Legends, myths about bridges

Legend of the collapsed bridge in Cebu (myth)

Anhui Baoqiang

This story is a bit bizarre to say the least, and has often become a take-home program for me to tell to my good storytelling left and right neighbors after tea time. Every time I tell a story, I have to make use of the topic to say what I really want to say.

Collapsed bridge, in fact, not collapsed, and more is not what the aftermath of poor-quality engineering, just the name called collapsed bridge.

Legend has it that after Lu Ban was appointed as an immortal in the lower world, he traveled all over the world to build bridges over water and to do good deeds. Anyone who aspires to be a carpenter honors Lu Ban as his ancestor.

This day, Lu Ban traveled to the northeast corner of the city of Suzhou thirty miles, this place is called: Uribashi Zhai, also known as Artemisia ditch Zhai. This place is a place of great talent, often out of the handsome men and women. A large river around the fortress, like a python lying on the ground; fertile land, growing lush crops, green forests of birds singing. Lu Ban view of this scene can not help but praise, but feel the beauty of the village to go only a narrow bamboo bridge, so, the intention of building bridges.

Lu Ban is an immortal, build a bridge, how many parties need wood and stone, never bother much effort, how long it takes to consume the hours, almost like a mortal to take a nap and do a dream of effort.

The bridge was quickly built.

Lu Ban packed up things are about to leave, coincidentally, bumped into the stolen pills to ride a donkey out of the upper realm of the immortal Zhang Guolao. Why did Zhang Guolao ride a donkey backwards? Afraid of someone behind him to chase him. This Zhang Guolao a little blind flavor, see Lu Ban so quickly to build a good bridge, heart a little unconvinced, so, stop Lu Ban not to go, said Lu Ban "hemp not called hemp, called pit people! If you can build a bridge so quickly, can you stand the pressure?" Lu Ban is a lower realm immortal, where to see Zhang Guolao, listen to Zhang Guolao so, thought: good life donkey you ride upside down, certainly not a good person; I do good, you also damage me, I have to talk to you a scolding, on Zhang Guolao said "you walk over or donkey walk over or perhaps you and donkey a piece of the donkey and donkey and you with how to do anything, collapsed, voluntarily be punished. " This sentence Zhang Guolao is understood, otherwise, what is the upper world of the gods, you do not say this big words then, since said, do not blame me intentionally difficult for you.

So, Zhang Guolao and Lu Ban made a bet. Lu Ban said, you Zhang Guolao if you ride a donkey over, the bridge is safe and sound, even if you lose, you will always ride a donkey upside down. Zhang Guolao said, you Lu Ban said big talk is not afraid of the wind to stir up the tongue, if your bridge can hold my donkey in the top of two steps without collapsing, count me Zhang Guolao completely lost, otherwise, you will have to gouge out an eye, called you have eyes without a pearl.

So, a contest that cannot be seen by mortal eyes began.

Zhang Guolao secretly made the move to move mountains and fill the sea, moving the weight of the three mountains and five mountains to ride on the back of the donkey, the god donkey was pressed to stagger stepped on the bridge Lu Ban repaired. Zhang Guolao see the god donkey are shaking, heart secretly laugh. The divine donkey just walked two steps, Lu Ban repaired the bridge will not work, see sinking. Lu Ban quickly, took out a divine axe on the bridge under a support, the bridge immediately not down.

This is really interesting, in the middle of nowhere, late at night, one is a god, one is a fairy, you argue, who do not admit that they lost to their opponents, the result of the local landlord woke up.

After the fair referee of the land lord, both sides lost, the reason is that both have cheated. Lu Ban does not support an axe under the bridge, the bridge collapse is certainly undoubtedly, Zhang Guolao secretly make false violation of fair play of moral justice. In this case, this god and fairy have to fulfill their promises. Even so, are still talking about the sarcasm. Zhang Guolao said, you Lu Ban gouge out an eye, in the future to do carpentry work more straight line, no longer need to practice cock-eye. Lu Ban said, you Zhang Guolao riding a donkey upside down what's wrong, you can declare a patent, horse snake fart poison (unique) one, if the mortals say you are a thief, you'll get your immortal diploma to him.

From then on, carpenters have faithfully inherited the tradition of their ancestor Lu Ban, and will carry it forward, even if the planing of the planks, sawing straight wood, have to squint up one eye repeatedly adjust the line. As for Zhang Guolao's side, may be miserable point, so far did not find a case to learn his.

Uriqiaozhai overnight, the river more than a bridge to this magical flavor still need to say? The news spread, and soon Uribashi became famous. Later, the landlord is not willing to be lonely, the original story of the matter will dream to a Feng surnamed storyteller old artist, this Feng old man personally to the bridge to see, really have donkey hoofprints two, clearly distinguishable. And personally to the bridge, dive into the water, touched the axe handle.

