Folk stories about the Great Wall

Folklore about the Great Wall Folklore about the Great Wall: The Story of the Great Wall, a pair of dragon and phoenix stone carvings on the Great Wall, after wind and rain and the blood and sweat of the soldiers guarding the city, finally became a man and a woman: Yi Long and a phoenix. Tell Feng Long that because they are not in the same world, their love is difficult to continue and they have to go through several cycles of life and death. It was not until the dragon discovered the five-color Yu Pei symbolizing gold, wood, water, fire and earth on the Great Wall that they really came together. A long time, a long journey. The Great Wall rose in the Spring and Autumn Period, when wars were raging and local regimes were divided. With the development of feudal society in China and the rise and fall of the Great Wall, Long became the first Qin Shihuang to annex six countries to unify China. In order to protect the Huns in the north and ensure the long-term success of the Daqin Empire, Qin Shihuang ordered the construction of the Great Wall in Wan Li, using most of the young people in the country. Many workers were exhausted by hunger and cold. Meng Jiangnv, the phoenix incarnated as Qin Shihuang, met at the Great Wall. Meng Jiangnv asked Qin Shihuang: "You built the Great Wall, but you lost the hearts of the people. Who will protect your dynasty from generation to generation? " . Qin Shihuang realized that he was a phoenix, and Meng Jiangnv had committed suicide by jumping into the sea; Qin Shihuang regretted it. He only found the symbol of water left by the phoenix-Yu Pei. The Great Wall spiraled up and flew all over Wan Li. Its bricks, stones, city walls and cities are the crystallization of ancient people's engineering technology and architectural art, and the condensation of blood, sweat and wisdom. The Great Wall, built by a dragon, was repeatedly built and collapsed during the construction of the most dangerous "18-pedal inverted eagle". Helpless, find a virgin to sacrifice to the city. Feng became a village girl, Jiu Lian, and volunteered to save her. In order to build the Great Wall, Longfeng visited the place you want to go. Under the foundation of the Great Wall where Jiulian sacrificed, the dragon got the Yu Pei symbolizing the earth. After that, the dragon became a border guard, commanding his men to fight bloody battles and repelling the Xiongnu attacks again and again; He became a Persian businessman and came to the Central Plains to do business along the Silk Road. But every time, I will miss the place where you will go, or pass by and interpret a love story that happened on the Great Wall: Ghost. A folk story about the Great Wall: Meng Jiangnv is called the Great Wall. In the Qin Dynasty, there was a kind and beautiful woman named Meng Jiangnv. One day, when she was doing housework in her yard, she suddenly found a man hiding under the grape trellis, which startled her. She was about to shout when she saw the man waving his hand again and again, pleading, "Don't shout, don't shout, help me!" " My name is Fan Xiliang, and I'm here to escape. "At this time, in order to build the Great Wall, Qin Shihuang was arresting people everywhere as coolies and starving so many people! Meng Nv saved Fan Xiliang. When she saw that he was knowledgeable, reasonable and clear-eyed, she took a fancy to him, and Fan Xiliang fell in love with Meng Nv. They are soul mates, and with the consent of their parents, they are ready to get married. On the wedding day, the Meng family was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and the guests were full. This is a scene of jubilation. Seeing that it was getting dark, the people who drank the wedding banquet gradually dispersed. The bride and groom were about to enter the bridal chamber when they suddenly heard the barking of chickens and dogs. Then a group of brave officers and soldiers broke in and locked Fan Xiliang in the Great Wall to work. All the happy events went up in smoke, and Meng Jiangnv was sad and angry, thinking of her husband day and night. She thought, I would rather go to the Great Wall to find him myself than sit at home and worry. Yes! Let's get started! Meng nu immediately packed his bags and hit the road. Along the way, I don't know how much wind, frost, rain and snow I have experienced and how many steep mountains and rivers I have trekked. Meng Jiangnv didn't cry or shed tears. Finally, with tenacious perseverance and deep love for her husband, she reached the Great Wall. At this time, the Great Wall was already a long wall composed of construction sites. Meng Jiangnv went from place to place looking for her husband, but she never met him. Finally, she summoned up her courage.

