Idioms, proverbs, xiehouyu and stories about the Great Wall.

A long time ago, the snow water flowing from Qilian Mountain flowed into Beida River continuously, passed through the wasteland in the middle of Hexi Corridor, watered the fertile fields in that area and nurtured the people of all ethnic groups there. One day, a shepherd boy was herding sheep in the wasteland. He met an eccentric old man with a bag of stones and sand on his back and asked him how to get to Beida River. He said: "This Beida River used to be my home, but it was taken away by a group of people. I want to block it with stone sand this time. " When the shepherd boy heard this, he was very angry and immediately retorted, "Don't say that you used a bag of stone sand. Even if you move the mountains in the north, you still want to divert to the Beida River." Hearing this, the old man immediately turned the bag of stone salad to the left and right. Suddenly, many hills and a mountain rose from the wasteland, which is now Jiayu Mountain. It turns out that this strange old man is a turtle, but he is reading a spell in his mouth in an attempt to knock down Jiayu Mountain to block the Beida River. At this moment, there was a sudden strong wind, lightning and thunder, and the Jade Emperor sent Raytheon to kill the old man. At the place where he died, a mountain bag shaped like a turtle immediately rose, which is now the "Guigai Mountain".

In the south of Qinglong Bridge near Badaling Great Wall and north of Juyongguan, there is a place called "Turtle Head", which is extremely dangerous. It can be said that "one person guards it and ten thousand people can't force it", which is one of the 72 scenic spots in Guangou. Formerly known as "Luanbeigou". It is said that Judy, the prince of Yan, swept across the north and led hundreds of thousands of soldiers, invincible all the way. But after Juyongguan, it was stopped at the gate of "Luanchaigou". The Ming army paid a great price, but they didn't break after attacking for dozens of days. The prince was very angry. Just when they were at their wits' end, someone suggested, "Five firemen's brothers, namely Ren, Yi, Li, Zhi and Xin, were once small leaders of the Yuan Dynasty. They are unique in firing artillery, so they can be invited to help. " Soon, the prince hired Taishan, the five brothers of the Huo family, to work for him. A few days later, the Huo brothers came to the front line with cannons and gunpowder, inspected the terrain and aimed at the target. These five Khodorkovsky brothers are worthy of being gunners. Every shell flew to the position of the Yuan Army, and all the shells were fired. Only in a short time, the defense line as solid as an iron wall was destroyed by artillery fire, and the soldiers of the Yuan Army suffered heavy casualties, and the rest abandoned the customs and fled. The prince led the army to pursue victory and successfully occupied the "Luanchaigou" pass. The five Huo brothers made great achievements, but it was only a short-lived glory. Later, when the prince became emperor, he was uncharacteristically uneasy about the five brothers of Huojia, thinking that they were really unreliable. If they change their minds and rebel, they won't take away the world I laid. So when we decided to eradicate them, we framed them as "spies", arrested them and beheaded them all on trumped-up charges such as rebellion, and hung five heads in Luanchaigou for public display. This move aroused people's indignation and accused the prince of being heartless. The voice of resentment soon reached the prince's ears, and he was deeply afraid of the people's rebellion. In order to win the hearts and minds of the people, he named the five Huo brothers "the Five Ghosts God of Wealth" and set up a "Five Ghosts God of Wealth Temple" in the west of Guan 'gou Stone Buddha Temple to burn incense for generations. The "turtle head" got its name from this. Later generations thought the word "ghost" was unlucky, so they changed it to "five ghost heads". Now, on the rock wall at the entrance of the old Beijing-Zhangjiakou railway, you can still see the three characters of "Five Ghost Heads". Author: ~ ~ Ying Long ~ ~ Release date: March 3, 20051After Qin Shihuang unified China, he collected hundreds of thousands of civilian workers. In 2 14 BC, the northern walls of Qin, Yan and Zhao were connected and repaired, which is the world-famous Great Wall of Wan Li. Wanli, Meng Jiangnv, found a husband to send cold clothes and cried for 800 miles on the Great Wall, which happened at that time.

