Allusions to "Looking at the Xiafeng Peak" in the Three Gorges:
During Xia Yu's flood control, the 23rd daughter of the Queen Mother of the West lived in Yaochi Palace, whose name was Yao Ji. She is smart and beautiful, kind-hearted, lively and cheerful, and can't bear the lonely life in the palace. On August 15th, she invited eleven sisters around her to travel around the world.
when they came to Wushan, they saw twelve dragons making waves, and Dayu, who was managing water, was also surrounded by floods. Yao Ji admired Dayu's spirit of water control, and decided to help him with water control. Twelve fairies helped Dayu dredge the gorge and relieve the flood.
From then on, Yao Ji fell in love with the Three Gorges, and the twelve sisters forgot to go back to the palace. Over time, they turned into twelve wonderful and beautiful peaks standing on both sides of Wuxia. Yao Ji is an outstanding representative of the twelve fairies, whose peak is the highest. She is the first to greet the morning glow every day, and she wins the reputation of "Wangxia Peak".
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Ancient culture along the Yangtze River in the Three Gorges
Archaeological excavations show that the Wushan area of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is rich in cultural accumulation, and there are more than 17 cultural sites on both sides of the Yangtze River and Daning River. Experts analyze that this area may be one of the central areas of ancient Ba people's activities, and it may also be the location of the "Ba market".
among the sites of Wushan culture, the most shocking thing is the discovery of human fossils 2 million years ago in Longgupo, Miaozhen Town, Wushan County, on the south bank of the Yangtze River. In addition, the discovery of Weijialiangzi culture in the late Neolithic period has made Wushan a key area for studying the history of the Three Gorges. Several large-scale ancient city sites have also been discovered in Wushan on both sides of the Yangtze River and Daning River, which provides rare evidence for studying the political, economic, cultural and social progress in the ancient Three Gorges area.
Resources
Baidu Encyclopedia-Three Gorges