Historical Origin of Python Lake in Magou Township, Yancheng City

Python River, the water source of Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, is located in the upper reaches of Xinyang Port. It is the main outlet of Dazong Lake. The river runs straight through Yancheng City and enters the East China Sea from the northeast. It is the mother river of Yancheng people. About the python river, it's named after it's shaped like a python. There are other sayings, such as the legend. When I was young, I heard old people say that the Python River was artificially mined. It was called Python River because it was mined along the trail left by a python parade, so it got its name. There are many legends. Legend 1: One year, the imperial court suddenly sent a white-bearded minister to dig the river. The night before the completion, he asked the soldiers to stop the river and put in 18 big shovels. The next day, people got up and saw that there was a broken python under the big shovel. On the high pier by the river, a family named Wang was born, and the boy who was covered with Long Lin died in the middle of the night. It turned out that this minister was the prime minister of the DPRK. He saw that Yancheng had a royal spirit and came here to talk and dig the king's veins. At that time, I was young. After listening to the story, I was flustered when I was careful, and I was afraid of dying young. I don't like that there are old people in this world. Whether he has a white beard or not, it seems that all of them are colleagues of the white beard prime minister. They will rise to the air, stand on the clouds and look around. When they see colorful dragon-shaped clouds, they will be wiped out, and some people will be harmed before they know that they are undertaking the imperial business. But after listening to the story, I am also happy. I am glad that my hometown is also full of the spirit of the emperor. It is just a legend.