In ancient times, Meng Laohan and Jiang Laohan were neighbors separated by a wall. One spring, Meng Laohan planted a gourd seed in his yard. After careful cultivation by watering and fertilizing, the gourd seedlings grew fat and tall, climbed over the fence and made a big gourd in Jiang Laohan's yard, weighing dozens of pounds. When the gourd was ripe, Lao Manjiang cut it with a knife. Suddenly, he saw a white, fat and lovely female doll lying inside. Lao Manjiang was overjoyed and ran to tell everyone. When the villagers heard about it, they came to watch this new thing one after another, but Meng and Jiang had a contradiction and quarreled bitterly. Meng Laohan said firmly, "I planted this gourd myself, and the fat girl is mine." Lao Manjiang stubbornly said, "This gourd is tied in my yard, and this girl should be mine." After three days and nights of quarreling, it was inseparable and fruitless. After mediation by the villagers, it is concluded that the female dolls belong to two families, who live in turn and support each other, and are named "Meng Jiangnv".

Time flies, the sun and the moon fly, and more than ten years have passed in an instant. Meng and Jiang, two old people, chose a son-in-law named Fan Qiliang for their grown-up, and married on a certain day. Unforeseen things happened. On their wedding day, the bride and groom will pay their respects. Suddenly, they broke into several courtiers from outside, scrambling to regard the groom Fan Qiliang as a civilian worker.

It turned out that at that time, because Qin Shihuang dispatched a large number of civilian workers all over the country to build the Great Wall and worked day and night, countless civilian workers were exhausted and starved to death. In order to speed up the progress of the project, they caught civilian workers everywhere to supplement it, and Fan Qiliang was also sent as a civilian worker to repair the Great Wall.

A year has passed in an instant, and there is no news of Fan Zhaliang. She was so anxious that Meng Jiangnv couldn't eat or sleep and didn't know what to do. After consulting with the two old people, she decided to go to her husband and vowed not to go home until she found him. She brought her husband dry food and extra warm clothes and set off. Along the way, the wind and rain, sun and rain, hunger and cold, trudged, and finally found a place to repair the Great Wall after trudging in Wan Li. I found that many people died to repair the Great Wall, and my husband, Fan Qiliang, was exhausted and buried under the Great Wall, and his bones could not be found. The news came like a bolt from the blue, and Meng Jiangnu immediately began to cry sadly. Tears welled up and the sound was like thunder. She cried earth-shattering, and it was dark. She saw the collapse of the Great Wall, the 800-mile-long Great Wall, and she cried wherever it fell. This time, the project manager was anxious to report to Qin Shihuang, who had been here to inspect the progress of the project. Qin Shihuang hurried to see Meng Jiangnv, trying to find out the root cause. After seeing her, I was fascinated by her beauty and insisted on making her an "official empress". Although Meng Jiangnv was full of anger, she still suppressed her hatred and had a brainwave. She must agree to the three conditions of Qin Shihuang to become a "formal queen". First, we must find the body of her husband Fan Zhaliang; Second, hold a state funeral for her husband; Third, Qin Shihuang should put Dai Xiao and flags on the funeral procession of Fan Qi-A Liang. Qin Shihuang listened to the three conditions mentioned by Meng Jiangnv and thought for a moment. In order to get the beautiful Meng Jiangnv, she crustily skin of head and agreed. After paying homage to Fan Zhaliang's grave, Meng Jiangnv's old wish came true. Facing the rolling Bohai Sea, she committed suicide by jumping into the sea.

