Some ancient legends and stories in Xiangyang, Hubei Province

There is a large sandbar in the Hanjiang River north of Laolongxun in Xiangyang City. The sandbars are lush, and full of green is very beautiful. People call him' Xie'.

According to legend, there was a gifted scholar named Zheng Jiaofu in Han Dynasty who once visited Xiangyang and met a fairy on this sandbar. They fell in love at first sight. The fairy took off her orb and gave it to Zheng Jiaofu to show her love for Zheng. This is the story of Xie.

2. Aftersound Rock

Nanzhang County, Jin Jian Ping, Jingshan, Nantiao, Xunjian Town. There is a natural cave on the edge of the mountain shaded by sunlight, which is engraved with three Chinese characters "yuyinyan". Legend has it that more than two thousand years ago, the Bianhe River of Chu State was given the famous Heshibi here.

3. Zhao Mingtai

Xiangyang downtown was built in memory of Xiao Tong, Prince Zhaoming of the Southern Dynasties. Liang Wudi's eldest son, Prince Zhaoming, was born in Xiangyang. He is famous for editing Selected Works of Zhaoming. Because this building is magnificent in the city, it has been known as the' first scene of Xiangcheng' since ancient times.

4. Zhong Xuan Building

On the wall in the southeast corner of Xiangyang city. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is said that Zhong Xuan, one of the famous "seven sons of Jian 'an", a talented poet, wrote his masterpiece "Ode to a Pavilion" here. He was frustrated by his lack of talent, which brought his literary talent into full play. Zhong Xuan Building was built in memory of the King by later generations.

5. Laolong Temple

Speaking of the origin of the Old Dragon Temple, most of the old people in Xiangyang City know a legend. Legend has it that a long time ago, the Hanshui River often flooded and the people in Xiangyang were miserable. In order to stop the flood of the river, the common people borrowed soil day and night to build dikes, but they repeatedly built dikes and collapsed.

One day, a Taoist priest passed by and was very sympathetic when he saw Xiangyang people repairing dikes. So the Taoist priest took off his sandals, untied the rope, tied one end to Wanshan waist, and nailed the other end to the wall. People filled the embankment along the straw rope and stopped the flood from now on.

It turns out that this Taoist priest is the god of the town river, and the straw rope he dismantled is an old dragon. Later, people called this embankment the Old Dragon Embankment. People built a temple on the levee to worship the Dragon King, which is the Old Dragon Temple.

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