It's getting dark and the wind is getting stronger and stronger. There was a crash and a section of the Great Wall cried. Fan Xiliang's body was exposed, and Meng Jiangnu's tears dripped on his bloody face. She finally met her beloved husband, but he never saw her again because he had been killed by the cruel Qin Shihuang. A folk story about the Great Wall: There is a kind of grass called horse washing grass in Badaling. This kind of grass is poisonous, and it hurts like a scorpion when people touch it. It's badly hurt. It grew up outside the Badaling Great Wall, stood guard for the border guards and made great contributions to the defense of Badaling. According to legend, after the Great Wall was repaired, all the passes were heavily guarded. Of course, Badaling is an important pass. Since the day it was repaired, the troops have not been broken. Are there no buildings on the Great Wall? That building is called the enemy building, and the guards are there. Officials often check the sentry with a whip and find that the sentry in the enemy tower is asleep. This is the whip. What they are more afraid of is falling asleep, and the enemy doesn't know it when he touches it. In that case, they will not only be beaten, but also killed! Therefore, as soon as they arrived at the sentry post, they cried to God, "God, please don't let me fall asleep. When the enemy comes, say hello to me and let me know. " Not to mention, they really know the jade emperor's crying. Knowing the sufferings of the border guards, the Jade Emperor thought of a way to send a grass god to fetch hemp seeds and scatter them outside the Great Wall. Grass is growing everywhere. The invading enemy pricked and screamed as soon as he touched the grass. The sentry became alert when he heard someone shouting. From now on, I will never be beheaded for standing guard mistakes. Hemp grass has become a good friend of the sentry, and their protection of hemp grass is even greater. Folk stories about the Great Wall: Dongmicang and Ximicang look south on Badaling. There are two mountains, and the gravel on the mountains is rice-shaped. The mountain in the east is called Dongmicang, and the mountain in the west is called Simicang. When the Great Wall is completed, migrant workers have to eat. There are so many people that they have to eat a lot of food every day. At that time, all the food collected from all over the country was sent here, but there was not enough food. With so many dishes, they are rotten in the sun and rain. Despite the continuous delivery, it is still not enough for migrant workers to eat. Migrant workers do not have enough to eat and have to do heavy work, so even if they are hungry and tired, many people will die. Empress Wang was very sympathetic to the sufferings of the people, so she set up two Mi Mountains at Badaling, which were full of food. Boy, there are two mountains of food, and no amount of people can finish it! Since then, people all over the country have stopped sending meals here, and migrant workers who built the Great Wall have stopped starving. Until the Great Wall was completed, the two mountains did not decrease. It is said that it was handed down from that time that men worked outside and women ate at home, because the heavenly queen ate in the sky. Folklore about the Great Wall: The legend of Dingcheng Brick refers to a brick placed on the back eaves of the gatehouse of the West Wengcheng in Jiayuguan. According to legend, in the Ming Dynasty, there was a craftsman named Yi who was proficient in the 99-90 algorithm. As long as all the buildings are calculated by him, the labor and materials used are very accurate and economical. Believe it or not, the supervisor in charge of customs repair asked him to calculate how many bricks were used in Jiayuguan. Yi calculated it carefully and said, "It needs 99,999 bricks." The supervisor said,' If one piece is missing, the head will be cut off, and the craftsman will be punished with hard labor for three years. After the completion, there is only one brick left, which will be placed on the balcony behind the West Wengcheng gatehouse. The supervisor was overjoyed when he learned that he had to deduct the wages of craftsmen such as Yi. Yi said unhurriedly, "That brick was put by the gods and used for repairing the city." . If it is moved, the tower will collapse. The supervisor listened and dared not pursue it again. Since then, the brick has been put in place, and no one dares to move. Now, this brick is still on the Jiayuguan Gate Tower. Folk story about the Great Wall: transporting stones on ice. When Jiayuguan was built, there were thousands of stone strips 2 meters long, 0.5 meters wide and 0.3 meters thick.