The story of Meng Jiangnv crying in the Great Wall was quickly sung by people. In memory of her, people built a tomb and a temple for her on a hill near Shanhaiguan, and named it "Jiangnv Temple". The story of Wan Li, Meng Jiangnu, who found a husband to send a cold coat and cried down the Great Wall for 800 miles, is a household name and has been passed down to this day. Author: ~ ~ Long Ying ~ ~ Release date: March 3, 20051At that time, Qi Jiguang was the company commander of the market town. With the support of Tan Lun, he personally planned and supervised the Jinshanling Great Wall (located in Luanping County, Hebei Province). The structure of this section of the Great Wall is unique. The wall is made of huge strips of stones and bricks. At the eastern end of the Jinshanling Great Wall, on the towering Tiger Hill, there is a wangjinglou at the top of the mountain, with an altitude of 1000 meters. There are cliffs on both sides of the building, and people can only climb through the cracks in the stone. It is said that many people were killed and injured in order to transport a stone when it was built, but the stone still could not be transported. This moved the Jade Emperor so much that he immediately sent his nephew Erlang God to transport stones. That night, Erlang God came to the foot of Tiger Mountain and saw piles of stones there. Then he shook his magic knife and immediately turned it into a mountain whip. He whipped the mountain whip with his hand and shouted "change" The stone immediately turned into a big goat and went straight to the top of the mountain. When he reached the top of the mountain, he counted, neither more nor less, just enough. At this time, a soldier urinated in the tent, suddenly saw Erlang God herding sheep and ran back with a scream. Erlang was also taken aback when he heard someone shouting. He kicked dozens of stones down the mountain and landed on the east mountain. Jiro immediately ascended to heaven. In this way, there are dozens of stones missing for repairing wangjinglou. Now, when you go to wangjinglou, you will see that five of the twelve cornerstones at the bottom of the building are built with rubble. The stones kicked down the mountain by Erlang God are still piled up in the ravine, and the locals call them jumping stones. Author: ~ ~ Dragon Eagle ~ ~ Release date: March 3, 20051There is a place called "Wolf's Nest" about 1.5 kilometers west of the Great Wall. There is an interesting legend when the name "Wolf's Nest" is mentioned. A long time ago, there was a serious water shortage in the west of Beijing, and it was difficult for trees to grow and grass to grow. The barren hills and wasteland have not been harvested for ten years, and the people have been destitute for generations. When the Jade Emperor learned of this situation, he sent a "fairy pig" down to earth to talk about water and save the people's suffering. This fairy pig is surprisingly big, like a mountain, with a length of 33 feet, a head of 3 feet 3 inches, and even teeth of 3 feet 3 inches 3 inches. After receiving the order of descent, the fairy pig began to work, only to see its left arch, landslide and right arch, and the ground cracked. A wide and deep river immediately appeared at the foot, and the rolling water surged forward along the ditch. The fairy pig arches straight ahead, and it's almost Juyongguan. The Great Wall of Wan Li lies like a giant dragon on the high mountain in front of it. Fairy pig stopped and saw mountains everywhere. Where should he arch? When he was in trouble, an old man came from a distance. Fairy pig hurriedly asked the old man, "Grandpa, where is the front?" When the old man saw the river behind the fairy pig, he immediately understood. The pig is digging a hole in order to clear the road. If we let it arch again, the Great Wall of Wan Li will not be destroyed. Besides, if it passes through Juyongguan and goes eastward along the ravine, it will be a Ma Pingchuan, almost equal to Beijing. If the flood goes down the mountain, it will not only wash away the fertile fields on the plain, but also lose the city and be flooded. I must come up with a plan to stop the pig from arching forward. I frowned and said to the fairy pig, "The wolf's den is ahead. There are 333 big wolves that eat pig's head and pork, and 333 little wolves that eat pig's heart, liver and lungs. "These days, these wolves are barking, and they can be heard three or five miles away. If you go forward, you must be careful. " Hearing the old man's words, the fairy pig got a fright and thought, it's so lucky to meet this old man, or I'm afraid I'll lose my life if I really arch into the wolf's den. I'll change my route and go south. The river it arches is Yongding River, which is located more than 30 miles west of Beijing. Seeing that the fairy pig had gone far, the old man breathed a sigh of relief and laughed happily. Thanks to the old man's words, the Great Wall was saved, not destroyed, and Beijing was not flooded. Later, people named the place where the old man met the fairy pig "Wolf's Nest". Author: ~ ~ Dragon Eagle ~ ~ Release date: March 3, 20051Near the entrance of Jiayuguan Guancheng, there is a big ancient willow with deep roots and leafy leaves, which is called "left". There is another legend about this ancient willow tree. According to legend, during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, Zuo was ordered to lead an army to quell the unrest and came to Jiayuguan. When he saw the desolate scene on the Gobi