Legends and myths about the attractions

1. Erhai Lake in Dali

It is said that the seven princesses in the River Palace yearned for human life and secretly came to the Erhai Lake to marry the fisherman Duan Anhei. The seventh princess had a precious mirror that could illuminate the bottom of the sea. In order for the fishermen to catch more fish, she put her precious mirror into the Erhai Lake. The precious mirror has since become the Erhai River, shining golden light from generation to generation.

2. Lugu Lake

In distant times, this was once a village. There was a mute pig herder in the village. As long as people handed the pigs to him, he would always let the pigs grow fat and strong. One day, he fell asleep under a tree on the mountain and dreamed of a big fish saying to him: "Kind boy, you are pitiful. From now on, you don't have to bring lunch. Just cut off my flesh and eat it." Let's go."

After the child woke up, he went to the mountain to look for it, and finally found the big fish in a cave. He cut off a piece and burned it. The fish meat was delicious. The next day, he went again, and the place where he had been cut yesterday was covered with flesh again, and the wound was gone. The child was relieved. From then on, he ate fish every day.

This matter was found out by a greedy man in the village. He wanted to take possession of the big fish, so he made an appointment with some greedy men, tied the fish with a rope, and let nine horses and nine cows go together. Pull hard, the fish is pulled out of the hole, and disaster strikes. From that hole, water gushes out and submerges the village in an instant.

At that time, a Mosuo woman was feeding pigs, and two young children were playing next to her. When the mother saw the flood coming, she quickly got her wits about her and put the two children into the pig trough, but she herself was buried under the water. . Two children sat in the trough and endured the drift of the water. Later, they became the ancestors of this place. In order to commemorate that great mother, people made a "pig trough boat" out of a whole piece of wood. Lugu Lake is also called Mother Lake.

3. Shangri-La

It is said that there was a handsome and brave young man in Sera Village. Many girls expressed their love to him, but they were all rejected by him because he loved far away. A beautiful Han girl, his sincerity finally won the girl's heart. Later, they agreed on a wedding date. On the wedding day, the young man's relatives and friends came to congratulate him.

The young man put on his wedding clothes Wearing formal attire, we came to the village to greet the bride-sending procession, but as the sun set, we still hadn’t seen the girl. The young man became anxious, and all his relatives and friends started talking about it. The frustrated young man took up his bow and arrow and shot towards the bride-sending party. Tragedy happened.

The arrow unfortunately hit the girl who was coming in a hurry. The girl fell down and her body turned into graceful mountains. The young man was distraught and passed away sadly. His body turned into a vast grassland, and he stayed by his lover's side forever.

4. Ram Latso

It is said that those who are destined can also see the past life and afterlife of the divine metaphor from the reflection of the water of Ram Latso Lake. Everyone who goes to the sacred lake to worship, as long as he gazes into the lake devoutly, the sacred lake can show various scenes, which can reveal his future destiny. Reincarnated soul boys in the past generations have been looking for it under the inspiration of the lake, and they have to pay homage to the sacred lake once after becoming one.

It is said that the 13th Dalai Lama faced the east when he passed away, and strange colorful clouds appeared in the sky from Lhasa to the northeast, indicating the area where the reincarnated soul boy was born. Later, the fifth Rezhen Living Buddha walked around the lake three times and watched the oracle at Lam Latso. The lake is also a mirror for countless faithful men and women to explore their own destiny.

5. Lhasa

According to legend, more than 1,300 years ago, Tubo Songtsen Gampo married Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty and entered Tibet. In order to celebrate this event, we are determined to build the royal capital well. But at that time, the capital of Tubo was still a land of barren grass and beaches. Princess Wencheng was well versed in the heavenly phenomena and the earth's atmosphere, and was good at observing the Five Elements and Feng Shui. She observed the terrain of Lhasa and found that it looked like a supine Rakshasa girl (i.e. a dominatrix).

She believed that choosing Lhasa as the capital was a good move for the country. Extremely disadvantageous. So the princess suggested building four temples outside Lhasa to suppress the demon's limbs. She also calculated that the Woma Lake in the center of Lhasa belonged to the dominatrix, and the water in the lake was the blood of the dominatrix, so she should find a way to control it.

So, based on the theory of the Five Elements, the princess advocated using white sheep to carry soil on their backs to fill the lake. King Songtsen Gampo of Tibet listened to the princess's advice and started construction on Woma Lake, filling the lake to build a temple and building the famous Jokhang Temple. Lhasa was originally called "Goat Land", hence its name.

After the Jokhang Temple was built, the King of Tibet enshrined the Sakyamuni Buddha statue brought by Princess Wencheng from Chang'an in the temple. From then on, faithful men and women from all over the world came to worship. Over time, this sacred "Luosuo" (goat land) became known as "Lhasa", which means "holy land" because of the similar sound.