Longwangtang, Dalian City, Liaoning Province

Longwangtang Cherry Garden has an effective viewing area of 80,000 square meters. It was built in 1926, including 10 Japanese century-old cherry trees and a century-old magnolia transplanted in Osaka. If citizens want to enjoy flowers, they can enjoy single-petal cherry blossoms. Magnolia grandiflora has a long history, which is not only in a good season of blooming, but also rare in China, with few tree species. Yellow, white and purple magnolia and forsythia were also in full bloom at that time. Magnolia has a flowering period of about 10 days. In addition to enjoying cherry blossoms, you can also climb the Longwangtang Reservoir Dam, overlooking the whole reservoir area and mountains. The cherry blossom garden has a panoramic view, which is suitable for outing and outdoor outing. It is a good place for family leisure and entertainment. Legend has it that it hasn't rained for ten days in a row this year, and the leaves of crops have been rolled up. As the saying goes, in dog days, there will be no small drought for three days and no big drought for five days. How can you live without rain for ten days and catch your breath in the sun? People climbed Babuling in droves, looking at the blue South China Sea, burning incense and kowtowing, and praying at the same time: Dragon Lord, this land you protect is suffering from drought. Please have mercy, it will rain. Everyone is praying. The old rich man, Li Man and Xiao Gui, separated everyone, went to the front and knelt down, muttering to himself: Dragon Lord, this land you protected is suffering, crops. Cattle and sheep are dried and fish are dried. If it doesn't rain again, our lives will be in danger. Let's hurry down, the more the better. Hearing this, people asked around Li Xiaogui, How can you cheat the Dragon King? The drought is not that serious! Li Xiaogui shook his head and said, "You don't understand. The dragon king is in the dragon position and knows nothing about drought. Will he be kind? " As he spoke, the old dragon king of the East China Sea was in the dragon position, dozing off in a daze. Suddenly, there were bursts of prayers. When he didn't listen, he got angry and quickly ordered the three princes to be sent to the temple. When the third prince came, the old dragon king asked with a straight face, "beast!" " The third prince argued, "Father, please calm down and listen to the truth: since my second brother went to visit his relatives in the South China Sea, you asked me to look after his territory, but I can't look after it here, so I am too busy." Moreover, the land I am responsible for has not rained for ten days, which will definitely not cause great disaster. That's bullshit！ The old dragon king was furious: Li people just reported that' crops can stand fire, the land smokes, cattle and sheep are sun-dried, and fish are sun-dried'. If you pout again, I'll put you on death row! The third prince dared not speak any more. He withdrew from the hall with a calm face and came to the front hall. He quickly pointed out a group of soldiers and crabs, and drove the black clouds to the north bank of the Yellow Sea overnight. He pressed down the clouds over Babu Ridge. He raised his right hand, flashed a flashlight and looked down through the flashlight. The corn leaves that have been dried during the day have spread out again. How can you say that crops can stand fire? He got angry at the sight, gritted his teeth and shouted: unruly! You exaggerate the disaster, sue Lao Tzu, and I will punish you! Then, at the command, the soldiers and crabs will fight. Suddenly, dark clouds rolled and covered the sky. After a loud noise, the rain poured down. People who are sleeping, hearing the thunder, open the doors and windows, run to the yard one by one and kowtow in the heavy rain. When kowtowing, they said: Thank you, Dragon God. The third prince stood on the cloud and looked underground. It has been raining, it has been raining. For three days, four days, five days, it has been falling. The cultivators began to worry when they looked at the sky, and then they were flooded. Ten days and fifteen days passed, and on the eighteenth day, the rain had not stopped. The roof leaks, the river surges, roads are washed away, and trees are caught in the waves. People are scared. Let's have a rest. If we don't go down, our lives will be in danger. After listening to the prayer, the third prince sneered: OK, stop here, I'll pour water for you and let you sue Lao Tzu again! After all, the troops retreated to the sea. At midnight, the cultivator was awakened by a strange cry in his sleep. When they sat up, there was an earth-shattering roar from the downstream. Hearing this, the experienced wave breaker immediately ran out of the house, stood on the high slope and struck the gong, shouting, old and young men, it's no good, Longchao, run, run to the top of the mountain! While speaking, every family rushed out of their homes in droves and climbed the mountain in a panic. However, it was too late, and the tide was overwhelming and could not catch up with the waves more than 30 feet high. People feel desperate and desperate. Timid people have weak legs and sit still in the ground, waiting for death. At this critical moment, people are desperate. Jumped straight at the high tide. In the blink of an eye, a miracle appeared. A high wall was erected on the ground of the deep valley to stop the surging tide. The waves made strange noises, rushed up and hit again and again, but it was useless. The retreat took a long time. The tide receded and people breathed a sigh of relief. Looking back, they were stunned. I saw two golden dragons like the Great Wall. Lying face to face, it blocked the tide. Everyone was so grateful that they knelt on the ground and kowtowed to thank them. When they got up, they saw that two dragons had disappeared, and a big earth dam across the east and west appeared in front of them. People feel strange. I don't know what happened. It turned out that on this day, the second prince of the old dragon king returned to the Dragon Palace with the daughter of the South China Sea Dragon King. As soon as he entered the hall, there was the cry of the victims. The dragon king was angry and understood. I ordered the two of them to visit the world in person. The young couple came to Babuling overnight and saw the third brother rushing to the villagers with a three-foot wave. When the couple dissuaded them, they let out a loud roar and plunged in, blocking the waves. Then he swore a spell, moved sand and stones, built an earth dam and changed his body before withdrawing to the Dragon Palace. The old dragon king was furious when he learned that the third prince had done a disaster. Put him in the nourishing temple, put him in prison. Then he said to the second prince and his wife, your third brother has been spoiled since childhood, and his bad habits have not changed so far. I want to imprison him for 998 10 years. From now on, his jurisdiction will be given to you and your husband and wife, and you can settle there. Don't disappoint your father. The couple thanked their father and came to Babuling for the second time. When they looked down, they found a bay of clear water stored in the dam. They took their left and right attendants. The weather is good in this area every year, and people live a good life again. In order to repay the kindness of the second prince, everyone donated money one after another and built a Dragon King Temple under Babuling, creating a golden body for their husband and wife. From then on, people called the clear water of this bay Longwangtang. Some people also call it the Old Turtle Pavilion, because a turtle is often seen swimming out of the water in all directions at night when the moon and stars are few. In fact, it was Marshal Turtle appointed by the Second Prince who came out to keep watch. 6 1 years ago, the people of Dalian mobilized people to break ground on this dam and rebuild Longwangtang. On the day of construction, many keels were dug out of the soil and 99 baskets were filled. As the saying goes, snakes shed their skins and dragons shed their bones. It can be seen that there are dragons in Longwangtang, which is well-deserved. Now Longwangtang has become a wave. Under the mountain, the grass is growing and the flowers are overflowing. Carps are playing in the water inside the embankment, and birds are singing outside the embankment. It's really beautiful, with fish and birds flying and fragrant rice. Therefore, people call it one of the eight scenic spots in Dalian.