What are the five "mountains" of Zhengding?
Zhengding (Zhending) has only had three mountains since ancient times
Three mountains do not show the origin of nine bridges and flows
Zhengding is located in a plain and there are no mountains in its territory. In history, it has been called: "Hengshan County", "Changshan County" and "Zhongshan County". The three names of Hengshan, Changshan and Zhongshan all have the word shan instead of mountain, so there is a saying that "three mountains are missing".
The saying "nine bridges do not flow" is that there is a three-way single-hole stone bridge built in front of the Tianwang Hall of Longxing Temple, in front of Zaimen of Fuwen Temple, and in the front yard of County Confucian Temple. There is a small pond under each bridge to catch the rain. There is some water accumulation at the end, and it dries up during drought. Hence the name.
Among the people in Zhengding County, there is a magical legend that "three mountains are missing and nine bridges are not flowing". Legend has it that the Jade Emperor has long been interested in Zhengding, a geomantic treasure land, and he opened a peach orchard to the east of the county. Now he wants to build a large-scale construction project in Zhengding to build a heavenly palace on earth. He ordered Taibai Jinxing to go to Zhengding several times to inspect the terrain, and found that there were three mountains, Changshan, Hengshan, and Meishan, which hindered him from building the heavenly palace. So the Jade Emperor summoned all the gods and gods to come up with suggestions on how to move these three mountains away to free up the land so that he could build a palace. Even though all the gods and goddesses were here, they all had their own plans in mind, and were afraid of moving the mountain peak to their own territory, which would be an inconvenience, so no one said a word. The Jade Emperor urged him again and again, but Taibai Jinxing was the first to speak. He touched his gray beard and sighed: "The palace must be built, and the mountains must be moved, but where can we move the mountains?" All the gods said in unison: "Tell me, where can we move the mountains? ?" Taibai Jinxing had already seen the little calculation in the minds of the gods, and said slowly: "The best solution is to move the three mountains into the sea." The gods unanimously applauded. Unexpectedly, the Dragon King of the East China Sea refused to comply. He kowtowed to the Jade Emperor and said, "You have filled up the sea. Where can I go to settle down?" The Jade Emperor said, "Don't be afraid, uncle. A sea as big as yours, even if it fills up a few mountain peaks, is not like an elephant." Throwing a few stones into the river won't affect anything." From that time on, Zhengding only had the names Changshan, Hengshan, and Meishan, but there were actually no big mountains. From that time on, there were stones in the sea. These were the three mountains of Zhengding!