A probe into the legend of boundary fish stone in Fuxian Lake

The maximum water depth of Fuxian Lake is1.57m, and the average water depth is 87m.. It is the largest water storage lake in China and the largest plateau deep-water lake. It is located in Chengjiang County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, about 60 kilometers away from Kunming, the provincial capital. Fuxian Lake is a summer resort with clear water and "coloured glaze". Around the lake 100 km, going deep into it is not plentiful for a week.

Fuxian Lake is a long and narrow gourd with Xingyun Lake in the southwest, and the two lakes are connected by a river (also called Daiyu River). But the anti-wave fish in Fuxian Lake and the bighead carp in Xingyun Lake do not communicate.

There is a strange stone above the river. Because the lakes on both sides of the stone are connected, but the fish don't come or go, it is called "boundary fish stone". There is a garden around the stone, which is called boundary fish stone park. This paper records the author's experience of driving back and forth 100 km to visit the park with Ms. L, Mr. J and Ms. YD.

There are five wooden signs in the garden, which say the legend of the boundary fish stone.

"Since ancient times, where there is water, there are fish, and water flows through the fish. However, the boundary stone in the middle section of Daiyu River connecting Xingyun Lake and Fuxian Lake miraculously made the fish and shrimp in the two lakes afraid to cross the border. Over the years, many scholars and aquatic biologists have come to Jieyushi to explore its mystery, trying to uncover its mystery, but they can't figure it out. Many myths and legends handed down from the people have added mysterious and strange colors to this boulder.

Once upon a time, the little princess of Xingyun Lake Dragon King and the little prince of Fuxian Lake Dragon King met at the boundary stone in the scenic spot and fell in love deeply. Although the Dragon Kings of the two lakes are close neighbors, they are not harmonious, and their father strongly opposes this marriage. The failure of marriage leads to the deterioration of the relationship between the two lakes, so the two sides will set out the battlefield at the boundary pillar and fight. In the end, the two sides took this strange and rugged rock in the middle of the river as a national boundary monument between aquariums and sent troops to guard it. No communication. From then on, although fish and shrimps from the two lakes swam across the river in groups, they all turned back at the stone and dared not cross the line. No wonder some elderly locals often say that people used to fish in the fishing market, with Xingyun Lake on the left and Fuxian Lake on the right. Fishermen also hear the splash of fish jumping out of the water on both sides of the boulder from time to time. It turned out that fish and shrimp from two lakes were fighting at the border and were not allowed to cross the border. According to this folklore, Jiang Sirui, governor of Yunnan Province in the Ming Dynasty, wrote a poem here with emotion when he visited Jieyushi: There are nebulae floating in the sky, and fish and shrimp are forbidden to swim alone. Is the Yangtze River confined to the natural graben and actually cut a gap with water?

Another legend is that a long time ago, there were no bighead carp in Xingyun Lake and no fish (anti-wave fish) in Fuxian Lake. There is a lush fruit tree forest next to the boundary stone, among which peach trees are in the majority. There are eight or nine families living in this fruit forest. They make a living by hunting and fishing. Because of its sparse population and heavy traffic, it rarely contacts with the outside world and calls itself a paradise. There are two brothers and sisters in the small village. Their parents died early, they separated when they were young, and then they married by mistake. After getting married, I found my ancestors and came to my hometown Taoyuan. At this time, taoyuan village was attacked and robbed by bandits after the war, and broken walls was desolate everywhere. The couple were very sad, so they sat on the boulder of the present boundary pillar and set up their own family history with each other. This cross-examination revealed that they were actually brother and sister. At that time, they were sad and happy, crying at each other. But they got married. I am deeply sorry for my parents and grandparents, who have no face to live in the world and jumped off this boulder together. After the brother and sister jumped into the river, the elder brother became a bighead and swam to Xingyun Lake, while the younger sister became an anti-wave fish and flowed into Fuxian Lake. Because they are brothers and sisters, they still have no face to face after becoming fish, so they will never meet the boulder they jumped off. According to this legend, during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty (170 1), Zhu of Tieling mentioned a book when browsing the boundary fish stones: fish have their own characteristics.

Legend has it that the Eight Immortals swam here, and the immortals saw the beautiful scenery, towering cypresses, birds and flowers, and elegant environment, so they played chess and chatted on this boulder. During this period, the immortals often heard the splash of diving next to the boulder, which affected their interest. Tie Guai Li beat the big stone with his iron cane from time to time, trying to scare the fish away. However, the more you fish, the more you jump, until you hit this smooth stone with many caves and different shapes, just like a strange cat giant growling and grinning, and it didn't scare the fish away. The splash of fish jumping on both sides of the stone became louder, and the immortals were surprised. They leaned against the stones and looked at the stones in the river together. I saw a group of fish lined up in the clear river, the big one in front and the small one behind. When they were not near the big stone, the speed was very fast. Once they get close to this strange rock, their speed will slow down. The big fish swimming in front looks nervous and looks back from time to time, just like entering a very dangerous water.

When the fish was only three or five meters away from the strange rock, the tail of the big fish swimming in front immediately fled like an arrow, and the fish queue behind immediately became a mess and turned back. The speed is dazzling, so that some fish are afraid of falling behind and can't wait to jump out of the water to stir the water. Seeing this spectacle, all the immortals think that this place is really the only natural landscape in the world. On a whim, Lv Dongbin wrote three powerful Chinese characters "Boundary Fish Stone" on this boulder, hence the name.

During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, when Jiangchuan County ordered Li Mi to visit this spectacle, he also mentioned the grotesque book stone scales beside the boundary fish stones. For thousands of years, there have been different opinions about whether the dragon king of the two lakes is not bounded by stones, or whether there is no sexual communication between fish, or whether the strange scales scare the fish back. Although all these explain the mystery of fish's non-communication in different meanings, they have no scientific basis and are unconvincing, which can only increase its mystery. Some people think that the water temperature and quality of the two lakes are different, but the water across the river belongs to Xingyun Lake, and the water temperature and quality are the same. Imagine that if the water temperature and water quality are really different, then the fish should turn around and return at the mouth of Fuxian Lake across the river. Why do they have to swim to the boundary stone in the middle of the river and then return to the stone?

This is a mysterious stone! I'm afraid its hidden infinite mystery is only known to fish swimming in the water. "

In recent years, anti-wave fish, a specialty of Fuxian Lake, has been overfished because of its delicious meat and high price, and groups of fish are rarely seen in natural waters. The traditional fishing method is called "car water fishing". On the second day after visiting Jieyushi Park, the author climbed Bijia Mountain alone, overlooking Fuxian Lake, and took the first photo. After going down the mountain, he visited the natural ecological zone of anti-wave fish, where he could see fishing fortifications and narrow anti-wave fish with his own eyes. But the lake is reflective and sparkling, which is difficult to distinguish in the photo.

At the end of the article, the stone tablet left by the poet who moved to the boundary of the tourists, *** 18, is attached for appreciation.

All the photos in this article were taken by the author himself. Miss d in this photo can already speak. This article has been delayed for a long time, which is really wrong!