeing the profit, the proprietress hung curtains on the doors and windows so that no one outside could see the crane. She also put up a sign: "Everyone who watches the crane must buy three glasses of wine." Due to the constant stream of people watching the crane, after three years and three months, the hotel made a fortune.

The proprietress said to Lu Dongbin: "You have given me too many blessings, but if you use the money you earn to build a building and I ask you to draw more cranes, wouldn't the money you earn be even more? "?" Lu Dongbin felt that the landlady was really greedy, but he still agreed to build a building. After the building was completed, on the day of the opening ceremony, Lu Dongbin waved to the yellow crane on the wall, and the crane spread its wings and flew away.

4. It is said that during the Three Kingdoms period, there was a eldest sister named Xin who opened a tavern by the river. The business was good or not, because Sister Xin treated people warmly and sold genuine goods. She relied on her old neighbors to take care of the business. I can still support my family. One day, a middle-aged man with a slovenly appearance, stylish clothes and an avant-garde image came to the door of the store. In other words, he was a beggar.

He asked Sister Xin for a bowl of wine. Sister Xin was kind-hearted and pitied his miserable appearance, so she gave him a big bowl. As a result, this guy came to ask for a drink every day. Although Sister Xin is not rich, , but the home-brewed ones are not worth a few cents, so I just give them to them every day. A whole year passed like this. On this day, the middle-aged uncle said to Sister Xin: "I have drank your wine for a year, and I can't drink it in vain.

Let me give you a gift." After that, he started from He took out a piece of orange peel from his tattered coat and drew a crane on the wall of the hotel. An orange crane, so lifelike and lifelike that Sister Xin almost cried at that time. She wouldn't have painted something so deceptive. It had just been painted. Wall, I haven't paid the painter yet, so I'm offending someone.

One day, several guests got drunk and went crazy. They sang while banging chopsticks. As a result, the yellow crane on the wall danced to the beat. It was so shocking, so shocking, it was simply a miracle. It spread to ten and hundreds of people, and soon everyone within a hundred miles knew about it. Many people came to appreciate it every day, and some intellectuals and intellectuals lingered every day.

Sister Xin’s business naturally got better and better, and grew bigger and bigger. After ten years of development, the small hotel back then turned into a large restaurant. That day, the beggar came again. Sister Xin was very grateful and took his hand and said, "Brother, let's discuss something. Could you please do me a favor and paint the walls of this three-story restaurant with cranes?" ?Everyone has become tired of watching solo dances in the past ten years.

They said they wanted to see square dances, and it would be better if there were large-scale group exercises." The uncle's face changed drastically, and he quickly took out his jacket. A flute began to play a tune. After a while, pieces of colorful clouds fell from the sky. The yellow crane on the wall also flew down. The middle-aged man sat on the back of the crane and flew away into the sky surrounded by colorful clouds.

In order to commemorate this sloppy fairy who played in the world, Sister Xin took out the money she earned in the past ten years and built a building on a hill called "Huanghuji" by the river, named it " Xin's Tower" was later renamed "Yellow Crane Tower", and even "Huang Huji" was also renamed "Huangheji".

5. A long time ago, a poor old woman set up a small tea stall on Snake Mountain in Wuhan. The old lady was kind-hearted, and poor people from far and near were willing to stop and drink tea at her tea stall. One morning, the old woman saw a Taoist priest passed out on the ground. She quickly picked him up and wiped his face. After the Taoist priest woke up, the old woman invited him to drink tea. The Taoist priest said that he had not eaten for three days, how could he have money for tea?

The old woman made tea and bought two sesame cakes for the Taoist priest to eat. The Taoist priest ate the cake and drank the tea, stood up and said with a smile: "Good intentions will be rewarded." As he spoke, he pointed with his hand and saw a flash of golden light. The old woman rubbed her eyes and saw that the small tea stall had turned into a huge one. a teahouse. The Taoist priest drew another yellow crane on the wall and said, "If you pat it three times, it will come down and dance." After that, it disappeared.

The old lady’s tea stall turned into a tea house. Everyone was very happy to watch the yellow crane dancing while drinking tea. The business of the tea stall is getting better and better. The news that the yellow crane can dance reached the ears of a landowner. He thought: If he can get the yellow crane, he will make a fortune! One day, the rich man brought people to the teahouse and shouted: "My dancing yellow crane is lost. I heard it is here, please return it to me!"

The old woman pointed to the wall and said: "There is Take it away!" The rich man took a look and saw that it was a mural. The rich man slipped away with a red face and lowered his head, making the tea guests in the hall burst into laughter. When the county magistrate heard about this, he wanted to dedicate the yellow crane to the emperor so that he could be promoted and make a fortune. The county magistrate brought people to the teahouse, and everyone was happily watching the Yellow Crane dance. The county magistrate saw Huang He.

No longer caring about the dignity of being an official, he rushed towards Huang He. Before the county magistrate could get close, Huang He flapped his wings and flew back to the wall. The county magistrate clapped his hands hurriedly, and his hands were swollen, but Huang He remained motionless on the wall. The county magistrate was so angry that he almost went crazy and ordered: "Move it back to the mansion with the wall!" The county magistrate burned incense, offered sacrifices, and kowtowed in the county government office. But Huang He remained motionless.

The county magistrate was so angry that he asked someone to paint it over. He painted it several times, but the yellow crane still appeared on the wall. The county magistrate ordered people to burn it with fire again. After a long time of burning, the yellow crane was still intact. Suddenly, Huang He flew down from the wall in a blink of an eye. The county magistrate was overjoyed and quickly hugged Huang He's legs. The yellow crane flew up and flew into the sky. The county magistrate followed him into the air, and his black gauze hat was blown off by the wind.

Flying and flying, the county magistrate lowered his head and saw that the yellow crane was flying over the turbulent Yangtze River. The county magistrate was so frightened that he trembled all over. As soon as he let go, he fell from the air into the Yangtze River and drowned. Huang He flew back to the teahouse, and the old woman sat on Huang He and flew into the distance. Later, people built the Yellow Crane Tower in the place of the tea house. Now it stands on the bank of the Yangtze River with a brand-new appearance.