In "Water Margin", Wu Song killed Ximen Qing, one of the murderers who poisoned Wu Dalang, in the Lion House.
According to the legend about the origin of the Lion Tower in Yanggu County, Ximen Qing has a close relationship with the Lion Tower, and his death here is karma.
There is a local legend about the origin of the Lion Tower: During the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty (1023 AD), Yanggu County had a prosperous population, prosperous business, and numerous shops. At the corner of Yanggu City West Street, There is a Chinese medicine shop. The shop owner's name is Zhao Runchun, and he has no children except a daughter named Xiugu. The father and daughter run a drug store, and the business is going smoothly. Ximen Qing, a local bully, fell in love with Xiu Gu's beauty and sent people to kill Zhao Runsheng and occupy the drug store and Xiu Gu. On the night of their wedding, Xiugu got Ximen Qing drunk in order to avenge her father's murder, locked her in the house, set fire to the house, and then committed suicide. However, Ximen Qing was not burned to death, but the Yuanyang Pavilion in the West Garden was reduced to ashes. In order to suppress evil and frightening, Ximen Qing followed the advice of Feng Shui master and built a lion tower. In front of the building, a pair of stone lions with red eyes and grinning teeth were carved. Later, Wu Song fought and killed Ximen Qing here to avenge his brother, making the Lion Tower famous all over the world.