Historical stories; pictures; legends about the Great Wall, thank you! At least 4 chapters

This story happened a long time ago, when Qin Shihuang was recruiting 800,000 migrant workers to build the Great Wall. The government arrested people everywhere to work as migrant workers. The arrested people worked day and night to build the Great Wall, and they were exhausted to death.

There was a scholar named Fan Xiliang in Suzhou. In order to escape the pursuit of the government, he had to hide everywhere. One day, he escaped to the Meng family garden and met Meng Jiangnu by chance. Meng Jiangnu was a very clever girl. She hid Fan Xiliang with her parents. The two old men liked Fan Xiliang very much, so they betrothed Meng Jiangnu to him as his wife.

Less than three days after their wedding, Fan Xiliang was arrested by the official and sent to build the Great Wall. Meng Jiangnu cried like a tearful person and waited miserably for her husband to return. Half a year has passed and there is no news about Fan Xiliang. It was already late autumn, the north wind was blowing, the reed flowers were turning white, and the weather was getting colder day by day. Meng Jiangnu remembered that her husband was far away in the north building the Great Wall and it must be very cold, so she sewed cold clothes with her own hands and set out on the road, determined to go to the Great Wall to find Fan Xiliang.

On the way, Meng Jiangnu experienced countless hardships and endured many hardships before she reached the foot of the Great Wall. Unexpectedly, the migrant workers building the Great Wall told her that Fan Xiliang was dead and his bones were filled into the city wall. After hearing this heartbreaking news, Meng Jiangnu felt that the sky was dark and the earth was dark, and she fainted and fell to the ground. When she woke up, she began to cry sadly, and she cried until the sky was miserable and the earth was miserable, and the sun and the moon were dim. I don't know how long I cried, but suddenly I heard a loud sound that shook the earth. The Great Wall collapsed for dozens of miles, exposing countless bones. Meng Jiangnu bit her finger and dripped blood on the bones. She prayed secretly in her heart: If it was her husband's bones, the blood would seep into the bones. If not, the blood would flow in all directions. Finally, Meng Jiangnu used this method to find Fan Xiliang's bones. She hugged the pile of bones and cried sadly again.

Qin Shihuang saw that Meng Jiangnu was very beautiful and wanted to force her to become a concubine. Meng Jiangnu pretended to agree to him, but asked Qin Shihuang to do three things first: ask the monks to read the forty-nine scriptures to Fan Xiliang, and then bury him properly; Qin Shihuang should personally lead the civil and military ministers to mourn Fan Xiliang; after burying Fan Xiliang, Meng Jiangnu wants to go sightseeing and get married in three days. Qin Shihuang had no choice but to agree to Meng Jiangnu's request. After finishing the three things, Meng Jiangnu scolded Qin Shihuang, and then jumped into the rolling sea

The Great Wall of Qi

The Great Wall of Qi was built in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The western half is basically on the border of Qilu, while the eastern half passes through Ju State. Qi, Lu and Ju were all countries with relatively developed cultures in history. Therefore, since the time when the Qi Great Wall was built, the working people here have created many colorful legends around this magnificent project.

For more than two thousand years, the folklore stories about the Great Wall of Qi are all-encompassing and rich in content. There are mythical legends such as "Ten suns rotate in turns" and "Laozi collects herbs from the mountain", as well as historical facts such as "General Yang Ting built a double-road Great Wall" and "Huangchao rebels stationed at Huangchao Village". , "Wanli Sister's Great Wall Shop became a monk" and other legends; there are legends about the origin of the construction of the Qi Great Wall, such as "the Great Wall was built in the south to block floods, and the Great Wall was built in the north to block soldiers", and there is also the "Nail Head Cliff" about the difficulty of building the Great Wall of Qi There are war and attack legends such as "Mulingguan Zhao Kuangyin fought against Han Tong" and "Qingshiguan Zeng Guofan fought against the Nian Army", as well as biographical legends such as "General Chang was killed" and "Meng Jiangnu cried at the Great Wall". Legends and more.

These legends are well-conceived, attractive in plot, rich in emotion, simple in language, and with their strong romanticism, they have been widely circulated among the people from generation to generation and have become treasures in the treasure house of Chinese national literature. . These legends and stories are not only literary, informative and interesting, but also provide important information for us to study the history, culture, architecture, folk customs and other aspects of the Great Wall of Qi.

