Dayu had three treasures when he governed the Yellow River. One is the river map; The second is a mountain axe; The third is to avoid water swords. Legend has it that the river map was given to Dayu by Hebo, the water god of the Yellow River.
In ancient times, there was a man named Feng Yi in Huayin General Township. He is uneasy about farming and wants to become an immortal. He heard that people can become immortals after drinking the juice of daffodils for one hundred days. So I looked everywhere for daffodils.
Before Dayu harnessed water, the Yellow River flowed to the Central Plains. There is no fixed channel, it flows everywhere and is often flooded. There are seven strands and eight roads on the ground, and the branches in the ditch are all yellow river water. Feng Yi ran around looking for daffodils, often crossing, crossing and dealing with the Yellow River. Ninety-nine days passed in the blink of an eye, and then I found a daffodil and sucked the juice of the daffodil for a day, so I could become an immortal. Feng Yi was so proud that he crossed the Yellow River and went to a small village to look for daffodils. The water here is not deep. Feng Yi waded across the river and reached the middle of it. Suddenly, the river rose. He panicked, slipped, fell into the Yellow River and was drowned alive.
After Feng Yi's death, she was full of grievances and resentments and hated the Yellow River, so she went to the Jade Emperor to sue the Yellow River. The Jade Emperor was also annoyed when he heard that the Yellow River was undisciplined and wandering around, endangering the people. Seeing that Feng Yi had been sucking the juice of daffodils for ninety-nine days, it was time to become an immortal. He asked Feng Yi if he would be the water god of the Yellow River and govern it. Feng Yi was overjoyed. Full of promises. Now I can realize my dream of becoming an immortal, and secondly I can avenge my drowning.
Feng Yi became the water god of the Yellow River and was called Hebo. He has never been involved in water control, and suddenly assumed the responsibility of managing the Yellow River, helpless and worried. What should we do? I have no magic weapon, so I have to ask the Jade Emperor for advice. The Jade Emperor told him that to manage the Yellow River well, we must first find out the water conditions of the Yellow River and draw a river map. Based on the river map of the Yellow River, it will be much easier to control the Yellow River.
Hebo, according to the instructions of the Jade Emperor, was bent on drawing a river map. He went to his hometown first and wanted to ask the villagers for help. Everyone in the village hated his idleness and his work, and no one answered him. He found the old man in the village and expressed his great ambition to govern the Yellow River. When the old man saw that he was now a fairy and wanted to do something good for the people, he promised to help him. From then on, Hebo and later old people came and went in the rain, wading through mountains and rivers to see the Yellow River water regime. After running for several years, the old man was tired. After the old man only went back, the rest of Hebo continued to check the water situation along the Yellow River. When we parted, the old man repeatedly told Hebo that the director should go all the way and not give up halfway. After drawing the map, he began to manage the Yellow River, and there was not enough manpower. He persuaded the villagers to help.
It is a hard job to check the water regime and draw a river map. By the time Hebo finished drawing the river map, he was old and weak. Hebo looked at the river map, where the Yellow River is deep and shallow; Where it is easy to explode, it is easy to explode; Where to dig and where to block; Where the water can be cut off and where the flood can be discharged are clearly drawn. I can only sigh that I have no strength to manage the Yellow River according to the map, which is very sad. Hebo thought that one day someone would come to harness the Yellow River. It will be worthwhile to give him the river map then.
Hebo spent his old age under the Yellow River and never appeared again. Unexpectedly, the Yellow River overflowed again and again. People know that the Jade Emperor sent Hebo to control water, but they didn't see him. They all scold Hebo for not doing his duty, regardless of whether people live or die.
The old man hasn't seen Hebo for several years after waiting for him every day in his hospital bed. He is uneasy about managing the Yellow River and wants to find Hebo. His son's name is Yi, and he shot every shot. No matter what the old man says, Yi won't let him go to Hebo. Later, the old man did not listen to his son's dissuasion. As a result, he met a breach in the Yellow River, was washed away and drowned, and even the body was not found. Hou Yi hated Hebo's guts and gnashed his teeth, saying that Hebo would be shot sooner or later.