Everyone sighed for a long time. Just then, suddenly there was a muffled thunder from the top of the mountain, and a piece of brocade floated down from the white clouds. All the craftsmen quickly caught it, only to see a few lines looming on it. After reading it, everyone suddenly realized that they had done it. When winter comes, people build a road from the mountain to Guancheng, pour water on the road to form an ice lane, and then slide stones on the ice lane for transportation. In this way, the stone strips were successfully transported to Jiayuguan Gate, which not only did not delay the construction period, but also saved a lot of construction period. In order to thank God for his protection, many craftsmen built temples near Guancheng to worship the gods, which became a must-see place for craftsmen after they started work. Folk story about the Great Wall: Jiayuguan City with goats carrying bricks has a 9-meter-high wall, and dozens of pavilions of different sizes and countless battlements will be built on the top of the wall. The number of bricks used is amazing. At that time, the construction conditions were very poor, there was no lifting equipment, and it was all carried by hand. At that time, the bricks used to build Guancheng were all fired 40 miles away. After the brick is burned, it is pulled to the gate by ox cart, and then carried up manually. Due to the height of the city, the only way up and down is very steep, and it is difficult to get up and down. Although many people were sent to carry bricks on the city wall, they were all tired to death, but the demand for bricks was still in short supply, which seriously affected the progress of the project. One day, a child herding sheep came here to play with the sheep. Seeing this scene, he had a brainwave, took off his belt, tied a brick at each end and put it on the goat. Then, he patted the goat's back with his hand, and the kid trotted up the wall with bricks on it. People were surprised and happy, and they followed suit. A large number of bricks were quickly transported to the city wall. Folk stories about the Great Wall: It is said that in ancient times, a pair of swallows built their nests in the Rouyuan Gate of Jiayuguan. Early in the morning, two swallows left the customs. At dusk, the female swallows flew back first. When Xiong Yan came back, the door was closed and he could not enter the customs. He burst into tears and crashed into the wall and died. To this end, the female Yan was heartbroken. They chirp from time to time until they cry to death. After his death, his soul is still there. Every time someone hits the wall with a stone, he makes a' chirp' sound and confides in others. In ancient times, people could hear Yan Ming's voice in Jiayuguan, which was regarded as auspicious voice. When a general went out to fight, his wife knocked on the wall to pray. Later, it became a custom for soldiers to take their children to the corner and pray against the wall. Folklore about the Great Wall: People in Wannianhui and Yanjing say that this is the first Great Wall in Wan Li built by Qin Shihuang. In fact, he didn't build the Great Wall at first. Before Qin Shihuang, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there lived a prince of Yan. His land is small and his strength is weak. He is in danger of being eaten by his neighbors at any moment. In order to defend the country, the prince requisitioned civilian workers and built a high wall at the top of his border to prevent foreign enemies from invading. Because there was no lime at that time, the walls, stones and bricks he built were plastered with mud. In order to seize the time and repair the city wall as soon as possible, he ordered not to stop work in winter. Hot water is needed in cold weather and mud. So, migrant workers carried the big iron pot to the construction site, supported it with three stones, and added firewood to boil water. Over time, the iron pot was burned with a big hole, and the water in the pot leaked out; Put out the fire under the pot. But the civilian worker was surprised to find that the stone in the pot was sprinkled with water, and the hot stone exploded when it met with water, and a lot of white flour was fried. Migrant workers look strange. Some people mix this white flour with water, which feels wetter and more sticky than mud, and put it in the gap between stone strips and bricks. The next day, migrant workers found that the stone strips and brick joints plastered with this white flour were much stronger than those plastered with mud. Inspired by this, Yan people burned lime to wipe the cracks in the wall. Later, Qin

Because Yan people burned ashes, Qin Shihuang took out gold and silver to build a town for Yan people, which is now Beijing. So at that time, Beijing was called Yanjing, and the mountain where Yan people burned ashes with stones was collectively called Yanshan.