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What is the turtle body faucet?

The tortoise's dragon head is the overlord.

Under the dam, it is also called tortoise, tortoise and dragon tortoise. , is the ancient legendary god beast in China. It is the sixth son of a dragon and the ninth son of a scale worm. It looks like a turtle and likes to carry heavy loads. Bullying is a symbol of longevity and good luck. It always holds its head high, tenaciously supports on its four feet, struggles forward and never stops.

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The dam, also known as the stone turtle, bears the pedestal of some famous stone tablets in China, which can be seen in the forest of stone tablets and some historical sites. When the wall of the old city of Beijing was demolished, half of it was found under the walls of Dongbianmen and Xibianmen, so it was said to bear the city of Beijing.

In Taiwan Province Province, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty presented 10 piece of tortoise shell carved from "Mamashi" in Jinmen, in recognition of Fu Kang 'an's action of pacifying the forest. Each monument is 3. 1 m high and 1.4 m wide, with Han and Manchu tied together. Unexpectedly, in Tainan County, one of the turtles fell into the sea, and it was not until 100 years later that it was found again and enshrined in Baoan Palace. The remaining nine buildings are kept in Chitang Building.

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