The legend about Mochou Nu:
Mochou Nu is famous for her songs and dances. "Rongzhai Essays" says: "Mochou was a native of Shicheng, Yingzhou. Today, there is a painter in Mochou Village in Yingzhou who writes about her good looks and good deeds. Those who write about her are often sent to far away places." The Mochou girl appears in official history and comes from the ancient "Yuefu" and "Yuefu". "Stone City Music" and "Mochou Music". "Book of Tang. Yue Zhi" records: ""Stone City" was written by Zang Zhi of the Song Dynasty. Shi City was in Jingling, and Zhichang was called Jingling County. When looking from the city, he saw a group of young people singing smoothly, so he composed this song." "Mo Chou Le" comes from "Stone City Le". There is a girl named Mochou in Quartz Bell City who is good at singing ballads. The sound of "Moxi" appears again in "Shicheng Le. He", so the song goes: Where is Mochou? To the west of Mochou's stone city, the boat hit two oars to urge Mochou to come. In the winter of the eleventh year of Tianjian (512), Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty changed the "Western Music" to "Mo Chou Nu" by Shi Cheng and "Barbarian Music" by Yiyun. There were 16 old dancers and eight Liang dancers. Many legends about Mochou Nu also spread from Western Chu to Soochow. In Zhongxiang, there are places of interest such as Mochou Village, Mochou Lake, and Mochou Ferry. Wang Zhiwang of the Song Dynasty said in "Yu Di Ji Sheng": "Mochou Village is to the west of the Han River. There are many peach blossoms on the ground. The flowers fall in late spring and the flowing water is fragrant." "Zhongxiang County Chronicles. Historic Sites" contains: "Mochou Village, in the Two miles west of Han, the ancient Han River passes through the city site, and to the west is the village, where Mochou lived. There is a lake to the north of the city, adjacent to the village, called Mochou Lake. "These places of interest have been visited by literati for thousands of years. A wonderful place that poets admire and seek. The village where Mochou Girl lives was not originally called Mochou Village. Because the peach blossoms bloom every year and are as red as clouds, people habitually call it Peach Blossom Village. Mochou Lake, adjacent to Mochou Village, was called Canglang Lake in ancient history. Taohua Village faces the Snow Tower on the cliff at the west gate of Yingzhong Shicheng and the Yangchuntai in the east of the building across the river. The Canglang Three Lakes in the north of the city are adjacent to the village across the river.
Mochou's father, Mr. Lu, made a living by ferrying people on the Han River, while her mother planted mulberries and peaches in the village. On a stormy day in the early years of King Xiang of Chu, Mo Chou was born in a cabin at the ferry on the bank of the river at the head of Taohua Village. When she was just born, she kept crying. Mr. Lu hugged her and coaxed her: "Don't cry, don't cry, don't be sad, don't be sad, don't worry, don't worry!" When she heard the word "Mochou", she started crying. The sound suddenly stopped. Duke Lu then named her Mochou. "The golden bird scratches its head, and is born to call Mochou." (Ming. Zhang Ning) Mochou girls are in the wind and waves, walking in the wind and waves, drinking the water from the Han River, eating the food from Taohua Village, and sometimes following the sisters in the village on the blue waves I would pick water chestnuts and lotus in the rippling Canglang Lake. Sometimes I would go to the city with my parents to sell peaches. Sometimes I would row a boat in the river or in the lake. Sometimes I would practice dancing and singing at Yangchun Terrace and Baixue Tower. She has a sweet and clear voice, and she can learn all kinds of songs in Yingzhong instantly.
When she grew up to fifteen or sixteen years old, she was like a hibiscus emerging from the water in Canglang Lake, with a slender waist, slim legs, dimples, tasseled lips with a smile, and a fragrant face. The new petals of the lotus are white and rosy; the movement is like the wind sending colorful clouds, light and elegant; the golden voice sings and the jade is flushed, and the colorful sleeves spit out rainbows. The lotus bag breathes good air, and the river waves surge with the sound of jade. With the guidance and help of Qu Yuan and Song Yu, Mochou Nu reinterprets the ancient tunes and blends them with the music of Chu Ci. Following the great piano master Liu Juanzi, she completes the oligarchy classic "White Snow in Spring" The music is sung. Mochou's reputation for singing and dancing spread to the palace of the King of Chu. King Chu Xiang conscripted her into the palace as a singing and dancing girl, and banished her fiancé, brother Wang Xiang from the east, to Yangzhou. Yangzhou is thousands of miles away from Yingzhong. Brother Xiang's departure is really a matter of life and death. The ancient "Mochou Le" records the sad scene of Mochou's daughter tearfully bidding farewell to Brother Wang Xiang on the Han River: "Wearing joy, we went down to Yangzhou and saw each other off at the top of Chushan Mountain. We put our arms around our waists and saw that the river was not flowing!" The snowy waves of the Han River were flowing. , Mochou's clothes can't be exhausted. She watched the boat carrying Brother Xiang go away, and with anger in the white snow tower, she rushed to the Han River!
