There are folklore about Enshi.

Enshi Daily? People come and go? Ask the origin of many place names in Enshi. Many places near Enshi are unfamiliar. We need to look up the place names from the relevant maps and find the matching places. I hope I can help you understand Enshi's folk stories.

The Legend of Lotus Pond in Wufeng Mountain

There is a lotus pond under Tianchi Mountain in the south of the city, surrounded by five peaks. According to legend, a long time ago, it was a deserted scorched earth and sparsely populated.

One year, there was an hunter named Tan Shunshan in Dongxiang who went out with his father to sell skins. Just arrived at Tianchiling, suddenly the wind was blowing hard, and Tan Shunshan was suddenly swept into the air. Then he opened his eyes and found himself lying on a soft mound.

It was midnight and it was dark all around. Tan Shunshan is hungry and thirsty. He struggled to get up and suddenly saw a little light in the distance, which was particularly dazzling in gold and yellow. He ran to look, but he saw a big pond ahead. The golden light came from the water and lit up the surrounding mountains a little. At this time, a big lotus flower suddenly rose in the water, and the fragrance floated from the water, and a forest slowly grew on the originally bare mountain around. After a while, it was getting light.

Tan Shunshan was overjoyed and hurried back to find his father. When I found my father, I told him about the miracle I saw last night. Father quickly said:? This is a god lotus! ? When they returned to the mountains, they quickly told the villagers that they had met Shen Lian, and everyone invited a group of people to see Shen Lian together. Later, they felt that this place was very aura, and simply moved their home to Tianchiling with some villagers. People strive to make this area a land of abundant crops and plenty of fish and rice.

This story reached the ears of Master Yu of Nanfu. He thought: Take this lotus flower to the emperor, and you will get a high official and generous salary. ? He quickly sent some servants, disguised as ordinary people, strolled to Tianchiling and secretly picked lotus flowers in the dead of night.

The villagers were so worried about Shen Lian's disappearance that they searched everywhere for his whereabouts. For fear of revealing clues, Master Yu planted Tan Shunshan and his son, tied them up and threw them into the pond.

Later, there were different opinions about the whereabouts of Shen Lian. Some people say that Shen Lian became a fire, and when it was burned to death, it flew into the sky. Some say that the lotus flies back to Tianchiling and turns into five peaks, protecting the big pond. People living near the big pond named their home shanzhai in memory of Shen Lian. Lotus pond? . The five surrounding peaks have guarded this Shenchi for generations. Since then, this area has become a place rich in food.

Myths and legends of Longdong River

There are two dragon caves in the north of Enshi, and the water flowing out of the caves is constant all the year round. Legend has it that this water flows from the East China Sea.

In ancient times, Enshi was a scorched earth everywhere. Without rain, crops can't be harvested. The aborigines who live here are very poor.

Near the sow rock, there lived two Huang brothers, the elder brother named Dalong and the younger brother named Xiaolong. When the two brothers saw the withered seedlings in the field, the villagers were worried and sad, so they discussed going to the East China Sea to borrow water from the Dragon King. The two brothers bid farewell to the villagers with dry food and straw sandals on their backs. After eating dry food, they ate wild fruits, their sandals were worn out and they left barefoot. They crossed the 7749 Mountain and the 7749 River and finally came to the East China Sea.

The two brothers walked along the beach for a long time, but they couldn't find the way to the sea. They are so anxious that they shout to the sea. Dragon King, open the door! Dragon King, open the door! ? The sea is always turning, but there is not a shrimp, a soldier or a crab. Suddenly, an old man with crutches came from a distance, and the two brothers hurried forward to ask for directions. The old man pointed to a big elm tree in front and said, clap your hands on the tree and the roots, and the sea will open the door and make way. ? Say that finish and fly away. The two brothers acted according to the old man's advice, and sure enough, a waterway was opened in the sea. The two brothers went straight to the Dragon Palace Hall, met the old dragon king and told the story of borrowing water.

