Qingming Grave-sweeping Xiaobailong Dai Xiao
Cangshan little white dragon comes from the story of sacrificing mother.
There is a place called Baiyun Mountain in Fu 'an. According to legend, it is the graveyard of Little White Dragon's mother. It is said that there is a mark in front of the tomb that looks like a dragon's claw. Every year around Qingming Festival, Xiaobailong goes to worship his mother.
From ancient times to the present, hanshan county has an indissoluble bond with "Dragon".
Due to the frequent geological folds and faults in ancient times, the mountains of Linjiang Jinhu are raised like dragons. And it is adjacent to the vast plains crisscrossed by rivers. This unique regional environment conforms to the ancient custom of living by water and resting by mountains. 6000 to 10000 years ago, our ancestors had already left the deep mountains and narrow valleys, bid farewell to the vast jungle and walked out of the barbarism of eating people and drinking blood. In this land of feng shui, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers, they built nests and multiplied, creating a splendid civilization that amazed future generations. The most commendable thing for the world is that the dragon culture sprouted quietly in this hot land in ancient times. Jade Dragon artifacts such as Jade Dragon Zan and Dragon and Phoenix wuhuang more than 5,500 years ago, especially the exquisite O-shaped Jade Dragon, were unearthed in the fertile soil of Lingjiatan, which has been lost for a long time, and were called "the first Yi Dragon in China" by archaeologists. In the era of slash-and-burn cultivation, the ancestors could not do without the support of this ancient totem, and they were full of longing, envy and yearning for the dragon.
Through continuous historical inheritance, this landscape has a long history of dragon culture.
According to historical records, hanshan county was established in the second year of Daxing in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (3 19). The initial county was named "Longkang County", and it was renamed "hanshan county" in the sixth year of Tang Wude (623). In the history of more than 300 years, it was named after "Longkang County", which is homonym with "Hangzhou", meaning throat and throat. "Dragon" has a long history in Hanshan.
In today's hanshan county, there are still many cultural and natural landscapes that continue the charm of "Dragon", such as Henglongbu, Qinglong River, Tulonggang, Shilongkou, Longshan, Longqiao, Longmiao, Long Mei and Longdongxia. Simple villagers also like to call the fertile land with good harvest after drought and flood as "Longwo", and there are more than a dozen fertile fields named after "Dalongwo" in the county.
There are also many legends of dragons among the people. For example, the story of a little white dragon offering sacrifices to his mother is full of humanity, and the folk song of "Cangshan little white dragon offering sacrifices to his mother" passed down from generation to generation is a concentrated expression of the spirit of "dragon-man integration" and a harmonious blend of dragon culture and local folk customs; Liu Ji, the founding father of Daming, drew his sword and beheaded dragons in Tongcheng Gate, Zhanggongqiao and Luoji. In the end, only one earth dragon escaped to Tulonggang, Juxing, and survived ... The story of the dragon has become more and more "fuzzy" and "magical" after the brewing and fermentation of this generation. Of course, these folk stories contain strong feudal superstition and are suspected of fabrication or misinformation, but they reflect the villagers' unique and long-standing emotional culture of "dragon"
In addition, in Hanshan folk, festivals aimed at promoting dragon culture are enduring. From the Dragon Boat Festival to the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, people spontaneously hold dragon boat races on rivers in hanshan county, such as Desheng River, Qingxi River, Niutun River and Caoyun River. In the north of China, from the seventh day of the lunar calendar to the end of the first month, lion and dragon dances are popular for more than ten days. These dragon culture cells, which once influenced and touched countless villagers, are the spiritual roots of local folk customs. They are in harmony with public opinion, and their source of living water is naturally an immortal soul. In a small county with a population of 430,000 and a population of only 1 1,000 square kilometers, the brand of "Dragon" has been established. Its long history and the inheritance of form and spirit are rare in China. The unique aesthetic taste and cultural connotation of dragon culture, and the warmth, blessing, auspiciousness and forge ahead of its theme all give people a sense of tranquility, harmony and progress. History is a boat, public opinion is a body, and the charm of a dragon is a bone. This is the classic of dragon culture and the essence of the people.
