The myth of Houyi shooting at the sun

The fairy tale of Houyi shooting the sun;

A long time ago, there was a serious drought on the earth. The heat scorched the forest, dried the land, dried the seedlings and plants. It turned out that Di Jun and he had 10 children, all of whom were grandchildren. They live in OOCL, and there is a big tree called Fusang in the sea. 10 The sun sleeps under the branches and runs out in turn to be on duty in the sky and shine on the earth.

But these days are too long, and these ten suns are tired. They want to travel around the sky together, and they think it must be interesting. So, when the dawn came, ten suns climbed onto the two-wheeled vehicle together and embarked on a journey across the sky. In order to save mankind, Hou Yi drew an arrow with a bow and shot it at nine suns. I saw a burst fireball in the sky, and a crow with three legs fell. Finally, there is only one sun left in the sky.

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Legend of the birthplace of Houyi shooting the sun: The legend of Houyi shooting the sun comes from Jucun, Zhangzi County, Shanxi Province. In the Yao and Shun era, the eldest son Wang Yao's eldest son Dan Zhu got the land from the eldest son Dan Zhu. According to legend, this is the hometown of Wang Yao, and the Fayu Mountain in the county is the legendary birthplace of Jingwei's reclamation. It is said that the whiteness of Jucun is due to the rare Pinus bungeana growing here. There is a Chongqing Temple in Guancun, and there is also a Lingyou Temple built in the Ming Dynasty, also known as the "Three Dynasties Temple", which is a temple dedicated to gods, and the local villagers also call it Si Qian. According to folklore, the original seventeen beauties here are opposite the Chongqing Temple.

There are more than 100 white pine trees on the hillside in front of the temple, with small crown and strange shape, which are more than 500 years old. Known by foresters as the most beautiful tree species in the world, it is also known as "lace bark pine", and locals regard it as "white dragon" and "divine pine". There is also a beautiful myth that this white pine tree was an arrow left by Hou Yi when he shot at the sun. It is said that Houyi shot nine suns in one breath, leaving the last sun, inserting the remaining shafts in Wei Zi, and then breeding and growing into Pinus bungeana.

On the other hand, the story of Houyi shooting at the sun comes from Sheyang County, Jiangsu Province, which is said to be named after Jingwei's reclamation and Houyi shooting at the sun. To commemorate Houyi Shooting Day, Sheyang built a landmark building-China Houyi altar and a famous tourist attraction-Houyi Park. According to the origin of the county name "Sheyang" and the legend of "Houyi shooting the sun", eight landscape walls and eight stone balls are set at the entrance of the park, which echoes the "Chinese Houyi altar" not far away, meaning that Houyi shoots nine suns and is beneficial to the world.

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