Desert, he could see nothing but sparse camel grass, which made him feel extremely sad. Because most of the children led by Zuo were children of Huxiang, they were forced to leave their hometown with beautiful mountains and rivers and come to this vast barren land, and they deserted in succession. Seeing this situation, Zuo immediately took a series of measures to stabilize the morale of the army: ordered all soldiers to widen the road, decided to plant a large number of trees on the roadside, and formulated strict laws to ensure the survival of trees. A few years later, willows became shady and trees lined up in this area. Later, a scholar once carved a poem on a willow tree: "The general refused to return to the border, and the children of Huxiang were all over Tianshan Mountain, and the newly planted willow was three thousand miles away, which led the spring breeze to pass Yumenguan." "It is said that this ancient willow near Jiayuguan Guancheng was planted at that time, so it was called' Left'. Author: ~ ~ Dragon Shadow ~ ~ Release date: March 3, 20051Near Jiayuguan, Gansu, there is a white stone, which is said to be the place where Xuanzang basks in the scriptures. According to legend, in the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang, Wukong, Bajie, Friar Sand and their disciples went through a long journey from India, crossed the Flame Mountain and Shule River and came to the Hexi Corridor. On this day, the weather was particularly hot and the sun was like fire. The endless Gobi desert is too hot to hide. The stone was baked like a fire in the sky. Xuanzang rode ahead, followed by three disciples carrying scrolls. After a few steps, I was sweating, my lips were chapped and my face was red. Pig Bajie couldn't stand it, so he begged the master to say, "It's going to be hot, so it's not too late to find a shady place to rest before continuing on his way." Hearing this, Xuanzang immediately shouted, "This Gobi Desert is thousands of miles away, and not even a grass grows. Where did you get this tree? It's important to hurry! Pig had to pout, gasping for air, and hurried away. "。 As he walked, he looked at the sky and saw that the sky was blue without a cloud. By the way, he said, "If only it were raining now. "I didn't think. The words sound just fell, the clouds were gathering, the thunder and lightning flashed, and the pouring rain poured down. The four of them are all wet, and the scriptures are all wet. After the weather cleared up, Xuanzang hurriedly ordered Wukong to explore the road and find a good place to spread out the scrolls to dry. Wukong pushed aside the clouds and found a black and oily black stone mountain not far away. Upon inquiry, he learned that this mountain is called Dongting Mountain. Wukong quickly took the master up the mountain, and Xuanzang was very satisfied. He pointed to a big black stone and said, "This stone is a good place to bask in the scriptures. You should quickly open the scroll and spread it out to dry, so that Bajie can guard it. There can be no mistakes. "Soon, the scrolls dried up, and the four of them quickly picked up the scrolls and prepared to hit the road. Unexpectedly, a few pieces stuck to the stone and could not be taken off. I have no choice but to copy it on other paper. Soon, the black stone that had dried the scroll suddenly turned white. Later, people called this white stone "hanging stone". Since then, this folklore has spread. Author: ~ ~ Dragon Eagle ~ ~ Release date: March 3, 20051Early Ming Dynasty, in order to consolidate the northwest defense line, Zhu Yuanzhang sent general Lu Guo to the Hexi Corridor to build a customs there to prevent the invasion of Monwa priests outside the Great Wall. Shengfeng looked around, looking for the ruins, and finally decided to build a Xiongguan on the Ghost Hill. He quickly invited skilled craftsmen to set out and nail stakes on the mountain and prepare to break ground the next day. Who knows that the next morning, Shengfeng came to the construction site and found that the lines and piles on the ground had disappeared. He sent people to look around and called the soldiers on duty last night to ask. The soldier on duty reported, "I didn't look carefully when I was on duty last night." On the fourth watch, there was a sudden strong wind and it was dark. After the wind stopped, I saw that the lines and piles on the ground were gone. Just then, the soldiers who were looking for the stake elsewhere came panting and reported, "The lost stake has been found on the Jiayu hillside north of the narrow valley." Shengfeng went there with a grain of salt, and piles and lines were neatly nailed on the hillside. He was really surprised. He calmed down and carefully observed the terrain here: I saw the Qilian Mountain in the south is snowy, the Mazong Mountain in the north is continuous, the Gobi Desert in the west, the oasis in the east and the flowing spring water. The foot of the mountain is flat, and Fiona Fang has 50 acres of land. Building a pass here means commanding, attacking when entering and defending when retreating. Then think about it. At the beginning, it was in the ghost mountain, which is the downstream of Taolai River. In summer, due to the massive melting of snow in Qilian Mountain, the flood rushed over and the whole army was wiped out. The more I think about it, the luckier I feel. "God really helped me change my address. "Shengfeng immediately invited the emperor, and later, he built a 220-foot-long Jiayuguan City.

