Their worship of snakes shows "the legacy of Fujian and Vietnam" and their love and respect for snakes. This is the hometown of "snakes", and snakes are enshrined as "gods". Many legends about the "snake god" are still circulating today. Legend has it that there was a flood in Sakamoto, Zhang Hu one year, and the plague raged after the disaster. Hundreds of villagers were killed by the disease, and the people lived in dire straits. There is indeed a scene of "every household singing". Yin Liangong, the local government, went deep into the disaster area to treat the sick people and exorcise evil spirits. And lead villagers to dredge rivers, promote advantages and eliminate disadvantages, eradicate floods, and teach villagers to use various industry technologies to strengthen the people and benefit the people. The evil water demon was expelled and subdued, and the villagers learned a skill from Lian, and the production resumed and the villagers lived and worked in peace.
It's back to its former prosperity and excitement. Liangong died on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month in Ling Zhan, Gutian County. The villagers felt that Lian Gong owed money to the villagers, so they built a small temple by the river, took fire and burned incense from the famous temple of Lian Ling Zhan, and set up a shrine in the temple to offer sacrifices. Up to now, Ling Zhan, Gutian County still has the custom of lighting fire and burning incense before the temple fair in July every year.
According to legend, Maoshan is highly skilled in martial arts and specializes in treating monsters in the water. There are poems in the temple for people to draw lots to ask questions. There are some words in signing poems, such as "like a boat going down the beach", "sailing alone in the wind", "smooth sailing in the future", "crossing the sea and winning a boat" and "a little change will make you a dragon". When people row boats and put firewood on the water, they must first burn incense in the temple and pray for "Master Gong" to bless peace. It is said that if you are in distress on the water, you can save the day by shouting "Master Gong Xian" three times. Lian Gong pinned his hopes on people on the water and near the water, and took the couplets inscribed in the temple as evidence: "People in the town have no boundaries, so they will give whatever they want, and work tirelessly to keep the land and water safe. "
According to legend, on the evening of October 14th, 13th year of Ming Dynasty, Zhao retrieved the white horse essence and passed by Sakaguchi. Lian Gong revealed the prototype of a python, and Zhao wanted to cut it. The villagers shouted, "Lian Gong Qinglong Mountain! Good! " Zhao Shitian didn't do any harm when he saw it.
The worship of snake totem by the people of ancient Fujian and Vietnam has a heritage, and the worship of "snake god" by villagers is even worse. Lian Gong is the reincarnation of the snake spirit in Gutian, Ling Zhan. There is a saying in the local area that "the enlightenment is in Ling Zhan, Gutian, and it is obvious in Lian Gong Temple, Zhang Hu". Since then, "snake" has become the "god" of Zhanghuban people, and the legacy of snake worship in Fujian and Vietnam has been passed down to this day. The following summer, the Minjiang River flooded again, and piles of logs came from the flood and gathered by the river in front of the temple. When the villagers saw so much wood gathered in front of the temple, they called it Lian Gong. All the timber will be transported ashore, and it is planned to build a large-scale "Lian Gong Temple" with this batch of timber. The villagers raised a large sum of money and built a big temple called "Fuqing Hall" on the original site of "Lian Gong Temple".
There are three statues of the snake king in the temple. The three snake kings, surnamed Zhang, Xiao and Lian respectively, are sworn brothers. Lian Gong is the title of "Master of Snake King" and "Master of Nine Days Lian Gong", so people call Lian Gong Master, and people still call Fuqing Hall "Master of Hall". A big temple was built. On the seventh day of July every year, that is, the day when the Communist Party was enlightened, the villagers carried the statue of the Communist Party and toured the village, praying for peace and adequate food and clothing.
People have been praising Lian Po's achievements for generations and paying tribute to Lian Po for thousands of years. There is an inscription in the temple as evidence: "After vicissitudes, why ask about the merits and demerits of the Millennium? Although it is full of hardships, it only requires all people to be happy together. " "Fujian and Vietnam only have my Lake Peak (that is, Zhang Hu Plate), and the Longdong Cave in Xiandu is crowned as the Snake Treasure Hall."
Now, Zhanghuban people have moved to the new city because of the construction of Shuikou Power Station. The "Snake King Temple" was demolished and rebuilt by the lake at the southern end of the new city, and has now been repaired. For thousands of years, the culture of worshipping snakes has accumulated deeply, and "worshipping snakes" has injected new cultural connotations. "Zhang Hu Snake Culture Festival" has been held here for fifteen consecutive years, forming a unique cultural heritage of Fujian and Vietnam. The legend of "snake god" and the folk culture of "snake worship" have become famous at home and abroad. The Snake Festival in Zhang Hu Town is held on the seventh day of July and the seventh day of July in the lunar calendar every year. Worship of snakes is a unique folk custom in Zhang Hu. "There is a snake king temple with a long history in Sakaguchi, Zhang Hu. Every year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, people in the town will hold a grand snake-swimming activity. Every man in the town is wrapped around or holding a live snake, marching in the procession carrying the statue of the big live snake and the snake god.
In the procession, flags are surging, drums are ringing, firecrackers are ringing, and the content and scale of the procession are rare in China, which is a typical embodiment of totem worship of snake-worshipping tribes in Fujian and Vietnam in folk cultural activities.
In contrast, the comparable snake lantern activities are another vivid manifestation of the variation of snake totem worship in folk cultural activities in northern Fujian: during the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month, there were snake lantern activities in Zhanghuban Town, huang keng zhen, Jianyang, Wuyishan and Guangze in Nanping. "