Are there any interesting legends and stories in old Beijing?

There are two related to Liu Bowen.

1. "Gaoliang Ganshui"

There is a famous story about Liu Bowen's construction of Beijing City, which is "highlighting the water diversion". It is said that the emperor of Yuan Dynasty lived in Youzhou Mansion, a miserable place. After the prince swept across the north, the Youzhou government disappeared, leaving a miserable sea. If Liu Bowen wants to build Beijing, it is necessary to subdue the old dragon king and the old dragon mother who are entrenched here. When they saw that Judy's determination to repair Beijing was getting stronger and stronger, and Liu Bowen's idea was getting stronger and stronger, they decided to make trouble. They became an old couple, filled the well water in the city with two water baskets and dragged it away with a cart.

Liu Bowen chose Gao Liang, Dahan, Shandong Province, to chase the water, and told him to run back quickly after stabbing the water reed, and not to look back. Gao Liang rode out of Xizhimen, caught up with the Dragon King and the Dragon Mother, broke a water basket, and Gao Liang ran back, but he didn't fully remember what Liu Bowen told him. He looked back and was swept away by the waves.

The place where Gao Liang was washed away by water is Gao Liang Bridge. Now it is called "high beam bridge" according to homophonic. Unfortunately, the water basket he broke was not filled with that kind of sweet water, but with salt water. Another water basket filled with sweet water was taken to Yuquan Mountain by the Dragon King, so we have always loved the water in Yuquan Mountain. The well on the edge of our city is not a sweet well.

2. "Liu Bowen drives stones"

There is also a legend, which is the legend of chasing stones. Jianbei Beijing needs materials, especially stone. There is a big stone nest in Fangshan District of Beijing, called Shiwo Village. Stone is called white marble. There is also a legend about how these stones are transported. Legend has it that these stones are spiritual and can be rushed to Beijing like cattle.

There is a legend, which comes from a catchphrase, called "Qing Dynasty does not move, Qing Er shakes, Sanqing falls to Lugou Bridge". That is to say, these three big bluestones should be driven out of that big stone nest to repair the city of Beijing. But Qing, Qing Er and Sanqing all agreed that Liu Bowen would drive us to Beijing, so we wouldn't move.

Liu Bowen whipped the three big stones. The biggest bluestone did not move, but endured the pain. How about this Qing Er? Moved a little, so two green ones left Shiwo village; The three young people couldn't stand it anymore and were driven away. But in a hurry, in a hurry, when we arrived at Lugou Bridge, there was a stumbling block that tripped Sanqing, and Sanqing took advantage of the situation. Therefore, it is said that "the Qing Dynasty does not move, Qing Er shakes, and Sanqing falls to Lugou Bridge." Of course, you can't see this kind of landscape now.