Later, Dayu came out to control water, and Hebo decided to give him the map of the Yellow River.
On this day, Hebo heard that Dayu came to the Yellow River with an axe and a sword to avoid water, so he came out from the bottom with a river map to look for Dayu. Hebo and Dayu have never met before, and neither of them knows each other. Hebo walked for a long time and was so tired that he wanted to have a rest. He saw a young man crossing the river. This young man is a hero. He must be Dayu. Hebo shouted and asked, "Hello, who are you?"
The young man on the other side is not Dayu, but Hou Yi. He looked up, and on the other side of the river, a saint-like old man was asking loudly, "Who are you?"
Hebo said loudly, "I'm Hebo. Are you Dayu? "
When Hou Yi heard that it was Hebo, he immediately rushed to his heart and sneered, "I am Dayu." Said the bow and arrow, don't ask, don't indiscriminate, "sou" an arrow, hit Hebo's left eye. Hebo pulled an arrow on his eye, and he was sweating with pain. He cursed in his heart: "Damn prison, how unreasonable!" The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he tore up the water map. Just then, there was a loud shout: "Hebo! Don't tear the picture. " Hebo barely looked at it with his right eye. On the other side, a man in a hat stopped Hou Yi. This man is Dayu. He knew that Hebo had painted a picture of the Yellow River and was going to ask Hebo for advice. Hou Yi pushed Dayu away and tried to draw a bow and arrow. Dayu grabbed him desperately and told Hebo about the hardships of painting. Hou Yi regretted his recklessness and shot Hebo in the left eye.
Hou Yi and Dayu crossed the river together. Hou Yi admitted his mistake to Hebo. Hebo knew that Hou Yi was the old man's son and didn't blame him. Dayu said to Hebo, "I'm Dayu, and I've come to ask you for advice on how to manage the Yellow River."
Hebo said: "My heart and blood and the method of river management are all on this picture, and I will give them to you now."
Look at Dayu's exhibition map, which is dense and dense, and draws the water situation of the Yellow River clearly. Dayu was extremely happy. He wants to thank Hebo. Looking up, Hebo jumped into the Yellow River and disappeared.
Dayu got the hydrological map of the Yellow River and kept it around the clock. According to the instructions on the map, he finally managed to control the Yellow River.
The legend of carp yue longmen:
Longmen is located about 65 kilometers south of Hukou Waterfall, the southernmost tip of Shanxi-Shaanxi Canyon. To the south of Longmen is the open and flat Guanzhong Plain. The water of the Yellow River suddenly enters the wide river bed from the narrow Longmenkou, and the nature of the river course has changed greatly. The formation of Longmen is that Longmen Mountain in the east and Liangshan Mountain in the west extend out of the ridge, close to each other, forming a narrow mouth only 100 meters wide, like a huge clip, which binds the river and forms a swift current. Every flood season, due to the high water level in the gorge, the valley suddenly widens and the water level suddenly drops after leaving the gorge, so there is an obvious water level difference in Longmen, so there is a saying that "Longmen fell into the water three times". The story of "Carp yue longmen" handed down from generation to generation refers to the drowning here. The story tells the story of the little carp's trip one after another on the way to Jackie Chan, regardless of difficulties and obstacles. If they can jump over, they will become Jackie Chan. Only those indomitable little carp can eventually become Jackie Chan. For thousands of years, this story has also inspired the descendants of the Chinese people to strive for self-improvement and struggle. The ancient people felt incredible about the formation of Longmen Gorge, a natural wonder, and imagined it as a canyon dug by Dayu, so Longmen was also called "Yumenkou".
