Legend of the Great Wall (detailed! ! ! )

People say that the Great Wall of Wan Li was first built by Qin Shihuang. In fact, he didn't build the Great Wall at first. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period before Qin Shihuang, there was a prince of Yan State, who was in danger of being eaten by neighboring countries at any time because of his small territory, few military forces and weak strength. In order to save his country, the monarch of Yan requisitioned civilian workers and built a high wall on his national border to prevent foreign enemies from invading.

Because there was no lime at that time, the walls, stones and bricks he built were plastered with mud. In order to seize the time and repair the city wall as soon as possible, he ordered not to stop work in winter. It was cold and the mud needed hot water, so the migrant workers carried the big iron pot to the construction site, supported it with three stones, and added firewood to boil water. Over time, the iron pot was burned with a big hole, and the water in the pot leaked out; Put out the fire under the pot. However, migrant workers also unexpectedly found that when water was spilled on the stones in the pot, the hot stones exploded in the water, and many white noodles were fried. It's strange for migrant workers to watch and think. When a person mixes this white flour with water and thinks it is wetter and more sticky than mud, he puts it in the gap between stone strips and bricks.

The next day, migrant workers found that the stone strips and brick joints plastered with this white flour were much stronger than those plastered with mud. Yan people were inspired and burned lime to wipe the seams of the city walls.

Later, Qin Shihuang unified China, and in order to keep the throne, he also built the Great Wall of Wan Li in the form of a prince. When construction started, he ordered the original Yan people to do the work of burning lime. So the waste materials used to build the Great Wall at that time were all burned by Yan people. Where the Great Wall was built, it was burned on the hillside. The quality of the burned ash was very good, and it was called "eternal ash" by later generations, which means it will not deteriorate for ten thousand years.

After the Great Wall was completed, other migrant workers returned to their respective places. Because Yan people burned ashes, Qin Shihuang pulled out gold and silver to build a town for Yan people. This town is now Beijing. So at that time, Beijing was called Yanjing, and the mountain where Yan people burned ashes with stones in the north was collectively called Yanshan.

Paoma Changcheng steet

After Qin Shihuang beat the Hu people away, in order to prevent the Hu people from retaliating, he proposed to build a strong Great Wall on the border with the Hu people. His suggestion won the appreciation of many ministers. I agree to start with Liaozhong in the northeast, because it is still a strategic place as soon as it faces the sea. From there, the Great Wall can be completely built before the Hu people regain their previous momentum.

So, where to fix it? Qin Shihuang advocated enclosing all the unified six countries with the Great Wall. Many ministers said that if all six countries were surrounded, the total length of the Great Wall could reach several Wan Li, and it would take decades to complete. This consumes too much manpower and material resources, which may cause people to die. Therefore, the ministers suggested that it would be better to make it shorter. However, no matter how the minister opposed it, Qin Shihuang strongly advocated encircling the six countries with the Great Wall. The more he argued, the more the ministers objected. Qin Shihuang looked up and thought for a moment, with an imperceptible sneer on his face. He suggested marking the Great Wall with horse racing. Let a general ride a fast horse. After the horse is full, people will set off from Shanhaiguan and cross the borders of the six countries non-stop. They can run as many days as they can, and they can run as far as they can.

Ministers believe that this is possible. Even a swift horse chasing a romantic moon runs for two or three days, that is, two or three thousand miles. So, they nodded and promised who would have thought, and Qin Shihuang put forward another condition: along the national border, no matter whether it is a mountain peak or a flat land, a camp should be built every 300 miles to let racers run around the camp and strengthen the strength of the troops. Ministers don't know the intention, they all agreed.

After the civil and military officials stepped down, Qin Shihuang called his confidant and said a few words to them, and they parted ways.

On the day of the horse race, I saw a general wearing a white helmet, riding a white horse, wearing a white robe and hanging white armor. He flew out of the first camp, took a flat road, climbed mountains, and arrived at the second camp for more than half a day. Rushed out of two camps and headed straight for three camps. Four, five ... more than six days, I hurried through ten camps.

Qin Shihuang received a report from scouts that the racers had rushed through ten camps.

These ministers wondered how the horse could run like this, and it was still running after more than six days.

Five or six days later, the horse was reported, and the jockey had run to the 20 th battalion. The minister is even stranger. Why, where is this horse still running? Who is this? What kind of horse are you riding? It's been more than ten days, and I should be exhausted if I don't die. What must be the fairy riding?