The old dragon king said,? The East China Sea is so far away from you that water can't flow through it. If you borrow water, you two will become dragons. Drill a hole from the bottom of the sea and go straight to your hometown, then I can give you my seawater. Young man, if you want water for your hometown, you will never be an adult when you become a dragon. Would you like the two brothers to answer in unison? We are not afraid of asking for water for our hometown, and we are willing to change anything! ? The old dragon king nodded and said, what? All right, you close your eyes. ? As soon as the two brothers closed their eyes, a horn grew on their heads. The old dragon king pointed to a rock at the bottom of the sea and told the two brothers to drill holes in the direction of their hometown.

Drilling and drilling, I don't know how many days and nights I drilled, and I don't know how many miles I drilled. On this day, Xiaolong said to Dalong:? Brother, let's drill separately and drill two holes. Isn't the water flowing more and more? Dalong thought what his brother said was reasonable, so the two brothers went to their hometown separately. Drill, drill, suddenly the light flashed and the hole was drilled. The hole drilled by Dalong is at the northern end of sow rock, and the hole drilled by Xiaolong is at the southern end of sow rock. The gushing sea water flowed out of the hole. Since then, Enshi has become a beautiful place.

The villagers saw the flowing water of the two section chiefs, but did not see Dalong and Xiaolong coming back. They all miss their brothers, so they named this big hole? Dalongdong? , named after the hole? Xiaolongdong

? Jinba? Legend of origin

? Jinba? Also called in ancient times? Golden dam? Fiona Fang is more than twenty miles. It looks like a lotus, so the ancients often called this place? Guanyin sitting on the lotus? . Outstanding people, geomantic treasures.

According to legend, during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, a family of seven named Qin lived on the hill in the north. The fields there are fertile and vulgar. One seed falls to the ground, and ten thousand seeds return to the warehouse? Fame. There are also many birds and animals in the field. After the autumn, Qin's father and son hunted wild animals by the fields, ate and sold them. After years of accumulation, the family was very rich.

When people outside the mountain knew about it, they invited a group of people to accompany them and asked Qin and his son to lead the way to hunt animals. Qin and his son took people through the dense forest, climbing vines and looking around in the wild forest. When I first arrived in the forest, I saw a group of golden roosters and went after them. Qin and his son are used to living on the hills, so they naturally run the fastest and catch up. Putuoyan? Next to it, the pheasant disappeared, but a piece of gold was found on the rock. Since then, people here have called this place? Jinba? .

There was a rich man in 80,000 who thought that gold was bought by golden pheasants, and he searched for gold alone in this area. He looked around the mountain and suddenly saw a group of golden pheasants, chased them to another rock and stumbled upon a piece of gold. He was naturally overjoyed.

The rich man is greedy. The next day, another man sneaked up the mountain to look for gold. He came to a rock and saw another piece of gold. Just as I was about to reach for it, suddenly a yellow-fronted tiger jumped out of the rock, scaring him to run home in desperation, and the rich man was eaten by the tiger.

The rich man's family took a lot of people everywhere to look for it, but he didn't find it, but he found the rich man's headscarf, so the ancients sometimes jokingly called it? Golden dam? This is a bit far-fetched.

Really? Jinba? , is really a golden zone, vulgar? A seed falls to the ground, and ten thousand valleys return to the warehouse? Fame. Throughout the ages, every family in this place is rich and everyone is happy.

? A sow cage? Legend of origin

There is a place in the south of Enshi called sow cage, which was called hole-piercing bag in ancient times. There is a rich man nearby, full of tricks. Seeing other people's money, he always wants to cheat.

There are two pigs in the rich man's house. The oldest is thirteen years old, and the youngest is eleven years old. They are both sons of Wang Baocheng. One day, the rich man's evil wife asked them to put the pig on the river slope. The mountain was so high and steep that some pigs slipped into the river.

