There is a sword hanging under some ancient bridges in Chongqing. Why is it so valuable that no one steals it?

This is because folklore says that this sword can bring us good luck. If someone destroys it, the person who stole it will suffer retribution, so no one dares to do it. And this kind of sword generally has a unified name called Dragon Slayer Sword. Many people still believe in this thing. That is because there was a popular legend a long time ago, saying that there is an animal in our river called Jiao. , it can make our river water cover the wall or even let the river water break through the river bank, and then drown us.

So put a sword under the bridge with the sword's edge facing the bottom of the river. In this way, when it passes through the bridge, it will be stabbed by the sword, so it will not dare to cause trouble. That's why people call this sword the Dragon-Slaying Sword. It is considered by us as a sacred token to protect the security of our land and water.

Because the common people regard this sword as a sacred object, generally no one dares to steal this sword. Because legends say that anyone who steals this sword will suffer retribution, especially in the era of ancient mythology.

Even if someone really wants to make some crooked ideas, they generally won’t dare to do it after hearing this legend. Moreover, the government at that time also attached great importance to the protection of this sword. If the sword was really stolen, it would work hard to investigate it, and if it was found by the government, the price would be very serious.

So many people don’t dare to steal, because no one dares to touch something with a theological color, especially when the official government is so strict. Moreover, ancient people believed that this was a sword with divine power. If a dragon came into the river, no matter how high the river was, as long as it touched this sword, the waves would subside and there would be no waterlogging. Condition.

And it has always been a relatively rare phenomenon in the history of our bridge architecture. This design still amazed architects until now. And some people are now saying that this is not just a legend, but that some people have actually seen this phenomenon with their own eyes. When the river rises, the movement of the water when it touches this sword is like the sound of thunder, but there is no definite conclusion as to whether it is true or false.

Of course, this kind of legend in history is only one aspect. The main reason is that in ancient times when technology was underdeveloped, people used this kind of sustenance to express their yearning for a better life. After all, in the ancient small-scale peasant economy that relied on the sky, everyone hoped that the weather would go smoothly, so that they could live well and the world would be at peace, so their practices at that time can also be adopted by our modern times. As people understand, after all, times are different and their ideological realms are different.