Hukou Waterfall
When the Yellow River flows to Hukou, the junction of Jixian in Shanxi and Yichuan in Shaanxi, we can see Hukou Waterfall, the second largest waterfall in China. The height of Hukou Waterfall is generally between15 and 20 meters. Although the height of many waterfalls in China is not very high, its water volume is the largest among China waterfalls. The rolling water of the Yellow River fell from the sky and fell into a stone trough only 30 to 50 meters wide. The water splashed everywhere, the sound of water was deafening, the rapids were raging and the fog was soaring. Climbing to the top of the mountain to watch, it seems like a big teapot pouring water out, which is magnificent, forming a scene of "great flow mixing Kunlun and Yumen Gate closing into a pot". The name of the hukou comes from this.
Seeing Hukou Waterfall is breathtaking. Huge rivers, like the milky way burst its banks and the sea hung upside down. That momentum, that sound, is the most magnificent spectacle on Chinese territory! A few miles away, you can hear the roar of Hukou Waterfall. Clouds of water, smoke, rain and fog caused by waterfalls can be seen from a distance. If you go to the rocks near Hukou Waterfall, you will feel the earth shaking violently, and the valley resounds with thunderous sounds. It seems that under the great impact of the river, the valley of the earth has felt irresistible and had to let the river raging, scouring the rocks and taking away the soil.
The scenery of Hukou Waterfall changes with the seasons. In Hukou Waterfall in spring, the snow and ice in the upper reaches began to melt, and the so-called "peach news" came. When the peach blossoms and willows are green, the weather is sunny and the distant mountains begin to be covered with a faint green. However, the ice in the upper reaches still floats down from time to time, gathers in the wide river channel in the upper reaches of Hukou, and then pours down, like a landslide, which shocked Gong Qiong, stirring up jade chips and ice crystals and scattering them everywhere. At this time, the water and mountains are particularly charming.
However, in summer, the Yellow River enters the flood season, and the water level of the river rises sharply, which reduces the original drop of the waterfall, thus turning the waterfall into a rapids, with a wide river surface, rough waves and unique features.
Autumn is crisp, geese fly south and north, and there are no clouds in Wan Li, Qin Jin Plateau. Looking from a distance, the shape and castration of Hukou Waterfall are clear at a glance, which makes people feel relaxed and happy. Whenever the sun rises, the smoke under the waterfall refracts into a rainbow and crosses the sky, which is an illusion. However, when there is heavy rain, or after the autumn rain, the Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River comes like Huanglong, and only the wind and rain smoke pervades the sky, and the three bodies of heaven and earth are the same color. Therefore, there is a poem that "the fog and rain in the four seasons fascinate the mouth of the lake, and the waves on both sides of the strait shake the door of dreams".
In the cold weather, the yellow land on the Qin Jin Plateau suddenly disappears, freezing for thousands of miles, snow falling in Wan Li, and dancing with silver snakes. The original wax elephant is like the scenery in the north. At this time, Hukou Waterfall has also become a white horse, which is particularly attractive.
To fully appreciate the momentum of Hukou Waterfall, first go down to the rock in the middle of Hukou, then raise your head and fall on the hard rock, splashing countless water droplets and turning into smoke clouds in the blink of an eye. Under the sunshine, colorful rainbows crossed the sky. The river then rushed into a deep trough and rushed downstream. This scene is like "coming to the island to row mountains and rolling into thousands of thunderbolts" and "reflecting the rainbow on the sun, even the mountains and rivers, but not the clouds all over the sky".
If you approach the waterfall, you can find a shiny stone in the middle of the spout of Hukou Waterfall, which seems to float up and down with the current in the rapids of the waterfall. Its shape is like a turtle playing with water, so it is called "turtle stone". It is also like a pearl, and the two waterfalls rolling down on both sides are like two dragons, and the dragon is leaping, forming an extremely vivid picture of the double dragon playing with pearls. There are many touching legends about this strange stone. Some people say that when Yu Wang was controlling water, "Hukou first, then Mengmen, then Longmen, and then cut stones to divert water down in turn", which dredged the river and conquered the flood. This strange stone is a "gem" left by water control; There are also legends that this stone is a "sacred stone" left by the goddess of heaven; Others say that it is the "intermediary stone" when Fuxi's brother and sister got married.