When the two brothers saw the pig rolling into the river, they cried out in fear. When the rich man found out, he flew into a rage and gave the brothers a good beating. The rich man scolded:? Little bastard, go home and ask your adult to pay for the pig. Otherwise, I will kill you both. ?

Wang Baocheng was heartbroken to see his two sons beaten like pig livers. Wang Baocheng had no choice but to take his two sons to the river to look for pigs. They came to the hole-piercing bag, and it was getting dark. Suddenly I heard a pig barking in front. He liked it so much that he thought it was a pig that rolled into the river. Looking carefully, a sow stood in front of them with a dozen piglets. Almost at the same time, the three said: Whose pig? Come back quickly. ? No one answered many times. The father and son left the pig alone, disappointed and went straight home.

Strange to say, the pig followed them. As the ancients often said, pigs come to poverty and disasters come; Dogs come with money, nothing to look for? . Wang Baocheng felt very unlucky. Hurry up and drive the pig outside, no matter how hard it is, it will stay. Wang Baocheng thinks? People are like animals. It's getting dark, so forget it here. Anyway, someone will come to look for it tomorrow. ? Let your son grab a bundle of straw and spread it on the head of the house; He also asked his wife to feed them two buckets of swill. After eating, the pig slept peacefully on the grass.

As the saying goes, trouble and trouble make people worry and worry? . That night, the whole family didn't sleep well until dawn, and their eyes popped out. At dawn, the rich man came to the door to ask for pig money, and the rich man's business was difficult to do.

At dawn, the rich man came with his family and a spoiled child. He shouted all the way to pay the pig. If they can't afford it, they will set fire to the thatched shed. The pig ran out of the house and stood outside. Huh? Huh? Call. When the rich man saw that You Zhu was smooth and fat, he said? If you don't pay for pigs, you can't be reliable. . The servants scrambled to catch pigs and caught a large array, but they didn't catch any. The rich man drew a circle around to catch, and all the pigs ran into the sedan chair. The rich man quickly asked the servant to lift the sedan chair and run away.

It's getting dark, and Wang Baocheng's family is even sadder. Wouldn't it be worse if someone came to look for these pigs?

As he spoke, the servants of the rich man ran hard with pigs carrying sedan chairs, and they were so tired that they were sweating. The sow bounced about in the sedan chair, and the pig barked and jumped. On the edge of the big bag, two pigs arched out of the sedan chair and ran away. Along the way, the rich man quickly shouted, stop the sedan chair and catch the pig? . But as soon as the sedan chair was put down, all the pigs ran to the hole-piercing bag.

The rich man and the servant went to the bag to drive the pig out again. The pigs, while walking through the dense forest, drilled thorns, arched grass cages and scurried about on the bags, causing them to bump into black bags, with blood cuts on their faces, scratching their clothes and smashing their shoes. It was already dark, and I didn't even catch a pig hair.

Finally, they were driven to the pit, and all the pigs went into the pit. The rich man jumped up willy-nilly, and those You Zhu people arched and bit. The rich man shouted for help and climbed the pit desperately. Just climbed to the edge of the pit, suddenly a big sow jumped out of the grass and arched the rich man into the pit with her mouth.

Hearing the shouts, the servants of the rich man came to the pit, only to find that it was dark and surrounded by big trees, like pig cages, and they were afraid to go down. When they were watching by moonlight, countless pigs pried the rich man open and arched him, dragging and biting him, and the rich man rolled straight into the puddle and died. Later, the villagers here named this pit? A sow cage? .

? The legend of Dalongtan

The Dalongtan on the edge of Qingjiang River outside the city is also called Dalongtan. Once upon a time, there lived an evil dragon in the pond. When he was covered with fish and shrimp, he made waves in the pond, overturned the boats in the river and flooded the crops on both sides. The common people had enough of his sufferings, so they went to ask the mountain bodhisattva to cure the dragon. Mountain Bodhisattva said: I can manage mountains, but I can't manage water, and there is no rule of law. However, I heard that it has three scales. Just knock off the counter scale and become honest? .