Dragon culture fully embodies the historical, natural and humanistic characteristics of Hanshan. Inheriting and carrying forward Hanshan's long and splendid dragon culture and injecting the passion and charm of "Dragon" will add new vitality to Hanshan people who are struggling to overcome difficulties and catch up. (Liang Liqi)
There is another saying:
Legend has it that a long time ago, during the drought in Shandong, a couple of Li fled here. Soon, his wife gave birth to a freak, and his father was surprised and angry. A little white dragon took off and flew to Wulianchi in Changbai Mountain. Later, he became an immortal and went back to his hometown to worship his mother every summer, bringing good weather and abundant crops to the local area. People call this cave Dragon Mother Cave.
Another one:
There is a deep cave on the east slope of Houshan Mountain in the southwest of Guanma Town. The cave is rich in treasures, resplendent in gold and jade, with silver and jade pillars, stalagmites shaped like birds and animals, stone troughs and stone tables placed in order, and stone turtles and stone buddhas lifelike; Huge stone curtains hang from the air to the bottom of the cave, and strings of colorful stalagmites and stone grapes are hung on the top of the cave. The cave and the ground are full of twists and turns, and the wonder of the scenery is amazing.
There is a magical legend about this unpredictable cave. According to legend, in ancient times, in this place, dozens of miles of land in Fiona Fang, there were ten years and nine years of drought, and people lived a very hard life all year round. One spring, it didn't rain for more than three months, the well dried up and the field cracked. People really have no choice but to put crystals on the beach for rain. They hold lanterns and torches day and night, praying for rain for days, but they don't care at all. People who die of hunger and thirst can be seen everywhere.
On such a day, the East China Sea aquarium is full of drums and music, and fish, turtles, shrimps and crabs are celebrating the birthday of the old dragon king. At this time, the little white dragon who was patrolling the sea seemed to vaguely hear crying on the shore, so he became a beautiful teenager and came to the world. He heard an old woman struggling in a hoarse voice and said, "The Dragon King hasn't rained for more than three months, and the well has dried up. Where can I get you water to drink? "
When Xiao Bailong saw this tragic scene, he was very unhappy. He hurried back to the Dragon Palace and told the Dragon King what he had seen and heard. Moreover, he begged the mercy of the Dragon King. After hearing this, the Dragon King flew into a rage and rebuked him: "You bold bastard, how dare you be lawless and bold? How can I spare you? " So the little white dragon was put in prison.
Tomb-Sweeping Day that morning, after watching the shrimp soldiers drink, he fell asleep next to the prison door. Xiao Bailong thought, I can't miss this opportunity, so he quietly took out the key to the prison door hanging at the waist of the shrimp soldier, opened the prison door and jumped out of the water. Teams of villagers begging for rain said, "Today is March 3rd, and it is Tomb-Sweeping Day. The Dragon King will have mercy on the rain. " Hearing this, the little white dragon set up a thick cloud and came to earth.
Looking at the thick clouds floating from the East China Sea, the people were overjoyed and shouted, "The Dragon King is gracious to rain. What a great kindness! " In an instant, it rained cats and dogs, and the little white dragon watered the farmland and forest. After about two hours, the ground was full of rain and the river was gurgling.
It's sunny and the sun is smiling. At this time, the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea emerged from the roof. Fish, turtles, shrimps and crabs are like ants on hot bricks. I don't know what to do. Soldiers patrolling the sea reported to the Dragon King that the little white dragon swam in the rain with magic and stirred the sea. Hearing this, the old dragon king was so angry that he immediately ordered the capture of the little white dragon.
For a time, the clouds on the coast of the East China Sea covered the fog barrier, and the little white dragon and the shrimp soldier crab were torn and captured for a while. The old dragon king brutally killed the little white dragon. Moreover, a river was crossed in the prison, and turtles were sent to guard the mouth of the cave, and two amulets were placed at the mouth of the cave, so the little white dragon was imprisoned here forever. Since then, the little white dragon has been practicing in the cave, and the cave has become a cave.