According to legend, the move was entirely due to the apparition of Guan Yunchang. In memory of him, people built a "Guandi Temple" in Guancheng. The temple consists of main hall, companion hall, court and memorial archway. It covers an area of about 720 square meters and is very magnificent. Many people, in order to show their piety, also volunteered to raise money and donate money, bought a treasure bead with heavy money and embedded it at the top of the hall. Since then, this sphere has radiated dazzling light day and night. One evening, suddenly, the sky was dark, dark clouds were gathering overhead, and thunder and lightning flashed. The whole city was frightened and ran out of the house to watch. They suddenly heard a deafening noise and saw two dragons flying in the air, flying into Guandi Temple and never coming out. The next day, after the rain cleared, people came to Guandi Temple to have a look. There are two dragons on each side of the top of the temple, which are lifelike and just become "double dragons playing pearls" This myth and legend has been passed down to this day. Author: ~ ~ Dragon Eagle ~ ~ Release date: March 3, 20051In ancient times, there was a post station in the west of Xiaofangxi, Gansu Province, which was called "Ma Lost Rabbit" or "Ma Lost Rabbit". Caravans have to pass through this place to transport jade from the border to the Central Plains. The terrain here is very complicated: swamps are everywhere, ravines are criss-crossing, forests cover the sun, and weeds are everywhere. Whenever caravans carrying jade catch up with the hot weather, they always like to travel in the cool at night in order to avoid heatstroke of people and animals during the day. So whenever cavalry comes here, it is always dark and can't tell the direction. Even the old horses who often travel back and forth on this road will be confused and difficult to find their way. That's how the name "lost horse" came from.