More than six days later, the horse was discovered and reported, and the jockey once again rushed through ten camps.

This time, the minister understood that even a fairy could not do it. You look at me and I look at you. Did Qin Shihuang cheat from it?

One by one, stable boy reported that the racers had rushed through forty camps. Qin Shihuang was overjoyed, not to mention. However, some ministers have crooked noses.

The white robe will still ride on horseback. The horse ran to Jiayuguan and saw that the white robe whipped the white horse several times, and the white horse's nose and mouth were runny and fell to the ground one by one. The white robe will also fall off the horse.

What's going on here? How did a horse run all the way to Vandolly? It turned out that this was a tactic used by Qin Shihuang. In order to achieve the goal of the Great Wall encircling the six countries, he proposed to set up a battalion every 300 miles, and he sent eight confidants. Each camp is equipped with a white horse and a white-robed general. The white robe of the first camp will go to the second camp, and the reserve team of the second camp will run out later, looking like a person. In this way, a * * * dispersed more than forty camps.

Then why did Jiayuguan people fall? It turned out that there was a general named Zhao in Jiayuguan camp, who was extremely dissatisfied with the practice of Qin Shihuang. He thinks that if the Great Wall is built in Jiayuguan, it can stop the invasion of Hu people. Why did it take so long to build? It's too expensive So, when he saw the fast horses from the former camp, he let the horses who had stayed in Russia for a few days drink water. After he got on the horse, he whipped it off twice. As soon as the horse was clever, he ran a few steps and choked on the ground.

Qin Shihuang was very unhappy when he heard that the horse had landed in Jiayuguan. However, according to his words in advance, the Great Wall must be built to Jiayuguan.

Meng Jiangnu cry the Great Wall

In ancient times, Meng Laohan and Jiang Laohan were neighbors separated by a wall. One spring, Meng Laohan planted a gourd seed in his yard. After careful cultivation by watering and fertilizing, the gourd seedlings grew fat and tall, climbed over the fence and made a big gourd in Jiang Laohan's yard, weighing dozens of pounds. When the gourd was ripe, Lao Manjiang cut it with a knife. Suddenly, he saw a white, fat and lovely female doll lying inside. Lao Manjiang was overjoyed and ran to tell everyone. When the villagers heard about it, they came to watch this new thing one after another, but Meng and Jiang had a contradiction and quarreled bitterly. Meng Laohan said firmly, "I planted this gourd myself, and the fat girl is mine." Lao Manjiang stubbornly said, "This gourd is tied in my yard, and this girl should be mine." After three days and nights of quarreling, it was inseparable and fruitless. After mediation by the villagers, it is concluded that the female dolls belong to two families, who live in turn and support each other, and are named "Meng Jiangnv".

Time flies, the sun and the moon fly, and more than ten years have passed in an instant. Meng and Jiang, two old people, chose a son-in-law for the grown-up and named him, and chose a good day to get married. Unforeseen things happened. On their wedding day, the bride and groom will pay their respects. Suddenly, they rushed into several officials from the outside, swarmed and took the groom Fan Xiliang as a civilian. It turned out that at that time, because Qin Shihuang dispatched a large number of civilian workers all over the country to build the Great Wall and worked day and night, countless civilian workers were exhausted and starved to death. In order to speed up the progress of the project, they caught migrant workers everywhere to supplement it, and Fan Xiliang was also sent as a migrant worker to repair the Great Wall.

