At that time, Qi Jiguang was appointed as the company commander of Jizhen Town. With the support of Tan Lun, he personally planned and supervised the Jinshanling Great Wall (located in Luanping County, Hebei Province).
The structure of this section of the Great Wall is unique. The wall is made of huge strips of stones and bricks. At the eastern end of the Jinshanling Great Wall, on the towering Tiger Hill, there is a wangjinglou at the top of the mountain, with an altitude of 1000 meters. There are cliffs on both sides of the building, and people can only climb through the cracks in the stone. It is said that many people were killed and injured in order to transport a stone when it was built, but the stone still could not be transported. This moved the Jade Emperor so much that he immediately sent his nephew Erlang God to transport stones. That night, Erlang God came to the foot of Tiger Mountain and saw piles of stones there. Then he shook his magic knife and immediately turned it into a mountain whip. He whipped the mountain whip with his hand and shouted "change" The stone immediately turned into a big goat and went straight to the top of the mountain. When he reached the top of the mountain, he counted, neither more nor less, just enough. At this time, a soldier urinated in the tent, suddenly saw Erlang God herding sheep and ran back with a scream. Erlang was also taken aback when he heard someone shouting. He kicked dozens of stones down the mountain and landed on the east mountain. Jiro immediately ascended to heaven.
In this way, there are dozens of stones missing for repairing wangjinglou. Now, when you go to wangjinglou, you will see that five of the twelve cornerstones at the bottom of the building are built with rubble. The stones kicked down the mountain by Erlang God are still piled up in the ravine, and the locals call them jumping stones.
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Near the gate of Jiayuguan Pass, there is a big ancient willow that two people can't hold together. With deep roots and luxuriant leaves, it is called "Zuo Gongliu". There is a legend about this ancient willow tree.
According to legend, during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, Zuo was ordered to lead an army to quell the unrest and came to Jiayuguan. When he saw the desolate scene on the Gobi Desert, he could see nothing but sparse camel grass, which made him feel extremely sad. Because most of the children led by Zuo were children of Huxiang, they were forced to leave their hometown with beautiful mountains and rivers and come to this vast barren land, and they deserted in succession. Seeing this situation, Zuo immediately took a series of measures to stabilize the morale of the army: ordered all soldiers to widen the road, decided to plant a large number of trees on the roadside, and formulated strict laws to ensure the survival of trees. A few years later, willows became shady and trees lined up in this area. Later, a scholar once carved a poem on a willow tree: "The general refused to return to the frontier, and the children of Huxiang spread all over the Tianshan Mountains, and newly planted willows for three thousand miles, which attracted the spring breeze."
It is said that this ancient willow tree near Guancheng in Jiayuguan was planted at that time, so it is called "Zuo Gong Liu".