No one has the ability to fight against the dragon, and the dragon still does evil. Year after year, a cowherd named Chai appeared on the south bank of Tan. His parents gave him a pimple because he was short. A knot in one's heart can tell a hundred kinds of grass in the field at the age of three, a thousand kinds of trees in the mountains at the age of six and a bull at the age of nine. Hug and roll? When I was twelve, I climbed the cliff to catch flying mice. Seeing that Longtan is restless every year, I vowed to subdue the dragon and kill the people.

One day, a knot in one's head went out to herd cattle and saw three people, one is a tiger catcher, the other is a bird catcher and the other is a fisherman. A pimple went to the tiger catcher for advice on how to subdue the dragon. Tiger catchers say that tigers are trapped and dragons don't walk on the ground. My method is useless. Why don't you ask the bird catcher? . Bird catchers say that birds should be trapped and dragons should not enter the mountains. My method is useless. Why don't you ask the fisherman? . Fishing is an old man with a white beard, busy making bamboo chips (fish frying utensils), ignoring bumps and bumps.

A knot in one's heart never gave up, driving the cow uphill, went back to help the old man make bamboo chips, and asked while doing it. How big a fish did you catch with a bamboo raft? The old man said. Catch small fish, catch big fish, catch big bamboo baskets, catch big fish? . Hearing this, a knot in one's heart secretly pleased, and hurried home to make a bamboo mat the size of a laundry list.

The dragon has come out to make trouble again. Wagging its tail and drowning the north shore; Kick, kick and drown the south bank. After a roll, the stones in the pool fly to the sky, and the houses are like rice screens, and the fertile fields are turned into stone beaches. A knot in one's eyes was red with anger, and I ran to Longtan as soon as I mentioned Dazhu. When the dragon saw someone coming to Longtan, he opened his mouth and rushed over. When the dragon saw it clearly, he immediately threw the big bamboo into Longkou. When the rope was pulled, Dazhu propped up the dragon's mouth.

At this time, the dragon is like a strong cow with a nose rope, and it can't be made with great strength. A knot in one's heart obediently pulls along the pool. Tankou beach, a knot in one's heart took out a bullwhip and beat Long Lin flying, kowtowing for mercy, and a knot in one's heart let go. From then on, the evil dragon god never dared to do evil again, and Dalongtan was calm.

? Golden duck? Legend of origin

The place where the Qingjiang River flows through the east gate of Enshi Prefecture is called Jianer Bay. No matter which year the water rises, other places are flooded, and this place is not flooded. According to the legend of the local elders, a beautiful golden duck was cut off from the rock in Jianer Bay.

During Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty, a magistrate named Hu came to Nanfu. Hu Zhifu took a fancy to Picker Bay, which made people drive people away and built a yamen there. Hu Zhifu was greedy by nature and treated the aborigines as human beings. With a big seal in his hand, he will stamp to arrest people if he comes or not. The whole city hates and fears Hu Zhifu's seal.

There is a grandfather Tian who often fishes in Qingjiang River. Hu Zhifu restricted him to hand in a basket of Qingjiang fish every day, and if he couldn't hand it in, he would catch it. Grandpa Tian has no choice but to go out early and return late every day and go fishing in the river. But because grandpa Tian was seriously ill, he couldn't make fish for two days. Hu Zhifu will close the door and shut down the ship.

Grandpa Tian had no choice but to sail to the deep pool of Picker Bay and cast a net for fishing. He rowed the boat and cast a net after net, but he didn't even catch a shrimp. The sun was setting and his eyes were numb. Grandpa Tian was so anxious and angry that he cast the last net on the rock. He took a deep breath and then slowly closed the net. I'm so anxious that I'm afraid I'll fail again, and I can't give the fish to the government when I go back. He put it away and felt that the net was heavy. When the net came out, he suddenly saw the golden light on the water. I quickly put the net on the boat, and when I looked carefully, it turned out to be a golden duck in Huang Cancan.