A year passed in a blink of an eye, and there was no news of Fan Xiliang. She was so anxious that Meng Jiangnv couldn't eat or sleep and didn't know what to do. After consulting with the two old people, she decided to go to her husband and vowed never to go home until she found him. She brought her husband dry food and extra warm clothes and set off. Along the way, wind and rain, sun and rain, hunger and cold, trekking, we finally found a place to repair the Great Wall after trekking in Wan Li. Only after asking did I know that many people died in repairing the Great Wall, and Fan Xiliang, her husband, was buried under the Great Wall, and her bones could not be found. The news came like a bolt from the blue, and Meng Jiangnu immediately began to cry sadly. Tears welled up and the sound was like thunder. She cried earth-shattering, and it was dark. She watched the Great Wall collapse, the 800-mile-long Great Wall, and she cried wherever it fell. This time, the project manager was anxious to report to Qin Shihuang, who had been here to inspect the progress of the project. Qin Shihuang hurried to see Meng Jiangnv, trying to find out the root cause. After seeing her, she was fascinated by her beauty and insisted on making her a "queen of the palace". Although Meng Jiangnu was full of anger, she still suppressed her hatred and had a brainwave. She must agree to the three conditions of Qin Shihuang to become a "formal queen". First, find the body of her husband Fan Xiliang; Second, hold a state funeral for her husband; Third, Qin Shihuang will wear linen for Fan Xiliang and Dai Xiao, and have a funeral. Qin Shihuang listened to the three conditions mentioned by Meng Jiangnv and thought for a moment. In order to get the beautiful Meng Jiangnv, he crustily skin of head agreed. After paying homage to Fan Xiliang's grave, Meng Jiangnu's long-cherished wish came true. Facing the rolling Bohai Sea, she committed suicide by jumping into the sea. The story of Meng Jiangnv crying in the Great Wall was quickly sung by people. In memory of her, people built a tomb and a temple for her on a hill near Shanhaiguan, and named it "Jiangnv Temple". The story of Wan Li, Meng Jiangnu, who found a husband to send a cold coat and cried down the Great Wall for 800 miles, is a household name and has been passed down to this day.

At night, Genghis Khan strolled in the black pine forest.

12 13 In the early autumn, Genghis Khan went south and led 65,438+10,000 troops to settle in Wushabao. His eyes are like fire, and his face is shining. He climbed to the top of the mountain, took off his hat and held it in his hand. Facing the altar, he prayed to heaven: "Give me victory! Now I'm going out to punish the gold man! " At the foot of the mountain, thousands of cadres shouted in unison: "God! Genghis Khan! Oh, my god Genghis Khan! " The sound shook the earth and resounded through the clear sky. Genghis Khan said to the soldiers, "When you charge in a war, you should dash like an eagle!" " With hostile arrays. You should leap like a yellowbird when you are young! Have the spirit of hungry tigers and angry lions devouring everything! "The soldiers are full of passion. Then, at the command, the cavalry column rolled south like an arrow. Like a broken bamboo, it goes straight to Badaling.

Just as the vanguard troops were about to reach Guanling, the formation suddenly became chaotic and people shouted. The team behind the gallop will not advance. Genghis Khan was very surprised to see this scene in the distance. He didn't see the smoke and flags in Guanshan, nor did he see the shooting of bows and arrows. It is dark red, fresh and creepy. The original ground was covered with a layer of iron, and the sharp iron needle plunged into the horseshoe leg, and people turned upside down. When they fell, they were stabbed again, and then the cavalry came soon ... "How can such a small skill stop the rolling iron flow!" Laughed Genghis Khan, while directing the treatment of the wounded and horses, he ordered the rear team to clear the road, sweep the iron bar down the mountain stream, and soon he arrived at Juyongguan, where the town is located.

On both sides of Juyongguan, there are mountains and rocks, and spies are in the air, guarding the main roads. What's more, the gate of Guancheng has already been cast with molten iron, which is really impregnable. Genghis Khan ordered the vanguard to try to attack, only to see flags flying on the city, golden drums ringing, arrows like locusts, and thunder like raindrops. Three transgressions and five times to storm, all have no effect. Genghis Khan's army was trapped in the North Valley for several days and was in a dilemma. Seeing that rations and forage are exhausted, it is difficult to support it any longer. Genghis Khan sighed: "How can you destroy the world with the benefit of bow and horse?" At this time, the accounts were tied for eight times, offering a plan to pass the customs. Zabaki said: "After several days of exploration, I found a path with dense pine forests on both sides, and I could only ride around it by myself. I can go around the back of Juyongguan overnight. Genghis Khan was overjoyed and acted according to the plan. In the evening, Genghis Khan led the army to feint Juyongguan in turn, and led the Qingqi. People used gold (containing things in their mouths to prevent talking) and Ma Dai chewed (containing small chains in animals' mouths) and went straight to the black pine forest. At dawn, at the entrance of Nankou on Juyongguan's back, the golden drums sounded loud and the killing sounded suddenly. Genghis Khan's cavalry came down like a magic weapon and broke the city in lightning speed. Eight 8 Jin Jun soldiers guarding Nankou City were sleeping soundly, and they were captured without knowing the reason. Then Genghis Khan took Juyong country in the north and Zhongdu (now Beijing) in the south, which eventually became a great cause.

