It is at this critical moment of life and death that the mother of mankind, Nu Wa, bravely stood up. Nu Wa can't bear to see human suffering, and she doesn't want this catastrophe to destroy the energetic human beings she created. She wanted to save the world, so Nu Wa chose some five-colored stones to burn for 7749 days. Finally, the five-colored stones were refined into colorful mud. Nu Wa rolled the stone paste into stone cakes while it was hot, rode a dark horse, and filled the broken places in the sky one by one, finally stopping the collapsed sky. Later, Nu Wa cut off the four huge feet of the East China Sea turtle as four pillars to the sky, so that the sky would not be crooked. Nu Wa also killed the black dragon that harmed human beings, drove away the birds and animals that ate people, and burned reeds into ash piles, thus blocking the raging flood. After that, the sky no longer tilted. The earth no longer collapses, toxic substances that harm human beings are driven away, and terrible floods have dried up. Mankind has a suitable living environment again and thrives on this land again.
The task of mending the sky is too arduous. Nu Wa has exhausted her magical powers and tried her best. When she saw that people were active in this world again, she breathed a sigh of relief and stopped her black god. What a good horse! It has made great efforts to mend the sky. Once it stops hoofing, it will not move. It became a beautiful undulating mountain, like a horse. So, the god of Nuwa, who was riding on horseback, stopped at Mount Li. In order to thank the mother for saving the people, later generations built a temple where the mother's god stopped to worship the god of Nu Wa, and prayed that Nu Wa would bless the world peace. This temple is the old mother's temple of Lishan, and the incense still exists.
At present, the rocks behind the Shiweng Temple in Shandong Lingxiu are still red. According to folklore, they were burned red by the five-color stone refined by Nuwa Mountain. In the rural areas around Lishan Mountain, the "Festival of Mending Heaven and Land" is celebrated on the 20th day of the first lunar month every year. Every family bakes and steams cakes. If the cake is not ripe, throw one into the house, which is called mending the sky, and put another on the ground, which is called mending the ground. These are ways to commemorate Nu Wa, so that people will always remember Nu Wa's morality of saving the world.
Huaqingchi Hot Spring at the foot of Lishan Mountain is famous at home and abroad. Why are there hot springs here? The folklore goes like this: When Nu Wa burned five-colored stones, the fire reflected the sky and lit up the earth. The fire was absorbed by the sun god, and the sun brightened again, and the four seasons kept shining on the world; The hot air is absorbed by the underground water in Lishan Mountain, and the water becomes a hot spring flowing all the year round, and the hot spring becomes magical because of the magic of Nu Wa, which has the effects of exorcising evil spirits, removing poison, eliminating disasters and diseases. For thousands of years, Lishan hot spring has been famous far and wide, and tourists are constantly coming. Nowadays, soaking in hot springs has become a prosperous time for people. When people come here, they can not only wash away the dirt on their bodies, strengthen their bodies and prolong their lives, but also wash their clean and dust-free souls and hearts in this outstanding place.
The legend of the goddess of mending heaven and the old mother saving the world has existed since ancient times and is well known all over the world. Non-nosy people make it up at will. Fundamentally speaking, these legends have long enjoyed a good reputation, expressing the yearning and pursuit of generation after generation. Mother's story of mending the sky embodies a selfless and fearless heroism and dedication, a hatred and contempt for the evil forces and destructive forces that have brought disasters to the world, and a strong desire for a better new life and a better new world. These are the spiritual motivation for human beings to overcome all kinds of difficulties and obstacles, to cross all kinds of human sufferings, and to continue civilization, progress and move towards a new life. The history of human civilization for thousands of years was written under the drive of this internal motive force. Once a nation or a country loses its indomitable spirit of struggle and dedication, it will only come to a sad end if it is arrogant and extravagant, does not strive for progress, or is discouraged and does not dare to fight. The goddess fills the sky, which is probably the practical significance of my mother's salvation.