Surprised and happy, he held it carefully in his hand. Suddenly, the golden duck spoke. Grandpa, let me go, and I will repay you? . Grandpa Tian said,? It's easy for me to let you go, but you must promise me one thing. ? The golden duck said? Something like that? Help me drive the fish out of the water, because I can't catch the fish, the magistrate will beat me, seal my hut and confiscate my boat? . At some point, Tian Honghong shed tears. The golden duck nodded and said, what do you think? That's easy. Can I help you? .

Grandpa Tian quickly put the golden duck into the water. The golden duck swam a few steps, turned around and said, Grandpa, come to me if you have any difficulties in the future. All you have to do is touch it in the water three times? . In the blink of an eye, the golden duck was gone.

Grandpa Tian is still in a daze. Bubbles are popping up everywhere around the fishing boat, and several big fish have jumped, and one of them even jumped on the boat. Grandpa Tian was so happy that he quickly cast his net. Every net was heavy, and soon he caught a lot of fish. Grandpa Tian secretly thanked the golden duck, closed the net and rowed home happily.

It's been like this for three days in a row, and it's inevitable to attract others' attention. Tian Agong, an honest man, told others in detail about the strange things he encountered. The news spread from mouth to mouth and reached Hu Zhifu's ears. One afternoon, just as Grandpa Tian rocked the boat to the shore, two officers came over, tied him up with chains and left. Grandpa Tian said quickly,? Officer, I have fish to pay. . An official said savagely, There are no fish today. The county magistrate wants you? . Let's not say anything, tie him up and go see Hu Zhifu.

When I arrived at the classroom, Hu Zhifu was stunned? Dad? A beat,? Old man, I heard that you saw a golden duck in the river. Is it true?/You don't say. Grandpa Tian said quickly. I dare not hide it? . Magistrate Hu smiled and said, It's good to hand over this golden duck. Otherwise, you must go to jail. ? Grandpa Tian said quickly,? My Lord, the golden duck is the god of Qingjiang River. How can I get it? ? Hu Zhifu looked him in the eye and said, Bullshit, you have three days. When it's full, you will be severely punished and fired? .

When grandpa Tian came home, he thought it was a catastrophe and didn't know what to do. Hey, let's go find the golden duck and do something. When it was getting dark the next day, Tian Gonggong rowed to the old place, did as the golden duck said, and touched the stone in the water three times. Soon, there was a loud noise on the water, and the golden duck really came. It asks, Grandpa, what can I do for you? Grandpa Tian told Golden Duck his embarrassing story. The golden duck said, it's not difficult. Take me there. However, after handing me over to those rotten things, grandpa will tell the city people to act quickly and not tell the people in the yamen? . Grandpa Tian agreed.

When he said that he had got the golden duck, his mouth was full of joy, and he quickly asked someone to let Grandpa Tian go. Grandpa Tian hurried from house to house to urge people to move, and people moved to the mountains. It thundered that night and it rained like never before. Qingjiang River is like Malik galloping, and floods come ashore. Hu Zhifu is eating golden duck with his little wife in the study. The water has entered the yamen. A wave is calling. Hu Zhifu is covered in water. He tried to run, but the flood drove him away. The little wife held the golden duck and trembled with fear. The golden duck suddenly said: throw the big seal back to the water, throw the big seal back to the water? . Hu Zhifu asked someone to take out the seal. The golden duck said again:? Give it to me. Give it to me? . Hu Zhifu gave the seal to the golden duck, and then jumped into the flood and disappeared. The water was still rising until Hu Zhifu's official hat floated out of the water, and the water gradually subsided.