Zongxisaguangou road

In the 28th year of Yuan Dynasty (1368), Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne in Yingtianfu (Nanjing), and his country was famous. At that time, Xu Da was named General Lu, and he received the important task of capturing Yuan Dadu (now Beijing).

Xu Da led the troops in the Northern Expedition, fought all the way and was invincible. On July 27th, Tongzhou Dadoucheng is just around the corner. Zong released the news of Moore in time and was frightened. He first consulted with empresses and princes in Qingning Hall, hoping to avoid soldiers going north. Then the ministers were called in Duanmingtang to express their opinions. After hearing this, the ministers expressed their opinions one after another, and the hall was in chaos. Eunuch Bo Yan didn't need to burst into tears and said, "Your Majesty should stick to the world created by his ancestor Kublai Khan. How can you abandon it? " Tuohuan timur lingered in the temple for a while and said with a sigh, "Today, how can I be the second emperor of Qin Hui in the Song Dynasty!" He thinks it's better to escape than to be captured. It was dark, and he led his empresses, princes and some ministers to open Jiande Gate and escape from Dadu. At dawn, the royal chariots and horses and their party have already walked on the road of Guangou. He is familiar with this road, but when he came here today, he had mixed feelings and couldn't help sighing. After the Yuan Dynasty made Beijing the capital, it called the former old capital and forest (now Zhenglan Banner in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region) the capital. Every year from April to September, the emperor spends his summer in the mountains. Returning to most areas after autumn, "I am used to it." "The capital is in summer, and birds can still know dragons." Guan Gou is the only way for emperors of past dynasties to go back and forth, so they have been focusing on development, large-scale construction, widening roads, carving Buddha statues on cliff walls in dangerous areas, building temples beside roads and begging for the blessing of the gods. The largest is Yongming Temple in Dabao Township, with gardens, palaces where the emperor stayed and magnificent crossing towers. The site of Duta is the "Yuntai" that can still be seen today. At that time, Guangou Road was very lively. A monk wrote a poem: "Ten miles in the gravel, five miles, a thousand cars meet ten thousand cars." Chaerhuan Muer set foot on the road of escape this time, all the way was sad, and the touching scene made people cry. It is sad to think that the dancer's life of fighting in the palace day and night is a thing of the past, and the future is uncertain. It's noon now, just in front of the crossing tower of Yongming Temple. This pagoda was built with suitable jars and paste on the anniversary of Moore's accession to the throne 10. I thought that the Zen spirit could protect the country forever, but after years of internal and external troubles, the country was shaken. As usual, the monks in the temple quickly set up an altar, lit candles and incense. I stayed for a long time, stood for a few minutes, and then hurried on the road with a sad face. At dusk, the car rode to Badaling Pass. Under the red gate of Peking University, he turned and looked at the foggy south. He seemed to see the dim metropolis, sobbing, and tears blurred his eyes ... and bid farewell to Guangou Imperial Road.

Moore's gleeful escape to the north is a sign of the demise of the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu praised him for "quitting after knowing his destiny" and gave him the title of "Shun Di" after his death.

Li Chuangwang Feibing stayed in Yong.

In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1644), Li Zicheng, the king of Zhuang, became king in An, and the founding name was "Dashun". The news reached Beijing, and the Ming court was like thunder. Then came the battle report of Li Zicheng's army crossing the Yellow River to Beijing, which made the emperor Zhu Youjian anxious like a cat on hot bricks in his palace, and quickly called his ministers to offer suggestions. Ministers proposed to strengthen the defense of Juyongguan. Knowing that keeping Juyongguan must keep Badaling, they withdrew their troops outside the city gate and concentrated on defending Badaling Great Wall. At that time, the Great Wall will be densely covered with fortresses and swords, and foot soldiers will prepare bows and arrows and crossbows.

