What does Old Mother Xishan care about?
Old Mother Xishan is in charge of the Dragon King of the Four Seas, and the world will have smooth weather, peace and security all year round, and live and work in peace and contentment.
Liu Xiu regrouped, collected the remnants, united various forces, and after a long battle, finally overthrew Wang Mang's rule. In AD 25, he re-established the Han government and made Luoyang the capital.
After he ascended the throne (Emperor Guangwu), he immediately sent his minister Liu Zhiguo to Hongya Mountain to look for his godmother. Liu searched for a long time on the mountain but could not see the old woman. When he was anxious, he suddenly saw a mining god in the deep mountain canyon. Liu hurriedly went to inquire about the old man collecting medicine. He found out that the old man collecting medicine was none other than Liu Ruoyi, a Taoist priest from the Qianbusan Temple. This meant that Zhang Shengxiang had transformed from the mortal body and became a god. Liu Zhiguo returned to the court to report to Emperor Guangwu.
Liu Xiucai understood that his savior was the goddess godmother, and immediately pardoned Hongya Mountain and named it Fenghuang Mountain. Sister Song, who later adopted her, was her godmother's elder sister.
Immediately, Hao She granted Song Sufang the title of "Mother of the Wind God" and built a temple on the "Lishi Terrace", a treasured Feng Shui land, in charge of the Dragon King of the Four Seas. The junior sisters built temples one by one (commonly known as the Nine Mothers). Each has its own history and is famous throughout the ages.
This is the real "Temple of Sister Song Sufang, the mother of Lishitai Xishan" that has been passed down to this day. In history, the incense was strong for several times, but due to wars and other historical reasons, the incense was temporarily interrupted. Later, the people mistakenly regarded the Xishan Laomu Temple as the "Beishan Houtu Emperor Temple" in Yi County, hence the name.
Yixian County is Beishan, and there is no such thing as Xishan. This temple is the real "Xishan Laomu Temple". Devoted men and women from afar have been yearning to go to Yixian to offer incense. This is a historical misunderstanding.
Related legends about Xishan Old Mother in Tianchi, Wenxian County:
According to legend, Shuizhu, the youngest daughter of Xishan Old Mother, could not get used to the lonely life in Xishan and traveled around famous mountains and rivers.
One year during the Dragon Boat Festival, she came to the deep mountains and canyons of Wen County and found that the drought in this area was quite serious. So she drew a gourd-shaped pool on the spot and poured the water from the vase into the water. Unexpectedly, the water After pouring too much, it was about to flood, so he hurriedly invited 9 heavenly generals and 108 heavenly soldiers, and designated 9 bays and 108 districts.
She also personally poked five holes in the waist of the dam where the water was overflowing, and regulated the water, thus forming today's Tianchi and Wuzhi Cave.
Shui Zhu saw that the restored Tianchi was as beautiful as heaven, so he decided not to go back to Xishan and stayed in Tianchi to build mountains and plant trees. Over time, it turned into a fairy stone.
The old mother of Xishan, who was far away in Xishan, waited for a long time without seeing the water drop, so she went out to look for it. When she found Tianchi, she found that her daughter had turned into a huge stone. In a hurry, she also turned into a cliff. In the mountains around Tianchi, there is a cliff that looks like an old woman, which is called "Old Mother Cliff". It is said that it was changed by the old mother of Xishan Mountain.
There are two springs under the cliff that will never dry up, which are said to be the sad tears of an old mother in Xishan who misses her daughter. Even the fragrant grass on the top of the cliff, which is shaped like hair, is like the black hair that falls when water drops are combed through the hair. There is also the curtain-like clear stream on Zhaobi Mountain, which is said to be a mirror for Shuizhu when dressing up; Zhuyugou is where Shuizhu catches fish; Shuishao Mountain is the torch for Shuizhu to illuminate, etc.
Extended information:
The twelve old mothers enshrined in folk temples are:
Wusheng Old Mother, Pishan Old Mother, Lishan Old Mother, Wuji Old Mother, and Golden Body Mother, Samantabhadra Mother, Guanyin Mother, Taishan Mother, Tai Chi Mother, Xishan Mother, Ksitigarbha Mother.
Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia-Tianchi National Forest Park Baidu Encyclopedia-Lao Mu Temple