Since then, people along the Qingjiang River have often gone to beg for golden ducks. Up to now (note, the 80th edition of this book), dolls go to the river to take a bath, and they also like to touch stones in the water several times.

? Longquan cave? The legend of

There is a Longquan cave outside Enshi, also known as? Inverted dragon inlay? . During Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty, there was a drought in Longquan Cave. The people have no food and clothing, so they have to find some grass roots and bark to satisfy their hunger.

One day, a lot of fish and shrimp suddenly gushed out of Longquan cave. People are very happy, so they live by catching fish and shrimp.

There is a local rich man who wants to occupy Longquan Cave, and no one is allowed to fetch water, fish and shrimp here. People questioned him: aquatic, fish live on the ground. Why not do it? In order to survive, people still go to Longquan Cave to fetch water, catch fish and shrimp. Strange to say, everyone left safely. When the rich man arrived at the door of the cave, he shouted inside, and the spring turned straight, making the rich man tremble with fear. The rich man dared not go to Longquan Cave, but robbed the people of fish and shrimp. The people had to wait until after dark to get water, fish and shrimp quietly.

There is a poor family, only father and daughter. The old man's name is Xiang Fasen and his daughter's name is Xiang. On this day, the old man groped for water and fish and was seen by the rich man on his way home. He grabbed fish and shrimp and poured spring water. An old man who fainted on the ground.

The next morning, Xiang took his father home and went to Longquan Cave to fetch water and catch fish. It is important to save his father's life. The rich man came here with a bunch of fierce people and tried to rob him again. Seeing the beauty, Xiang felt bad thoughts and reached out to hug her, trying to insult her. Cried to Yingying for help, scratching and biting. Then there was a roar in the cave. Ang suddenly, a dragon flew out, and the dragon flew around, and suddenly it was dark.

The rich man collapsed on the ground in fear, and the evil slaves froze and fell on the slope. Qinglong touched the ground, took it to Qin Ying, sent it home, put it in front of the old man's bed, and then spit out a glittering orb and gave it to his father and daughter. Then he turned on the tap and flew out. Just as he reached the mouth of the cave, he was exhausted and fell down. This cave will be called Longquan Cave in the future.

? Wang Guan Temple? The story of plaque

During the Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty, there was a calligrapher named Li Duokui in Shinan Guild Hall. It is said that his calligraphy is one of the best in the country and was praised by the emperor.

In the late Qing dynasty, the government was corrupt, and it became common to buy officials and sell titles. At that time, I bought a scholar's name and the price was 820 silver. That year, Kong Xianglin of Huguang College went to Nanfu to take the scholar exam. One day, he went to Aoji Mountain? Wenchang Palace? When I was playing, I saw a plaque hanging in front of Kuixing Building, which read? Show me the gold medal These four words were written by Li Duokui. They are vigorous and powerful, and Kong Xianglin likes them very much. I think every word on the plaque deserves a scholar. ? When the four rich children who accompanied them heard about it, they stole the plaque in the middle of the night, sawed it into four pieces and gave it to Kong Xuetai. Did Kong Xuetai let them all go? Medium? That scholar.

In the Qing Dynasty, there was an official temple on the slope of Chengguan in Enshi Prefecture. One day, the official temple was built. The gentry asked Li Duokui to write a plaque, and as usual, they gave a banquet first. Li Duokui had a few more drinks, and when he wrote down the plaque, he was already on cloud nine. With a little tipsy, he wrote it down. Taoyuan, Yi Jie? Four big characters, left. The next day, Li Duokui woke up and went to Wang Guan Temple. The plaque was hung up after it was finished. He looked at it carefully and shouted? Take it off! ? The original handwriting is wrong. Knot? Written? Answer? , ? Garden? Written? Round? . Seeing that the handwriting was so good, the gentry couldn't bear to take it off, and still hung a misspelled plaque.

Later, when someone asked Li to write, he was always drunk first, because his drunk handwriting was better than his awake handwriting.