Information about the historical stories, myths and legends, and word explanations of Miwan, the ancient city of Dali?

The origin of "Miwan"

It is said that after Hou Yi shot the sun, he married Chang'e. They travel around, travel around, and just want to find a place they like and stay together forever. Unknowingly, a few springs and autumns passed. That winter, on a cloudless and sunny day, Hou Yi and Chang'e walked to a beautiful place with rolling mountains, tops covered with snow-capped mountains and covered with silver makeup. What was even more strange was that This group of mountains is surrounded by a lake that looks like flawless jade. This place is the Cangshan Erhai Lake. That's right, Dali - the fairyland that Hou Yi and Chang'e have been looking for.

One morning, Hou Yi and Chang'e climbed Cangshan Mountain and took a nap halfway up the Yuju Peak. Suddenly, they saw an arrow flying towards a rabbit. Hou Yi pulled out the arrow and blocked the arrow that hit the rabbit, saving the life of the rabbit. rabbit. The person who shot the arrow turned out to be a young hunter who had lived in Cangshan Mountain for a long time. He was handsome and had the appearance of Hou Yi. However, he was frightened by Hou Yi's extremely powerful "quick arrow" and became incoherent and turned pale. The young hunter fell in love with Princess Afeng of Nanzhao. Princess Afeng always liked to eat rabbit meat. In order to please his sweetheart, he hunted here for a long time. When the young man learned that the person in front of him was the well-known Hou Yi, he felt inferior, so he immediately became his disciple and learned hunting skills. He was the male protagonist in the later Dali folk tale "Wangfuyun" - the Cangshan hunter.

Living in a garden deep in the Erhai Lake in Cangshan Mountain, Hou Yi farmed and Chang'e weaved, and they lived like a couple of gods and gods. Until the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival one year, Chang'e was recalled to heaven by the Queen Mother and was not allowed to see Hou Yi. Because Chang'e always cared about Hou Yi, she didn't think about food and tea. Finally, she took the rabbit saved by Hou Yi and flew to the moon closest to the human world and became an immortal. Hou Yi was also grief-stricken. He looked up at the night sky and called Chang'e's name. At this time, he was surprised to find that the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival was especially bright and bright, and there was a shaking figure that looked exactly like Chang'e. After that, Hou Yi went to the top of Cangshan Mountain to watch every night, as strong as a rock until his death.

After Hou Yi's death, the "Cangshan Hunter" who had learned the true story, in order to repay his master Hou Yi, called on Dali Bai villagers to place an incense table in the back garden where Hou Yi and Chang'e lived on the full moon day of the Mid-Autumn Festival every year. Put the sweetmeats and fresh fruits that Chang'e loved most, and offer sacrifices to Chang'e in the moon palace from afar. From then on, the story of the moon began. The "Miwan" located between Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake is the garden where Hou Yi and Chang'e lived. This garden is mysterious, romantic, and full of tenderness. In order to remember the story of Hou Yi and Chang'e, the Bai people of Dali quoted "Miwan" in the Bai language, which is still used today, and its meaning is "moon". This is the origin of "Secret Bay".