Meng Jiang Crying City

The statue of Meng Jiangnu in the Meng Jiangnu Temple in Wangfushi Village, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province

The horizontal plaque on the niche reads, "Eternal Fragrance", with couplets on both sides. The first paragraph: "The emperor of Qin is now building a grudge against the Great Wall", and the lower paragraph: "Jiang Nu is still alive, but she will be remembered for thousands of years." Behind the statue is a painted mural of "Ginger Grave Wild Geese Array".

Picture source: Chinese Culture Research Institute

When mentioning the Great Wall, people will think of the story of Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall. The legend of Meng Jiangnu is almost a household name among the people, and is known to all women and children. One of the most widely circulated folk tales in my country, it also occupies a very important position in the history of world folk tales and legends. This legendary story is based on the story of "Qiliang's wife cried and her husband collapsed in the city". After more than 2,500 years of artistic processing, it has become a popular literary work. Because this story is highly popular and democratic, literati and poets of all ages have always used grafting and cloning techniques to embody their own will and fantasy in this story, express their likes and dislikes, and express their personal feelings.

Meng Jiang was born

Once upon a time, there were two families living at the foot of the Great Wall in Shoushan Mountain. One family was named Meng and the other was Jiang. They were good neighbors separated by a wall, but both families were No children.

One year, the Meng family planted a gourd. The gourd grew so vigorously that the gourd seedlings even climbed to the roof of the Jiang family. The strange thing is that this gourd tree only bears one gourd, and the gourd is growing on the wall owned by two families.

In autumn, when the gourds matured, Meng and Jiang both wanted the gourds to be their own, but they refused to give in and quarreled endlessly. Finally, with the coordination of the villagers, it was decided that each family should get half of the money.

The two families took off the gourd and saw it in half on the spot, but the Meng family couldn't cut it open after finding a saw. They finally saw it open after the carpenter's guidance. After sawing it open, everyone was very surprised! There was actually a pretty little girl sitting inside, who looked like a fairy descending from the earth. When the two families saw the little girl, they no longer fought for the gourd, but they rushed to hug the little girl. No one from the two families could convince the other, so in the end it was up to everyone to mediate, and the two families took turns raising the little girl.

From then on, the little girl was raised by the Meng and Jiang families. One day, the Meng family said to the Jiang family, "Let's give her a name." After discussion, the two parties decided to name her Meng Jiangnu. From then on, the name Meng Jiangnu was widely called by people. When she grew up, she got married. Within two months, her husband was recruited by King Qi Wei as a civilian husband and went to build the Great Wall behind Shoushan Mountain. Later, her husband died of exhaustion under the Great Wall and was buried inside the Great Wall. She then cried that the Great Wall collapsed. Her reputation has been passed down among the people.

New story

The story of Meng Jiangnu tearing down the Great Wall first appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period (about 549 BC), and the Qi State at that time was located in the north of Mount Tai. In other words, Meng Jiangnu should be crying about the Great Wall of Qi, not the Great Wall built by Qin Shihuang (221 BC - 206 BC). In fact, when the story appeared, the Great Wall of Qin had not yet been built, while the western section of the Great Wall of Qi had been completed before 557 BC. "Historical Records of the Chu Family" quoted from "Qi Ji" records: "King Xuan of Qi rode on the mountains and built the Great Wall, which stretched from the sea in the east to Jezhou in the west. It was more than a thousand miles away." It can be seen that Meng Jiangnu was crying about the Great Wall of Qi, not the Great Wall of Qin . As for the tomb of Meng Jiangnv near Shanhaiguan, this has been documented in history. It was a tomb of a virgin that was changed into the tomb of Meng Jiangnv during the Qing Dynasty. This misunderstands history even more. After the Qi Great Wall Expedition Team conducted a comprehensive inspection of the Qi Great Wall, they put forward a new theory of the story of Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall. Judging from the process of historical evolution, Meng Jiangnu’s prototype is Qiliang’s wife. Her former residence is Changchengpu (Village) in Changqing County, her husband Qiliang’s former residence is in Qingzhou City, and Qiliang’s tomb is in Linzi District. They are all in Shandong. On the line of the Qi Great Wall. The construction date of the Great Wall of Qi, according to "Guanzi: Qingshong Chapter": "Guanzi said: The yang of the Great Wall is Lu. The yin of the Great Wall is Qi." When Guan Zhong was the prime minister of Qi Huan Gong (685 BC - 642 BC), according to At this time, the Great Wall already existed at the time of Duke Huan of Qi. According to research by Chinese historians, it is believed that the western section of the Great Wall of Qi was completed as early as the fifteenth year of King Ling of Zhou (557 BC). The story of Qiliang's wife crying for her husband was first recorded in 549 BC, when the western section of the Great Wall of Qi was completed. Meng Jiangnu's former residence is located in Changchengpu, the western section of the Qi Great Wall. According to the story of Meng Jiangnu circulated in Changcheng Village, Meng Jiangnu sent her husband away, returned to Changchengpu, cried bitterly, and threw herself into the Hongshi River (the existing site of her death in love). She was rescued by the Queen Mother, and later generations built a temple to worship her as a god. Through this legend, it can be seen that Meng Jiangnu cried for her husband at the Great Wall Pavilion, which evolved into Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall.