Afterward, people changed the crib bridge to a collapsed bridge. Every year in the height of summer when the cicadas are loud, the bloodthirsty young man swimming under the bridge, those who have a heart of silence, a fierce dive down, you can touch the axe handle of Luban. It is said that the person who can touch the axe handle, within three years, no major or minor illnesses, and will also make good luck, wishing for success. And the wrong-minded or oily blind excels, casually, saying to himself "see if I can touch." Oops! Just this sentence, properly, how to touch can not be touched, followed by those who, even if they pretend to be silent appearance is not helpful.

Mythical stories are myths, not surprisingly. Hangzhou has the Broken Bridge, Lianyungang has Huaguo Mountain Waterfall Cave, tourists mostly go, therefore, attractions such as these can be a place to support the tourism industry, to say no surprise. The same are myths and legends, we have a bridge collapse in Cebu, why has not become a tourist attraction in Cebu? It's just a weird thing to say.

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Editor's NoteAlso all myths and legends, we have collapsed bridges in Cebu, so why hasn't it become a tourist attraction in Cebu so far? It's a strange thing. ---- appreciate, read this, can not help but want to play on the subject, for Mr. Baoqiang to finish the sentence: I think, from these three myths can be seen, the Chinese people are most enjoyable, the first is the very male-female relationship, and the second is the weak against the strong. As for the collapsed bridge, it's not worth mentioning because it was built by intellectuals. --The history of Chinese civil society never seems to get out of the circle of ignoring talents. -- Su Lang --

Phoenix Bridge beautiful myths and legends

Old times, Hefei East Gate outside the Dam Street east along the Interstate River to the north of the Branch River, in the Branch River on the mouth of the bridge, the name is: "Phoenix Bridge". In the earliest days, this is a river beach, beach bank green trees and flowers surrounded by bees and birds and the scenery is very beautiful.

Legend has it that on the night of the Tanabata Festival one year, the sisters of a village near the river beach gathered together, have knotted colorful threads and wore colorful needles in the hope of becoming "skillful hands", "skillful sister", "skillful wife", in order to get the God of heaven. in the hope of becoming "skillful hands", "skillful sisters", and "skillful daughters-in-law", so as to be rewarded by the God of Heaven. Just when the sisters were busy and happy, a hand of the most dexterous girl suddenly saw the night sky sky door open, the Milky Way first crossing, the Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden met. The girl couldn't help but cry out in joy: "Look! Look! The Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden are meeting!" In order not to lose the elegance of the girl, the girl from time to time with a hand on the mouth to cover the cover. When the god of heaven saw this, he mistook it for a wish to grow a beard on the girl's mouth, and gave it to her. Since then, the girl has grown a thick beard on her mouth.

A girl with a thick beard on her mouth is not a man, not a woman, how can she see others? The girl is hiding in her boudoir all day long, the door does not come out, more than worry, bitter. Another silver moon in the sky at night, the more the clever girl think the more difficult to feel the taste, the days are difficult, they quietly came to the Interfax alone, to the sky and the silver moon sighed: "God ah, your reward did not bring me the slightest happiness and joy, but the opposite of harming my good bitter ah! If you have a spirit, let ** get on your wings and fly to the southern sky to get out of this boundless sea of misery." At the end of his speech, he jumped into the river with a thud.

But that heavenly god in the southern sky above still really heard the clever girl's cry, y guilty. However, Miss Qiao had already thrown herself into the river, what should be done? The God of Heaven thought for a moment, took out a tail of brocade feathers to the girl threw the river place, only to see the river instantly waves, suddenly flew out of the river a colorful golden phoenix.

Since then, this place has been given by the God of heaven auspicious gas, every morning, the rising sun, colorful sunshine reflecting the earth, auspicious gas lingering, there are always a number of phoenixes in the middle of the dance, a good fairy music scene. Later, people for the admiration of the clever girl, and think of the spirit of the phoenix, they will be here to set up a large green stone bridge, called the "Phoenix Bridge".

The Broken Bridge at West Lake, where Xu Xian and White Snake met.

Su Causeway, where lovers walk hand in hand across the bridge to have a long and happy marriage.

