The legend of Naihe Bridge

Folklore: After death, all souls have to cross the Naihe Bridge. The good crossed the bridge smoothly under the protection of the Buddha, and the evil plunged into the blood pool to suffer. The book Investigation of Fengdu Religious Customs describes this in detail: "... this bridge is divided into three layers. The ghost of a good man can cross the upper bridge safely, and the person with both good and evil can cross the middle bridge. Ghosts of evil people crossing the bridge are mostly stopped by ghosts in the dirty waves under the bridge and bitten by copper snakes and iron dogs. At the annual incense party, pilgrims rushed to throw paper money or copper coins into the pool and sprinkle fried rice into the pool, thinking that they could give it to hungry ghosts. Many elderly pilgrims like to walk on the bridge, thinking that they can avoid the pain of crossing the Naihe Bridge after death. " It can be seen that before the founding of the People's Republic of China, some kind men and women went to the bridge to burn incense and paper, and gave money and material piety, hoping to protect Naihe Bridge after the death of Buddha.

According to legend, there is a road called Huang Quan Road, a river called Wangchuan River and a bridge called Naihe Bridge. Crossing the Naihe Bridge, there is an earthen platform called Wangxiangtai. There is an old woman who sells Meng Po soup by Wangxiangtai. There is a kind of stone called Sansheng Stone in Forget Sichuan. Meng Po Tang makes you forget everything, and Sansheng Stone records your past life. We walked across Naihe Bridge, saw the world for the last time on the homesickness platform and drank a cup of boiled water. Why insist on "there is no fate in this life"?

"Meng Po Tang" is an ancient legend in China, which was recorded in an ancient book of Zilan family. In that legend, people repeat it from generation to generation. The end of this life is only the beginning of the next life. People who have experienced life again and again can't have memories of past lives, just because everyone drinks Meng Po Tang on Naihe Bridge before being reborn. Therefore, walking on the Naihe Bridge is the last time a person has memories of this life. At this moment, many people still cling to the unfinished wishes of their previous lives, but deeply understand that these wishes can not be realized after all, so they sigh. This is also the reason why this bridge connecting generations is named Naihe Bridge.