The historical story took place in Shandong, and the Great Wall of Qi was built earlier than the time when Qiliang died in the battle. At this time, the Great Wall of Qin and the Great Walls of other countries had not yet been built, so the Great Wall where Meng Jiangnu cried could only be Qi Great Wall, not other Great Walls.

Qi State Meng Jiang

In the canyon of the high mountains and ridges to the west of Mount Tai, there has been an important transportation road from Qi State to Lu State since ancient times. At the throat of this avenue, there are several roads lined up in the north and south. There are three villages, the one in the south is called Jieshou, the one in the middle is called Pijiadian, and the one in the north is called Puzi. At that time, this was the junction point between Qi and Lu. In order to defend the powerful Qi State, the weaker Lu State built a border wall with tall and thick wooden piles from west to east along the border, only at the intersection. The gate of the village was left and troops were stationed to guard it. Soon, a village was formed here, and it was named Jieshou. In the future, for the convenience of doing business, Qi merchants transported their goods to places near the border between the two countries and settled down, and built shops and inns here. Villages soon formed, and the village name was also called "Puzi". and "shop".

This year, in Puzi Village, a family named Jiang who moved from Linzi, the capital of Qi State, gave birth to a girl named Meng Jiang. Little Mengjiang has been smart and lovable since she was a child. As she grows older, little Mengjiang not only becomes more and more beautiful, but also becomes more and more dexterous with her hands. She can spin and weave, cut and sew, and is good at everything. Her parents have always regarded her as the apple of their eye. When Meng Jiangnu reached the age of seventeen or eighteen, there was an endless stream of people coming to ask for her hand in marriage. Finally, her parents chose a young man from a family named Wan who also moved from Linzi, the capital, as her husband. The young man's name was Wan Qi. Liang.

After the young couple got married, they fell in love with each other and were sweet and sweet. They were truly a match made in heaven, a pair created by the earth. But not long after they got married, in order to strengthen defense, Qi State vigorously recruited militiamen at home. First, it began to build the Great Wall on the border line from the west of Mount Tai to the east cliff of Jishui.

At that time, most of the young and middle-aged people in the country were recruited. Of course, Wan Qiliang was not spared. At first, he built the Great Wall in his hometown. Although it was hard and tiring, it was close to home, so Meng Jiangnu could go to the mountains to visit her husband at any time and send him clothes and meals. After several years of arduous construction, very tall Great Walls were built on the east and west mountains of Puzi Village. A very majestic gate was also built on the traffic artery in the middle of Puzi Village.

After the construction of the Great Wall west of Mount Tai was completed, Wan Qiliang was recruited to the east of Yishan to build the Great Wall. There was no news from him for several years. The parents at home were worried about their son, and Meng Jiangnu was even more worried about her husband. She missed her husband day by day. The weather was particularly cold in winter this year. Meng Jiangnu felt sorry for her husband who was away from home, so she rushed to make cotton clothes all night, bid farewell to her parents-in-law and parents in tears, and headed eastward along the Great Wall to find her husband. I want to go and send my husband cold clothes for thousands of miles. She walked and asked questions all the way, and after many hardships and obstacles, she finally found out about her husband in Qieyu City in Ju State. When she hurried to the place where her husband was building the city, she found out that her husband had already died of fatigue. And was buried within the Great Wall.