Legend of Lotus Bridge

Jinxiang South section of the river and the North Gate Bridge and the adjoining area, another bridge called the Lotus Bridge, to the bridge next to the Lotus Ann named. Legend has it that there were only a few families here, neither bridge, nor nunnery. There was a family surnamed Cheng, only mother and son, the mother is blind, bedridden, the son Cheng Xiao to back people wading ferry for a living. The mother was blind and bedridden, and her son, Chengxiao, made a living by carrying people across the river. Chengxiao had been in love with a neighboring girl, He Lian, for many years, and was about to marry. But Zhao Gao, a bully who lives in the neighborhood, has been spying on He Lian for a long time, and robbed her and beat him to the point that he is bedridden.

One evening, Cheng Xiao heard someone calling for a ferry, and went out to see an old woman standing on the other side of the river, begging for his help in carrying the ferry. Although he was sick and wounded, he saw the old woman's pitiful appearance and felt compassionate, so he struggled to carry the old woman to the other side of the river. After crossing the river, the old woman suddenly foamed at the mouth and fell to the ground. Without saying a word, Chengxiao carried the old woman home to take care of her. And he ran to get a bone-setter. But when he hurried back with the bone-setter, he found that the old woman had disappeared, and his mother had miraculously regained her sight and had no pain at all. The mother said to Chengxiao, "Son, we have met the living God, just now the old woman touched my eyes with her hand, and I saw everything, and all my illnesses are gone." At this time, He Lian also came back, the original Chengxiao back of the old woman is the Goddess of Mercy in disguise, he was Chengxiao's goodness touched, cured his mother's disease, and saved He Lian. He was touched by his mother's kindness and rescued He Lian, reuniting Chengxiao's family to live happily ever after.

People, in order to repay Guan Shiyin's heart to save suffering, built a Lotus Nunnery by the river, and built a Lotus Bridge next to the Nunnery. The place was named after this.

The Legend of Zakai Bridge

About two miles north of Shengze Town, there is a Jufu Bridge made of green stone and less than three steps wide. Qing Xianfeng years (1860) April 13, loyal king Li Xiu Cheng rate of the Taiping army captured the city of Suzhou. On April 25th, he captured the city of Wujiang County

. In order to open up the passage between Suzhou and Xiuzhou (present-day Jiaxing), the Taiping army's advance party took advantage of the victory to advance southward, and the momentum was like breaking

bamboo. One day, Shengze town rumors that the Taiping army has passed through Pingwang, the town Qing soldiers and property owners fearful, fleeing the road.

At Jufu Bridge, the bridge was so crowded that it was blocked. At this time, there is a funeral shouted

: "material to come! The coffin is coming!" It meant that the coffin was coming and asked everyone to make way. Scrambling to escape the Qing soldiers and wealthy

masters in a panic not to recognize, listening to the "material to be" behind the incessant cries, mistakenly thought that the Taiping army material to be (are coming), to cross the bridge. He was horrified and desperately tried to get out of the bridge.

At once, the chaos, trampled on each other, or trampled to death, or drowned in the water, I do not know how many. From then on, the Jufu Bridge was renamed Zaji Bridge.

Legend has it that lovers who kiss under the Bridge of Sighs, theirs can surely be long-lasting ..........

Legend has it that when it was time to build the Longjing Bridge, the master carpenter invited one after another, led to the stream to take a look, no one dared to promise to build the bridge. Why? Because the terrain is too dangerous! Everyone was so anxious that they did not know what to do.

Then, suddenly came a gray-haired old carpenter, he is known far and wide "two Luban". The townspeople couldn't help but be overjoyed. The old carpenter was very skillful and had built many dangerous bridges! Therefore, everyone called him "Erluban", and over time, they forgot his real name.

The next morning, Erluban led the apprentices to work. She personally measured the design, instructed the apprentices to carry the wood, split the split, saw the saw, planing the planing, chiseling, chiseling, in his careful arrangements, the bridge progress very quickly. It did not take long, the bridge arch set up, the columns on the top of the bridge wooden frame built, the rubble nailed, waiting for the edge of the tile board sawing, nailed to seal the eaves board and cover tile.

On this day, Erluban commanded his disciples to saw the tiles. But as soon as they got to the top of the bridge and walked to the edge, they felt dizzy, panicked, and their hands and feet trembled. Not to mention squatting down to saw the board, is to move a step forward also dare not la! Why? Because from more than ten feet high tile board look down, the stream roaring, spitting clouds, will be confused, the body is unsteady.

When Er Luban saw his disciples squatting and not daring to move, he couldn't help but be angry and anxious. Two hands pressed the tile board, feet a force, turned on the top of the bridge, to go out, also froze! So, the second Luban had to retreat with a red face. He let his disciples to do some chores, he sat at the bridge and pondered: the frame saw board it? First, the project is too large, and secondly, the carpenter for sawing the eaves tile and build a frame, it is too humiliating. In this way, he wanted to ah, want to heh, three days and three nights passed, two Ruben lost a lot of weight, hair also seems to be more white, still not come up with a good way to.