Legend has it that King Chuang invaded Shanxi, captured Taiyuan, occupied Ningwu and Datong, and went straight to Fu Xuan and Yanqing. Li Zicheng had already heard about the natural barrier, so he led people to visit the terrain outside Badaling Mountain. I saw a road cut off by the Great Wall between the two mountains, and a tall Guancheng stood at the intersection. The city gates are locked, the banners in the city are like clouds, the whistle is endless, ten thousand people act, and the swords and guns are like forests. After some discussion, it was decided to capture Guancheng the next day. Just before dawn, I heard the sound of guns rumbling in front of Badaling City and the sound of killing everywhere. Siege soldiers, ride the ladder, attack the city gate and charge bravely. On the other hand, the defenders in the city are commanding, artillery bombardment, crossbows, bullets like hail, arrows like rain, but the rebels are blocked again and again. Until dark, more than a dozen attacks failed, so we had to retreat to the camp 30 miles away. The attack was frustrated and Li Zicheng was unhappy. He believes that since he was involved in the torrent of struggle of peasant rebels, he has experienced setbacks, winning without arrogance, losing without rashness and being invincible. Will he be trapped under Badaling today? Just then, a scout came to report that there was a path called Liugou twenty miles east of Badaling. The mountain is high and the road is dangerous, and the defense is lax. From then on, the gully can outflank the back road of Juyongguan. Li Zicheng was very happy to hear that "avoiding the real is empty" is exactly what Sun Tzu said in the Art of War.

On March 15th, the army set out and attacked Liugou at night. General Liugou greeted them without sending an arrow to Du Junshan. Four generals of Juyongguan, Tang Tong, DUZH Rank, He Qian and Ma Dai, went to Badaling to bid a bid a day later, but the rebels made no movement. The spy reported that he had withdrawn his troops and left, but he was more proud of himself. He rewarded the court with a glass of wine and a piece of bread. The four generals were all in high spirits and said with one voice that no matter how brave Chu Zhuangwang was, he could not pass Juyongguan! Just then, I heard a commotion in Guancheng South. The soldiers were in chaos, and someone shouted: "The king is coming!" "Four people listened, laughed, rebuked the bearer, saying that listening to the wind is rain, and his nonsense disturbed the morale of the army. Just then, a letter was sent from the military academy, and Tang Tong took a look, only to wake up from a rude awakening and break out in a cold sweat. It turned out that it was Zhuang Wang who persuaded him to surrender. Four ShouJiang read the letter and looked at the south of the city. Lights were brightly lit, people hissed, ShaSheng deafening, and rebels flooded into GuanCheng. Seeing that the tide had gone, the guards had to put on their royal robes, arrange ceremonial ceremonies, stand on both sides of the south gate of Guancheng, and beat gongs and drums to welcome the king into Guancheng. Li Zicheng occupied Juyongguan and went straight to Beijing, and the Ming Dynasty perished.

Qi Jiguang gave a banquet and arranged seats.

During Jiajing period, Qi Jiguang was stationed on the border of Jimen. At that time, he was just in his early twenties, with a small official position, and his words were understated, which did not attract people's attention. After more than ten years, in the first year of Qin Long (67), the north was in an emergency, and Kyoto faced the invasion of Anda tribe. The Ming rulers quickly transferred the famous anti-Japanese Qi Jiguang from the south to guard the Great Wall. This "capital defense zone" was originally a place where "generals are not allowed to enter". The leader's gate and the main mountain follow suit, embezzling soldiers, protecting officials, and embezzling city funds.

When Qi Jiguang first came, he was in charge of defensive training in Jizhou, Changping and Baoding. Although he has a great reputation, it is difficult to open the situation for a while. Fortunately, Ji Zhen made Tan Lun cooperate with Qi Ji Qin in the war against Japan on the southeast coast, which was another * * * event. He strongly supported Qi Jiguang's cause. They agreed to gather 3000 anti-Japanese soldiers from Yiwu, Zhejiang. These battle-hardened veterans have become the backbone of Qi Jiguang's men; He is not only a model of demonstration, but also an instructor who teaches the defenders of border cities to ride horses and March. At the same time, they also helped Qi Jiguang rebuild the city wall, so as to be "short and thick, high but not refusing sheep, showing the public to take the wall and not sheltering from the wind and the sun". Up to now, the names of the Ming Dynasty and Zhejiang officials on the Great Wall remain in the "Ming Monument".