To commemorate her, people renamed Taohua Village to Mochou Village and Canglang Lake to Mochou Lake. The Jitou Ferry under the Baixue Tower where she tied a boat to climb the rock was named Mochou. Cross. "There is no sorrow when we are separated, and there is no joy when we know each other anew." (Qu Yuan's "Nine Songs. Young Commander") Legend has it that Mo Chou was not dead. She was rescued by a fisherman in the Han River. They searched for Qu Yuan's traces and also searched for them. After passing Brother Wang Xiang, he went boating in the rivers and lakes without leaving a trace, and truly returned to the people. "Mochou Music" sings: "Every family welcomes Mochou, everyone says Mochou, and the word "Mochou Song" just hits my heart!" Thousands of generations later have chanted Mochou Girl, Mochou Village, Mochou Lake, and Mochou. The poems, lyrics, songs and rhymes of Choudu, Yangchuntai and Baixuelou vividly record the deeds of Mochou Nu. For example, Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty wrote in his poem: "Who can take the flowers under the snow? There are ten thousand branches of plum blossoms and snow. If there is no boat in the stone city, don't worry about it."
"Zheng Gu's poem of the Tang Dynasty:" Shicheng used to be a hometown, and Mo's soul was scattered around the city. The sails were gone and the sails were coming, the wind was vast, the flowers were blooming and withering, and the spring was sad. "Wang Wang's Poem of the Song Dynasty": "Don't be homesick at the Canglang Ferry. Thousands of trees are falling in the cold smoke, and the frost is falling. I cherish the guest's attention, and I am drunk with a bottle of wine in the setting sun." "Song Zhoumi's "Xinghua Tian. Fu Mo Chou" lyrics: "The auspicious clouds are in the pan, and the emerald green invades the fragrant forehead; the eyebrows are tender and the willows are tender, and I can't help but worry. Who returns to the soul and dyes the east wind pen to write the spring scenery in Yingzhong? After people left, the setting sun turned green; singing and dancing dreams left no trace. Worry follows the two oars north and south of the river, and the wind is strong in Stone City at dusk. "Ming Dynasty. Wang Shizhen's poem: "Leaning on the whip and white-nosed cauldron, crossing the green peach blossoms, I have no time to ask questions during my travels, so I first visit Mochou's home. "Liu Zehong's poem of the Qing Dynasty:" Mochou Lake on the west side of Shicheng, who knew that Lu was a woman in those days? Send your sorrow to Mochou Lake, send your sorrow to Mochou and send nothing away. "Looking at the Peach Blossoms in Mochou Village" by Li Su of the Qing Dynasty: "Mochou, the beauty of the South, has grown up in Fangzhou to this day, and the soul is not allowed to rest in the spring breeze, and the peach blossoms are scattered in pieces." ”
Poetry and prose are widely spread and praised, leaving a lasting fragrance on both people and land, just like Yangchun Terrace, Baixue Tower, the elegant famous song "Yangchun White Snow" and Song Yu, Mochou Village, Mochou Lake, Mochou Then, together with Mochou Nu, the Hanjiang River flowed close to the Yingzhong Stone City; with the changes of the times, the Hanjiang River moved to the west five miles away from the city. Miles away; Mochou Lake has also undergone corresponding changes. "Tian Xia Jun Guo Li Bing Shu" records: "The old route of Han River forced its way down to the county town. In the early days of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, the new flood flowed around the east side of the mountain bay and headed towards the city. Far away. "Zhongxiang County Chronicles. Fang Yu" records: "After the mausoleum was revealed, Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty was confused by the theory of Feng Shui and blocked Aokou, forcing the Han River to move south. The Ao River has entered the Han Dynasty from the straight river and no longer reaches Mochou Lake. "The Mochou Lake that originally spanned the east and west banks of the Han River, and the Mochou Village with its peach blossoms in full bloom, are now on the east bank of the Han River. Wenji Town, which is now on the west bank of the Han River, still retains the old customs of the Chu Dynasty. Not only are there peach groves along the river, but also The totem dance "Phoenix Dance" of the Chu State has been inherited. Due to the land reclamation of the lake, over time there is only a clear water with an area of ??about two square kilometers and a water storage of about 10 million cubic meters. Modern cotton spinning mills and waterworks have been built on the old route of the Han River. The girls in the factories, the new generation of Mochou girls, are vigorously contributing their youth to the construction of the motherland, showing their vigorous and charming charm. In the northeast is the Fifteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty in China - the Mingming Tomb. The Jiuqu River in the tomb is connected to the lake. Every year in spring and March, the peach blossoms on the lakeshore bloom more prosperously; in summer and autumn, girls gather in groups in the lake. Wash the water, sing songs, and pick water chestnuts. There is a willow bank on the south bank of the lake. The scenery is beautiful and you can enjoy fishing in your spare time. The Zhongxiang Municipal People's Government has listed the development of Mochou Lake Park as a key project in the future. Mochou Lake will surely make the water greener, the flowers more colorful, and the scenery more beautiful, attracting tourists and guests from all over the world