Where is the location of Mayue Tanxi ruins?

The Mayue Tanxi ruins are cultural tourist attractions.

Mayue Tanxi Site

It is located at the northern foot of Guishan (also known as Zhenwu Mountain), 1.5 kilometers south of Xiangyang City. It is said that at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei, who was desperate, defected to Liu Biao, the pastor of Jingzhou (the seat of governance in Xiangyang). He was jealous of Cai Mao and was designed to assassinate him. In order to avoid the assassination of Cai Mao and others, Liu Bei fled the "Hongmen Banquet" set up in Xiangyang City. He galloped out and fled westward, but was blocked by Tanxi River, which was several feet wide. When the pursuers were approaching, Liu Bei plunged his horse into Tanxi River. Seeing the pursuers approaching, Liu Bei shouted: "De Lu: It's a bad day today, you can work hard!" Lu jumped three feet, crossed the stream, and ran at full speed. To Shuijingzhuang. Two deep holes were left where the horseshoes were. Now there are huge horseshoe marks on the rocks at the foot of Zhenwu Mountain, which is a cultural relic protection unit in Xiangyang City.

Tanxi is located in Xiangyang City, a famous historical and cultural city in China, also known as Tanxi Lake, in the west of Xiangyang City and north of Zhenwu Mountain. Liu Bei's Lu "jumps three feet" and "leaps his horse across Tanxi River", which is famous all over the world.

Tanxi is located southwest of Xiangyang City, Xiangyang City. "Records of Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty" records: "When Emperor Gaozu came to the throne in the early evening, he made equipment, cut down many bamboos and sank them in Tanxi River, and secretly prepared them for boat equipment." According to the Shui Jing annotation, Shao said, Tanxi River immediately entered the water. Yuan Hezhi said that it has dried up now. Tanxi, also known as Tanxi Lake, is located to the north of Zhenwu Mountain in the west of Xiangyang City, and is a beautiful place with Baima Cave on the bank of Han River and Caijiazhou in the middle of the river. Although there are still no pavilions, temples, pavilions or pavilions here, Luo Guanzhong’s vivid description of Liu Bei’s horse leaping over Tanxi River was so magical and moving that for thousands of years there have been many tourists visiting here to pay homage to the historical relics. , sending a feeling of nostalgia for the past.

Historical records

In ancient times, Tanxi was a lake. When you climb Zhenwu Mountain and look down at Tanxi River, the blue lake water is light and attractive. Tanxi Lake is both a lake and a stream. When summer comes, the land here becomes a lake; when autumn comes, the broad lake turns into a narrow strip, winding down the mountainside and becomes a stream. Every beautiful day when flowers bloom, all kinds of flowers are in full bloom here. Flowers and grass alternate with each other, as winding as an endless brocade. There are also the tingling dragon bamboos, arrow-like Changpu, and green water plants, which are really lovely. If under the bright moonlight, the lake light shines like pearls scattered across the lake. Being in this scene is like entering a painting. Since the Tang Dynasty, all literati and poets who came to Xiangyang would come here to express their nostalgia for the past, chant poems and compose poems, leaving behind many wonderful poems describing scenes and emotions. "In March, the grass was green in Xiangyang, and Wang and Sun Xiang led him to Tanxi River. Where to bury the dragon's bones? The water flowed around the embankment." As time goes by, the country changes. Nowadays, due to the embankment of Han River, Tanxi Lake has no water source and has been flattened out into a flat river. As the seasons change, the fields also change with green, yellow, red and purple, which is another display of beauty.