There is a caravan selling jade and silk. It travels along this road all the year round and often gets lost in the "lost horse" Once, the caravan got lost as soon as it entered the "lost horse". People were very anxious, and suddenly a lone goose landed not far away. A young man in the caravan quietly caught the wild goose. He is kind-hearted and holds it in his arms, ready to take it out of the "lost horse" and then let it go. After a while, I saw the wild goose purring at the young man with tears: "Gollum, give me food, I'm going to get lost." After listening to this, the young man suddenly realized that the geese were left behind because they were too hungry to fly, so he immediately took out his own dry food and water to feed the geese. After eating, the geese flew into the sky and circled constantly, leading the caravan out of the "lost horse" and arrived at the destination Xiaofang City smoothly. After a while, the caravan got lost in the "lost horse", and the wild goose flew in the air and cried, "Gollum, the caravan is lost." Whoops, the square plate is inlaid with jade. "Flying, it drew the caravan away. Only the young man who saved the wild goose understood what the wild goose said and told the leader's boss: "The wild goose told us to put a luminous dark green jade in the small square city, and the caravan would never get lost again when it had a goal. "Hearing this, the boss felt that a glowing dark green jade was worth several thousand two hundred pieces of silver, and he could not bear to part with it, so he did not agree.

Unexpectedly, the next time the caravan got lost in the "lost horse", it could not find water for several days. The camels were panting with thirst, and everyone was thirsty and dying. Just then, the wild goose flew up again and shouted in the air, "The caravan is lost, the square plate is inlaid with jade, don't give up jet, and never lead the way." Hearing this, the young man hurried to tell the boss. The boss panicked and asked the young man what to do. The young man said, "You should kneel down and swear to the goose:' You must be inlaid with jade and never break your word. \'。 "The boss immediately swore to the kneeling geese as the young man said. After hearing this, the wild goose spun in the air for a while, which made the caravan out of the horse's way again and saved it. After arriving in Xiaofangcheng, the boss never dared to love money again. He immediately picked out the biggest and best glowing dark green jade and put it on the top of the building. Whenever night falls, this jade shines brightly and can be clearly seen dozens of miles away in Fiona Fang. Caravans used to have goals and won't get lost again. Since then, Xiaofangcheng has been renamed "Yumenguan". In fact, Yumenguan was built by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, because it was an important traffic artery leading to the western regions in ancient China. Hetian jade stone was imported from the western regions and entered the customs from then on, hence the name. Author: ~ ~ Dragon Eagle ~ ~ Release date: March 3, 20051When people boarded Jiayuguan, they could see a blue-gray Shi Zhuan lying on the back cornice of the attic of the West Wengcheng Gate, which is the legendary "Dingcheng Brick". According to legend, in the first year of the Ming Dynasty (1506), in order to strengthen the defense in the northwest, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to prepare Li Duancheng, vice minister, and presided over the construction of Jiayuguan Guancheng and the gatehouse. The team leader in charge of construction is Kong Hao. He is usually vicious and cruel, and often hurts craftsmen. Among the craftsmen who built Guancheng, there is a master named Yi, who has superb skills, rigorous design structure, beautiful shape, very strong materials and accurate economy. Before starting work, Kong Hao asked Yi Zhankai domineering: "How many bricks do you need to build this pass?" Yi Zhankai confidently replied, "I calculated that a * * needs 99999 bricks." Kong Hao sneered: "I will give you all the bricks you need. Even if there is one more or one less, I will cut off your head and punish the craftsman for three years. " Without fear, Yi led the craftsmen to step up the construction. After hundreds of days and nights of hard work, Guancheng was finally built, and the craftsmen were extremely excited. Unexpectedly, a craftsman came to Yi in a hurry with a leftover brick in his hand, and poured a pot of cold water on everyone in public. It happened that he rushed over at this moment and shouted at Yi at the top of his lungs, "Why are you not accurate?" I'll cut your head off tomorrow. " Yi was not afraid at all and said categorically, "This brick is a fixed city brick. If it is to be demolished, the whole city will collapse in a while! " Frightened, Ran Hao left despondently. Later, people called this kind of brick "Dingcheng Brick" and put it on the back eaves of the attic in West Wengcheng. This kind of brick is hard to get as a memorial to hardworking craftsmen. Author: ~ ~ Dragon Eagle ~ ~ Release date: March 3, 20051About 20 kilometers west of Jiayuguan in Gansu, there is a place called Shuangjingzi City, and there is a beautiful legend-"Mulan Arrow". According to legend, a long time ago, there was a fertile pasture with water plants. A little girl named Xiao Gamei herded sheep here every day. One afternoon, the sun was setting and the sky was full of rosy clouds. When Xiao Gamei was about to drive the sheep home, she suddenly saw a wooden arrow with a thick bowl mouth and a long shovel inserted obliquely on the ground. This red arrow sparkled in the sunset. Little Gamei was surprised and happy, ready to pull out the arrow, but she tried her best, but she didn't move it at all. Seeing that it was getting late, Xiao Gamei had to give up, and built many stones around the arrow as markers to prepare to pluck the arrow with her friends the next morning. The next morning, when Mei Jia Jr. took her friend to look for the arrow, she not only failed to find the wooden arrow, but even the marked stone was gone. Little Gamei made up her mind to find that magical wooden arrow. From then on, Xiao Gamei never forgot to look for an arrow except herding sheep. One day, he drove the sheep to a stream and saw a white-haired grandfather building a wall with a wallet. Little Gamei came forward to ask why. It turned out that the old man built a city to protect an arrow, and told her the origin of this arrow: a long time ago, there was a heroine named Mulan who guarded the border. She is good at martial arts and archery. There are three red lacquer feather arrows in the arrow pot, which people call "Mulan arrows". One year, the northern Xiongnu nobles launched a war, claiming to fight to the death with Mulan. General Mulan replied unhurriedly, "As long as you step back, I will fight you." The enemy will think that this place is close at hand, but it is only twenty or thirty feet. Why not? He agreed. As soon as her voice fell, General Mulan took out an arrow and put it on the bow. She heard a whoosh and the arrow actually hit Jiayuguan. When the enemy generals saw this, they immediately turned their horses and fled. There is a local folk song: "Mulan pushes the Yellow River and shoots arrows at Jiayuguan. If you can't see it, you can't find it. " Grandpa went on to say, "I want to keep this magic arrow for future generations, so I built a city here with my back." My little sister was overjoyed when she heard this, and immediately she and her friends helped grandpa build a earthen city and named it "Mulan City". On the day when the city was just built, the magical Mulan arrow suddenly stuck in the middle of the tucheng. So little Gamei helped grandpa drill a well next to Mulan's arrow for nearby residents to drink. A few years later, someone tried to snatch the magic arrow and set fire to Mulan City, which angered the gods and immediately rained cats and dogs to put out the fire. The arrow flew elsewhere again. A new well flashed at the place where the arrow was inserted, juxtaposed with the original well in the middle of Tucheng. Therefore, this ancient city is called "Shuangjingzi City".

Those who have not reached the Great Wall are not heroes.

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