Legend of Elephant Lake in Hu Xiang Town

The influence of one of the sources of Jiulong River There is a village near the stream called Elephant Lake. This village is now the seat of a town in zhangping city, with a dense population and a prosperous economy. But who would have thought that before the Tang Dynasty, it was still a natural lake with rippling blue waves? Call this place a lake, and there is a beautiful and touching legend-

There was nobody here at that time. The lake is like a transparent mirror. Surrounded by mountains, peaks and clouds. Shan Ye is full of lush conifers and crisp bamboo forests. Every spring, thunder and lightning, camellia, azalea competing to spit incense, bamboo shoots have broken out. Unfortunately, the lake is still like a beautiful and lonely girl, except for the swarms of fish that are alive and kicking in the lake, the turtledove tits singing in the forest, the partridges singing solo in the mountains, and the tigers in the thatched cottage.

It is said that during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, the earth ushered in another spring. A group of elephants were tired of playing with mountains and rivers in Tai Po, Guangdong Province, and once stayed in the scenery of Xiangdong, Wuping. Soon, they played in Longyan Baisha, climbed mountains, chewed tender bamboo shoots and ate plantains, and slowly came to the ground of Zhangping Xianghu Lake.

The beautiful lakes and mountains here immediately fascinated them.

The sun rose gradually, reflecting the lake as silver. The bamboo forest in Shanping is full of tender bamboo shoots. What a nice place to eat and drink! They shook their heads happily and munched on crisp and sweet bamboo shoots. In less than one morning, the elephant's stomach was full. However, I am really thirsty! In front of this clear lake, how can you not ask people to jump in and take a bath and drink enough sweet water?

Say it too late and do it too early. I saw that the leading elephant had moved its huge and bulky body, stretched out its long big nose and walked to the lake. Other elephants followed. The front foot of the leading elephant has entered the lake. However, the elephant slipped and fell directly into the bottom of the lake. He struggled, and the lake rolled up a string of waves, but his body could not float. After a while, except for the bubbles on the lake, the elephant sank deep into the bottom of the lake. It turns out that the bottom of the lake is mud. If an elephant can step in, where can it get up? The other elephants were stunned! Roaring, like angry thunder. The mountains seem to be moving, the lake is rolling up the waves, and the birds and animals are running away trembling. How unwilling they are to take the lead and die at the bottom of the lake!

So, the partners of the leading elephant stopped by the lake, with tears in their eyes and their long noses sticking out, hoping that they could not suck the lake dry and rescue the leading elephant! Row, row, a lake flows into the influence flow, and the influence flow rises and rushes to Jiulong River. Elephants eat bamboo shoots when they are hungry and draw when they are full. After about 998 1 day, the lake dried up, revealing a piece of silt. However, the shadow of the leading elephant has never appeared. The elephant standing by the lake stared at the muddy lake, whining and crying, hoping that Brother Elephant would come out of the lake. However, there was nothing but the echo of the valley, so they had to drag their tired and heavy bodies, leave here angrily and slowly walk towards Anxi.

In a blink of an eye, it has reached the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty. The lake has long been dried and loose by the sun.

Peter said that there are two brothers named Su and a middle-aged man named Zhan in Anxi. They hunt together during the slack season. One day, they chased a goat with an arrow and came to the lake. When the goat reached the lake, it disappeared, revealing a dark and oily land. They seem to have found a cornucopia and been sent to heaven! Old Zhan immediately bent down, dug a piece of soil with a hunting knife, put it in his hand, rubbed it over and over again, and put it in his nose to smell it. His eyebrows are blooming with joy! Soon it was passed on to the two brothers named Su, who danced with joy. This is a good land for growing crops! In an instant, the three of them decided to move here and turn the lake into fertile land. In a few days, the two families have moved to the hillside by the lake and settled down to carry on the family line. They get up early and get dark every day, turning the lake into fields and sowing seeds. Although there is no chemical fertilizer, there is still a bumper harvest in the field. It is said that elephants often poop at the bottom of the lake, which makes the soil here more and more fat.

One night, a middle-aged man named Zhan entered a sweet dream with the joy of harvesting during the day. He watched with fascination as an elephant slowly swung its heavy and long body, and suddenly said to Lao Zhan, "A few years ago, I was invited by the goddess here to guard the lake. The goddess said that I used to be a mountain god in Xishuangbanna. Because I was predestined friends with her, the Jade Emperor turned me into an elephant. I've come all the way, and my long-cherished wish has come true. So far, I have nothing to ask. I only hope that the lake you cultivated will be named after me and let future generations know that I have traveled here. " The middle-aged man surnamed Zhan was waiting for an answer, and the elephant had already disappeared without a trace. Lao Zhan rubbed his eyes. It was a dream. He told the dream to his family and his two brothers named Su, and everyone said it was strange! Since then, it has been called elephant lake.

Later, in Yong 'an, Hua 'an, Anxi and other places, Hong, Lin, Chen and others came to settle down one after another. Like a lake, it is no longer lonely. She has more and more hardworking and brave neighbors.