In many ancient temples, there are old turtles carrying stone tablets. What does this stone tablet mean?

Legend has it that in ancient times, people often carried three mountains and five mountains on their backs and made waves in rivers, lakes and seas. Later, Dayu subdued it when he was controlling the water. It obeyed Dayu's command, pushed mountains and dug ditches, dredged rivers and made contributions to water control. After the flood was defeated, Dayu was worried that he would run around again, so he moved a huge stone tablet with the indomitable spirit, engraved with the achievements of water control, and told him to carry it. The heavy stone tablet was too heavy to walk around casually.

Memorizing a stone tablet for many years is not a stone tablet in the traditional sense, but the merit of Dayu's water control. People can see this hardworking Hercules everywhere in the ancestral hall of the temple. It is said that touching it can bring happiness to people.

This turtle is not a real turtle. It is called pasha, also known as thorn. This is the mythical beast in ancient China. It is the sixth of the nine sons of the dragon, the dragon of the scale worm. It looks like a turtle and likes to carry heavy loads. It is also a monument to turtles. Bullying is a symbol of longevity and good luck. The dam is very similar to the tortoise, but there is still a difference when you look closely. Bazaar has a row of teeth, but the tortoise doesn't. The number and shape of nail plates under the dam and on the tortoise shell are also different. Overlord, also known as dragon turtle, is a symbol of longevity and good luck. It always holds its head high, tenaciously supports on its four feet, struggles forward and never stops.

There are two royal monuments in two pavilions of Jingle Palace in Wudang Mountain, Hubei Province, which were moved here when Danjiangkou Reservoir was built in 1958. These two sturdy monuments are 5.3 meters long, 2.36 meters wide and 8.5 meters high, and weigh 102 tons. The east was built in the 16th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty, and the west was built in the 11th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty. It is the two largest stone tablets of Ming Dynasty in China.