Story 32: It takes a long time.

Nine dragons are the nine dragons in China folklore. In the traditional culture of China, nine is a very large number and nine is an expensive number, so it is used to describe the dragon son, not a specific number. In the Ming Dynasty, there were various opinions about the specific composition of the nine sons of Longsheng, such as Li Dongyang's Huailutang Collection and Yang Shen's Sheng 'an Collection.

There are some stone tablets in the pavilions at the entrance of many temples. On the pedestal, there is often a tortoise named tourmaline, which also enjoys hegemony and loves to bear burdens.

In ancient times, I often carried three mountains and five mountains and made waves in rivers, lakes and seas. Later, Dayu subdued it when he was controlling the water. It obeyed Dayu's command, pushed mountains and dug ditches, dredged rivers and made contributions to water control. After the flood was defeated, Dayu was worried that he would run around again, so he moved a huge stone tablet with the indomitable spirit, engraved with the achievements of water control, and told him to carry it. The heavy stone tablet was too heavy to walk around casually.

The spiny turtle is very similar to the tortoise, but there are differences after careful observation. The thorn turtle has a row of teeth, but the turtle doesn't. The number and shape of nail plates on the carapace of spiny-backed tortoise and tortoise are also different. Also known as the stone turtle, it is a symbol of longevity and good luck. It is always struggling to move forward with its head held high, its four feet desperately propped up, struggling to move forward, but unable to move.

More interestingly, Harvard has a marble tablet, which was donated by China alumni of Harvard University to their alma mater as 1936 on the occasion of the 300th anniversary. Its inscription commemorates the founding history of 1636 Harvard College and emphasizes the significance of culture and scholarship in China and the United States. Mr. Hu Shi wrote the initial inscription in regular script. On behalf of Peking University, he attended the celebration ceremony of Harvard's 300th anniversary and was awarded the honorary doctorate of Harvard.

The original stone of this monument was given by Emperor Jiaqing of Qing Dynasty when Song Jun (1752- 1835) became the governor of Liangjiang in 838, and was ordered to stand in the back garden of Nanjing Governor's Office. The original inscription praised Song Yun's incorruptible character and his loyalty to the Qing government. Although this inscription is still preserved in the local historical documents, the original lettering no longer exists and is replaced by a new inscription in front of us today.

What still exists now contains so many historical fragments that it is quite interesting to think about it.