Meng Jiangnu traveled thousands of miles to find this place. Not only did she not see her husband’s face, but she also didn’t even see his body. She couldn’t help but feel like a thousand arrows piercing her heart. She could no longer bear the grief in her heart and rushed to bury her husband. On the edge of the city wall, they began to cry so loudly that the mountains shed tears for them and the sun and the moon covered their faces. In this way, Meng Jiangnu cried heartbreakingly for ten days and nights, and finally moved the heavens. A large part of the Great Wall collapsed, and the body of her husband Wan Qiliang was also exposed intact. She rushed forward and hugged her husband's body again. She burst into tears, and finally, with the help of many husbands and people, she put on a newly made cotton coat for her husband, and chose a place with the wind and the sun to rebury him. She originally wanted to leave with her husband, but thinking of her parents and in-laws, she had to endure her grief, bid farewell to her husband's grave, and returned to her hometown. However, her parents had passed away one after another.

In order to serve her parents-in-law and to fulfill her filial piety for her husband, she deeply buried her inner pain and tried her best to take care of everything about her parents-in-law. But soon the parents-in-law learned from others that their son was dead, their livers and gallbladders burst, and they died one after another.

With all her thoughts gone, Meng Jiangnu threw herself into the Hongshi River in the east of the village and died.

The villagers of Puzi Village renamed the village "Changchengpu" because the Great Wall was built here and Meng Jiangnu, who cried about the Great Wall, appeared. In order to commemorate the martyr woman Meng Jiangnu, people built the Temple of Meng Jiangnu to the east of the city gate attic. The main hall of the temple has three main rooms facing north and south, and has east and west side halls. There is a statue of Meng Jiangnu in the main hall, and paintings of Meng Jiangnu and Wan Qiliang on the walls. There are murals with legends and stories, and there is also a three-step two-hole bridge in front of the temple. Although countless dynasties have passed since then, the incense of Meng Jiangnu Temple in Changchengpu Village has continued, and the story of Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall has been passed down from generation to generation.

1. Meng Jiangnu cried at the Great Wall and brought it down.

2. Legend has it that there are many Huns on the Great Wall. They wanted to attack the ruler, but they couldn't get close and died alive outside.

3. It is said that there are many human bones under the Great Wall. It illustrates the dark rule of the rulers at that time.

4. The legend of Jiayu Mountain

A long time ago, the snow water flowing down from the Qilian Mountains continuously merged into the Beida River, which passed through The wasteland in the middle section of the Hexi Corridor irrigates the fertile fields in that area and nurtures the people of all ethnic groups there. One day, a shepherd boy was herding sheep in the wilderness. He met a strange old man with a bag of gravel and sand on his back. He asked him how to get to Beidahe and said: "This Beidahe was originally my home, but it was robbed by a group of people." Go, I'm going to use gravel and sand to block the Beida River this time." The shepherd boy was very angry after hearing this, and immediately retorted: "Don't say that you just used a bag of gravel and sand to change the course of the Beida River. "The old man was furious when he heard this, and immediately moved the bag of gravel and sand to the left and right. Suddenly, many hills and a large mountain protruded from the wasteland. This large mountain is now Jiayu Mountain. It turned out that this strange old man was transformed into a turtle spirit. He was chanting a spell and trying to knock down the Jiayu Mountain to block the Beida River. At this moment, a strong wind suddenly came, lightning and thunder, and the Jade Emperor sent the God of Thunder to kill the old man. . Immediately where he died, a hill rose up, shaped like a turtle. This is now "Guigai Mountain".

Answer: Jigong Living Buddha 1 - Scholar Level 2 10-10 17:34

There are more:

1. Xu Da, the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, and The story of Shanhaiguan

2. Li Ying who actively ran schools in Shanhaiguan

3. Hong Zhong who built large-scale border towns

4. Qi Jiguang, the famous patriotic general

6. Xiao Xian, a Jinshi from Shanhaiguan in the Ming Dynasty, wrote "The First Pass in the World"

7. Zheng Ji, who hates evil as much as his enemies

8. Xiong Tingbi, the famous guard of Shanhaiguan who was unjustly killed

9. Yuan Chonghuan rode out of the customs alone

10. Sun Chengzong, who oversaw Yuguan twice

11. Fan Zhiwan who was executed by beheading

12. Wu Sangui who led Qing troops into the Pass

13. Patriot scholar Gu Yanwu and Shanhaiguan

14. Xiao Dexuan, an agricultural reformer, and others are all related to the Great Wall in Shanhaiguan area.