What are the legends and stories on the Mongolian grasslands?

1. The legend of the Jin Dynasty trench

In the northeast of Manzhouli city, there is a Jin Dynasty trench that looks like a giant python winding into what is now Russia. Genghis Khan and others jumped off their horses and came to the spring. They drank from the water and their fatigue immediately disappeared and their strength doubled. However, these trenches failed to stop the progressive forces led by Genghis Khan to unify the Mongolian grasslands. The Mongolian cavalry rushed through the trenches without hesitation amidst the blasts of charging horns.

2. Xiama Wine

It is said that Xiama Wine was passed down from generation to generation from Genghis Khan. According to legend, Genghis Khan had two beloved treasures. One was an ivory thumb ring, which was put on the thumb of his right hand and used as a hook for archery. The other piece is a carved drinking cup, used when drinking. However, Genghis Khan never expected that these two treasures would save his life when he reunited with his brother Jamuka who had been sworn since childhood.

Zamuka saw that Genghis Khan was powerful and wanted to kill him, so he planned to kill him when he reunited with him.

After careful consideration, Genghis Khan finally rode away. When he got there, Genghis Khan took the welcome wine and dipped his finger in it. The color of the ivory finger changed. Genghis Khan endured the fire and toasted the wine. Jamukha offered two more toasts, both of which were poisonous. He was furious and took out a silver wine glass to toast. Jamukha had no choice but to give up.

In this way, Genghis Khan escaped, and the dismounted wine became fashionable. The three glasses of wine and the dismounted wine were passed down, and the story became a legend.

3. The story of Morin Qin

Once upon a time, there was a herdsman named Su He on the grassland, and he and a smart white horse depended on each other and were inseparable. One day, Baima suddenly died of illness. Su He was very sad and always looked forward to Baima's return. One night, he dreamed that the white horse came back and said to him: "Aren't you thinking of me? Then use my bones, tendons, and tail to make a piano! Then we can be together every day."

The next day, Su He made a piano as told in the dream, and carefully carved the head of a white horse on the top of the piano pole. The sound of the piano is as friendly and melodious as the cry of the white horse. Later, people gave the piano a nice name - Morin Qin.

4. Genghis Khan’s Banzhi and Silver Cup

According to legend, Genghis Khan had two beloved treasures. One is a flat finger made of ivory, which is placed on the thumb of the right hand and is used to hook the string when shooting arrows. The other is an engraved silver wine glass, which is used whenever drinking. Unexpectedly, these two treasures of Genghis Khan saved his life during a gathering with his brother Zhamuhe, who had been sworn since childhood. This led to a little-known legend.

5. Dayu

When Genghis Khan conquered the world, his heroes were all capable of conquering and fighting. Among them was a man named Dayu, who was even more resourceful. The army he led marched south, advancing straight into the country without a drop of blood on the blade. His army occupied an important city and countryside. He has a wonderful way of fighting wits.

When Dayu set out on the march, he did not have many soldiers and horses compared to other soldiers, but he had a surprising barracks, which was the camel team. Wherever his troops went, they neither stayed in hotels nor harassed urban and rural people. As soon as night came, he pulled a battalion of camels into a dragon and then formed a circle, with all the soldiers and horses of the army fighting in the middle.

They made a fire to cook. After eating and drinking, they lit pine branches and lit up piles of fires to illuminate the camp brightly. Let the soldiers form a circle and kick the ball. They kicked the ball high in the air and had a great time. When they were tired of kicking and playing, they lay down on the felt and slept.

They got up early the next day, made a fire to cook, filled up the cowhide balls after eating, threw down the big iron balls, and drove the camels away again. After Dayu's army moved out, the local residents saw several large iron balls thrown down where they were making camp. They couldn't move them, let alone kick them with their feet.

As a result, people immediately began to spread rumors about how powerful Dayu’s soldiers were. They kicked a big iron ball that several people could not move into the air and fought against such an army. , the magic weapon will not win.

When some troops in the Song Army heard this, they were scared to death. There were also Zhongliang who did not believe in the legend, and they led their troops to fight. However, whether it was a head-on battle or a night attack on the camp, the Mongolian army led by Dayu killed the corpses everywhere, and sometimes not a single soldier could escape.

The Song army no longer dared to fight. When they heard the heroic Mongolian army approaching, they were immediately frightened and their legs weakened. Only with the soldiers, kneeling on both sides, holding a cup and proclaiming the subject.

Dayu led the army to fight all the way to Yunnan and further south. It is said that the Mongols in Dali today are descendants of the troops who brought them there.