Lu "jumped three feet", which shows that the Tanxi River was at least three feet wide when Liu Bei jumped on his horse. Why does Tanxi now only have its name but no water? Guangxu's "Xiangyang Prefecture Chronicle" of the Qing Dynasty said: "Tanxi flows to the Han River. Since the construction of Laolong Embankment, the stream is no longer connected to the Han Dynasty, and it has become silted up. It’s a civilian property!” It can be seen from this that after the repair of the old dragon embankment more than a thousand years ago, the water of Tanxi no longer entered the Han Dynasty, and Tanxi became increasingly silted up. So when was Laolong Embankment built? It can be said that long before the Han and Wei dynasties, in the first year of Wei Xianxi (AD 264), Hu Lie was the governor of Jingzhou. This is sixty or seventy years later than Liu Bei's horse leap over Tanxi and his three visits to Longzhong. Hu Lie was just filling in the gaps. According to literature, the construction of this embankment began in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, but it was nothing more than a rough idea. After the embankment is built, where does the water of Tanxi River flow? The above-mentioned "Fu Zhi" says: "In the past, the Han River met Tanxi River and Xiang River (today's Nanqu) to circle the county and city, pass through Xian Mountain, and then reenter the Han Dynasty. According to the "Shui Jing Zhu", it also connected with Xiang River. The lakes merged. "That is, Tanxi River merged with Xiangshui River and poured into Hanshui River. Now Tanxi River only has its name but no water.

Folklore

The story of Ma Yue Tanxi was described so thrillingly in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and the folklore passed down in Xiangyang can also be heard.

Legend has it that Caijiazhou across from Tanxi Lake was once the land of Cai Mao. I don't know when, a white horse from the Baima Cave opposite often jumped across the Han River at night and ran to Zhoutou to perform its tricks and destroy the crops. Cai Mao was so angry that he vowed to get to the bottom of it. He led his troops to ambush day and night for several days, but saw nothing. On the night when he was about to withdraw his troops, a big white horse with a shiny body suddenly jumped out of the cave opposite the island, ran to the island, rolled and ran around, and then ate the crops. Cai Mao whistled, and the surrounding ambush soldiers threw out 990 horse trip ropes, opened 990 horse ropes, caught the big white horse, and led it back to the city overnight to prepare for slaughter at dawn.

At this time, Liu Bei was staying in Jingzhou and lived in Xiangyang. In the middle of the night, I heard a horse neighing with a loud voice, so I got up to look. As the saying goes, soldiers cherish horses, and scholars love books. He thought that such a good horse must be saved, so he let it go. The white horse shed tears, bent its front hooves, nodded to Liu Bei three times, then roared and galloped away. Cai Mao was so angry that he gritted his teeth and his eyes were red. I thought to myself: "In the past, I couldn't find any reason to kill you, but today you are seeking death on your own. If I don't get rid of you, the big-eared monster, you will take away my territory sooner or later." Then he came to arrest Liu Bei. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei guessed that there was more danger than anything, so he hid his face and slipped out of the west gate. Cai Mao laughed and said, "Even if he comes out, he's still a turtle in a urn or a chicken in a cage. Look, I captured him alive." He led his troops and chased him all the way.

Liu Bei fled to Tanxi Lake. When he saw the vast lake and the approaching soldiers, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

At this moment, the big white horse suddenly jumped up in front of him, howling, approaching Liu Bei and lowering his hooves. Seeing Cai Mao shouting loudly and chasing after him, Liu Bei grabbed the horse's mane and got on his horse. Just hearing a roar, the white horse leaped into the air with all four hooves, leaped across Tanxi Lake, and ran towards the mountains and bushes. The deep hoof prints at the foot of Zhenwu Mountain are the miracles left by the big white horse.

Liu Bei (161-223), Emperor Zhaolie of the Shu Han Dynasty, also known as Xuande, was a native of Zhuo County, Zhuo County (now Zhuozhou, Hebei Province). He is said to be a descendant of Liu Sheng, King of Shanjing in Hanzhong, and was the founding emperor of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period. He lived from 221 AD to 221 AD. Reigned in 223 years. Politician, temple name Liezu. Liu Bei, Emperor Zhaolie of the Shu Han Dynasty (161-223) In the last years of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei entered the political stage of the late Han Dynasty due to his meritorious service in raising troops to defeat the Yellow Turban Army. After visiting the thatched cottage three times, he was assisted by Zhuge Liang.

In the 13th year of Jian'an of the Han Dynasty (208 years), Sun Quan and his generals Zhou Yu and others defeated Cao Cao in Chibi, and later obtained detailed information about the Five Liu Bei in Jingzhou++