The folklore of the Three Phoenix Pagodas in Phoenix Mountain in Taigu
People from Taigu, or friends who often pass by Taigu. You will find that there are three towers on Fenghuang Mountain more than ten miles south of the city, two are equally high and one is slightly lower. The name of the tower is Fengyunyu Tower.
A long time ago, there was no pagoda on Phoenix Mountain. The three eminent monks at the foot of the mountain built it after their death.
There is a story behind the construction of the tower.
At the foot of Phoenix Mountain, there is a large temple where three eminent monks are preaching and the incense is very strong. Suddenly one day. Three eminent monks rode a crane to the west at the same time. The idle monks dispersed in a hurry when they saw that they had no support. There were only a seventy-year-old cook named Cheng and a teenage monk left in the temple.
After the two buried the eminent monk on the top of the mountain, they began to build the pagoda. There is no shortage of materials in the temple, but they need to be moved. Just move them as soon as possible without delaying the construction period.
Cheng Huofu practiced boy kung fu when he was young, so carrying materials was not a problem. Soon the materials for the two towers went up.
The monks on Dongtou Mountain found out about the construction of three pagodas in Fenghuang Mountain, and they immediately became angry. If there is a tower on Phoenix Mountain. According to Feng Shui, it is unlucky for the temple in the east. But there are no reasonable and legal measures to stop it. At this time, one of his apprentices discovered a problem: Cook Cheng couldn't eat well after carrying materials every day, and he couldn't wash the dirty clothes. It turned out that the clumsy little monk couldn't handle the logistics work.
The monk on Dongshan Mountain thought that if Chen Huofu's boy skills were broken, let's see how he could carry materials up the mountain. So he sent his disciples to look for beauties and beautiful wives. There are brave women under heavy rewards. There are really women who are willing to work hard.
In the beginning, Chef Cheng was not a womanizer. He was satisfied if he could eat well every day and have his clothes washed. Gradually, Mr. Cheng could no longer withstand the temptation of women. Soon, he became obsessed with women and completely forgot about supplying materials to build the pagoda. Within a few days, Chef Cheng became hunched over and had runny eyes and a runny nose. Not to mention working, even walking has no energy. Seeing that her goal was achieved, the woman went to receive the reward. Only when Mr. Cheng disappeared did the woman understand the reason. In a hurry, he also traveled westward on a crane to visit three eminent monks in heaven.
The young monk could not move the materials, so he had to rely on sheep to maintain his livelihood. So he bought some goats, tied materials to the sheep before herding them every day, and delivered materials to the mountains while herding the sheep.
Look at the selected shutdown day, but the materials are not available yet. The young monk had no choice but to let the workman seal the top.
Therefore, the three towers of Phoenix Mountain seen by later generations are unusually tall.
If you go to Dongshandi Village at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain, you will also know that everyone in the village is surnamed Cheng. It is said that they are all descendants of the cooks surnamed Cheng.