The evening of this day, the apprentices pack up their tools to close the work, the second Luban is still in the bridgehead daze. Suddenly, from the bridge came a ragged, dusty, skinny old beggar woman. She claimed that three days without food, starving dizziness, difficult to walk, begging the two Luban do good, give her a bowl to eat. Two Lu is a kind and generous people, he hurriedly installed a large bowl of rice to the old beggar woman. The old beggar woman took the bowl of rice is not thank you, sitting on a log, slow to eat straight to the sun set in the mountains. Two Luban is not in a hurry, patiently waiting for her to eat next to her. The disciples are waiting for the second Luban. The old beggar woman slowly finished eating, will bowl to the two Luban said: "master, you are really good people." Said, a trembling across the bridge to go.

The second Luban went home and thought for another night, still did not think of a good way to come. The next morning, he came to the bridge again, frowning and thinking hard. At this time, the forest birds chirping, the sun just climbed to the top of the mountain, the sun through the leaves of the trees to show a colorful rainbow. Erluban saw a girl as beautiful as heaven holding an umbrella. With the umbrella to cover the line of sight, gracefully walked to the other end of the rainbow. The second Luban looked mesmerized, a split second, the rainbow is gone, the girl disappeared.

The second Luban hurriedly led his disciples to run at the bridge. Wishing to the sky remotely, he said, "Thank you, Bodhisattva, for pointing out the way!"

After worshiping, Er Luban busily asked his disciples to bring many umbrellas, climbed to the top of the bridge, and hung the umbrellas upside down under the tile boards. Each person's waist tied a safety strong. Everyone stepped on the edge of the tile board, umbrella blocked the line of sight, can not see the cliffs turbulence and deep pools, brain clear eyes, feet steady hand spirit, peacefully sawing both sides of the tile board, nailed on the sealing board, covered with tiles, a lofty wooden arch bridge finally crossed the rapids above the ancient history of bridge building a major spectacle.

Long life bridge legend

Taishan Black Dragon Pool, there is a bridge over the east and west, like the Dragon Pool across a thick eyebrow, and the tourists love; such as the mountain stream leaped out of a rainbow for the Dragon Pool to add color. The bridge body red, and the two sides of the green mountains reflect each other; people walk on it, a bird's-eye view of the Longtan scenic, throughout the Xixi exempted from the show, is indeed a beautiful. This is the striking longevity bridge.

The Longevity Bridge was built in 1924 by Zhang Peirong, the governor of Yanzhou, when Zhang Zongchang was in charge of Lu, but not for the convenience of the people.

It is said that Zhang Peirong is afraid of his wife is afraid of the famous, although in front of the soldiers in the formidable, in front of his wife is to bend the road to stick to the ear, a hundred obedience, to him, his wife's words is the holy decree, is the military order. Mrs. Zhang driving such a rich and powerful husband, they spend extravagantly, wantonly have fun. One day, she heard that Mount Tai had beautiful scenery and many people practiced there to become immortals, and she also had a whim to practice Buddhism and become a Buddha. So she asked her husband to come to Taishan to acquire land to build a temple.

Zhang Peirong, "leading" to Mount Tai, he saw the Black Dragon pool near the green hills around, green trees, bamboo pavilions, ginkgo sky, clear streams entrapped, step by step shadow change, on the Ao Lei, Hibiscus two peaks uprooting the majesty of the heavens, under the waterfalls of Dragon pools, streams of murmuring serenity, is really a great place, it is the cultivation of good places to become a Buddhist immortal. So decided to build a temple here, honored his wife as "Wuji real people", the repair of the temple will be named "Wuji Temple".

Wuji Temple was completed, Mrs. Zhang was wearing a robe, seated in the lotus throne, Zhang Peirong rate of the counties belonging to the size of the government and the nearby people, "Wuji real" bowing and bowing, worship, and print Wuji true scriptures, scattered throughout the counties, the open volume is the Wuji real Taoist costume image. Zhang Peirong honored his wife as a goddess of fairy, ashamed of themselves, they will be for their own praises of the stone monument erected outside the door of the Temple of Wuji.

The temple in the west of the stream, in and out of the mountain have to cross the river and wade through the stream, it is inconvenient, Zhang Peirong and in the hundred-foot cliffs to build a long bridge, in order to please Mrs. Zhang, so that her road into the immortal, immortality, the bridge will be named "longevity bridge".

Then again, Wuji real people, ten days and a half months sitting on the Lotus Throne still feel fresh, time long that Lotus Throne also feel not very good to sit, really can not stand the hardship of the temple life, they do not say "retreat"