Tan Lun and Qi Jiguang jointly built the Great Wall, urged officials to build one section each, and personally went to the mountain to inspect the project. They saw that the quality of the city wall was good and uneven, and there was a great difference. At the end of the first phase of the project, they held a big banquet in the Governor's Office and sorted the seats according to their advantages and disadvantages. The best one sits in the hatchback of the hall. The second one sits at the bottom of the corridor, the third one sits inside the gate of the yamen, and the worst one sits outside. After this clear seating arrangement, officials will not dare to cut corners again when they start work again; The material is perfunctory, and the material cost is also greatly saved. A few years ago, the cost of side walls was tens of thousands, and the effect was not great. After the completion of the whole project, the government will spend 654.38 million lines (copper coins) every year, which can match the usage of1.20 million lines in previous years.

Four Folklores in Jiayuguan

Legend of Dingcheng Brick

Dingcheng Brick refers to a brick placed on the back eaves of the West Wengcheng gatehouse in Jiayuguan.

According to legend, during the Ming Dynasty, there was a customs repairman named Yi who was proficient in the 99 algorithm. As long as all the buildings are calculated by him, the materials used for labor are very accurate and economical. The supervisor who supervised customs clearance asked him to count the number of bricks used in Jiayuguan. After detailed calculation, Yi Zhankai said, "99,999 bricks are needed." The supervisor handed out the brick and said, "One more, one less, cut off your head and punish the craftsman for three years." After the completion, only one brick was left, which was placed on the back eaves of the West Wengcheng gatehouse. The supervisor was overjoyed when he learned that he wanted to deduct the wages of Iraq and all craftsmen. Unexpectedly, Yi said unhurriedly, "That brick was put by the gods, and it is a fixed city brick. If it is moved, the tower will collapse. " The supervisor is in charge, and dare not pursue it again. Since then, the brick has been put in place, and no one dares to move. Now, this brick still remains on Jiayuguan Tower.

Ice channel stone transportation

When Jiayuguan City was first built, thousands of stone strips 2 meters long, 0.5 meters wide and 0.3 meters thick were needed. After the craftsmen cut the stone strips in Montenegro, they couldn't lift them, the carts couldn't walk, and the mountains were too high and the roads were too far to transport them. Everyone is worried while cutting stone strips. Seeing that winter is coming, the stone strips have not been shipped out of the mountains. If the construction period is delayed, it will be small without salary, and this head will be difficult to protect. Everyone sighed for a long time. Just then, suddenly there was a muffled thunder from the top of the mountain, and a piece of brocade fell from the white clouds. All the craftsmen quickly caught it and saw several lines looming on it. After reading it, everyone suddenly realized and did it. When winter came, people built a road from the mountain to Guancheng, poured water on the road to form an ice lane, and then put the stone strips on the ice lane to slide and transport. As a result, the stone strips were successfully transported to Jiayuguan City, which not only did not delay the construction period, but also saved a lot of construction period. In order to thank God for his protection, many craftsmen built temples near Guancheng to worship the gods, which became a must-visit place for craftsmen after they started their careers.

The legend of goat carrying bricks

Jiayuguan City, the wall is 9 meters high, and dozens of pavilions of different sizes and countless stacked walls will be built on the wall. The amount of bricks used is amazing. At that time, the construction conditions were very poor, there was no lifting equipment, and it was all carried by hand. At that time, the bricks used to repair Guancheng were all burned 40 miles away. After the brick is burned, it will be pulled to the bottom of Guancheng by ox cart, and then carried up manually. Because of the height of the city, the only way to get up and down is steep and it is difficult to get up and down. Although many people were sent to carry the bricks on the wall, all of them were tired to death, but the bricks on their backs were still in short supply, which seriously affected the progress of the project. One day, a shepherd boy came here to play with sheep. Seeing this scene, he had a brainwave. He took off his belt, tied a brick at both ends and put it on the goat. Then he patted the goat on the back with his hand. The little goat trotted up the wall with a brick on its back. People were surprised and happy after seeing it, and they followed suit. A large number of bricks were quickly transported to the city wall.

Shi yanming

According to legend, in ancient times, there was a pair of swallows nesting in Rouyuanmen, Jiayuguan. One morning, two swallows passed through the customs. At dusk, the female swallows flew back first. When the male swallow came back, the door was closed and he couldn't get in. As a result, the female Yan was heartbroken and made a "chirp" sound from time to time, crying and dying. After his death, his soul never left. Every time someone hits the wall with a stone, he makes a "chirp" to tell people. In ancient times, people thought it was auspicious to hear the sound of Yan Ming in Jiayuguan. When the general went to war, his wife knocked on the wall to pray. Later, before going out, the soldiers took their children to pray in the corner, which formed a custom.