Mythical stories about the Yellow River, summarizing the main content

1. Carp leaped over the Dragon Gate

A long time ago, before the Dragon Gate was opened, the Yi River flowed here and was blocked by Longmen Mountain, and a large lake formed in the south of the mountain.

The carp living in the Yellow River heard about the beautiful scenery of Longmen and wanted to go sightseeing. They set out from the Yellow River in Mengjin, Henan, passed through the Luo River, and followed the Yi River to the place where the Longmen water splashed. However, there was no waterway on Longmen Mountain and they could not go up, so they had to gather at the foot of the North Mountain of Longmen. "I have an idea. How about we skip Longmen Mountain?" A big red carp said to everyone. "It's so high, how do you jump?" "If you don't jump well, you'll fall to death!" The friends were all confused and couldn't make up their minds.

The big red carp volunteered and said: "I'll jump first and give it a try." I saw it using all its strength from half a mile away, like an arrow off the string, leaping and jumping all at once. In the middle of the sky, the clouds and rain in the sky are driven forward. A ball of sky fire chased from behind and burned its tail. It endured the pain and continued to leap forward, finally crossing Longmen Mountain and falling into the lake in the south of the mountain. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a giant dragon.

Seeing this scene, the carps in the north of the mountain were so frightened that they huddled together and did not dare to take the risk again. At this time, suddenly I saw a giant dragon descending from the sky and said: "Don't be afraid, I am your partner Big Red Carp. Because I jumped over the dragon gate, I turned into a dragon. You must also jump bravely!"

After hearing these words, the carps were inspired and began to jump over Longmen Mountain one by one. But except for a few who jumped over and turned into dragons, most of them couldn't get through. Anyone who fails to jump and falls from the air will have a black scar on his forehead. To this day, this black scar still appears on the forehead of the Yellow River carp.

2. Looking at the ocean and sighing

According to legend, a long time ago, there was a river god in the Yellow River, and people called him He Bo. He Bo stood on the bank of the Yellow River. Looking at the rolling waves coming from the west and jumping to the east, he said excitedly, "The Yellow River is so big. No other river in the world can compare with it. I am the biggest water god!"

Da Dahai told him: "What you said is wrong. There is a place called Beihai to the east of the Yellow River, and it is really big."

Hebo said: "I don't believe it, no matter how big Beihai is, , can it be bigger than the Yellow River?"

Da Daida said: "Not to mention one Yellow River, even the water of several Yellow Rivers flowing into the North Sea cannot fill it!"

He Bo Stubbornly said: "I have never seen Beihai, I don't believe it."

Dahai was helpless and told him: "If you have a chance, go to my Beihai and you will understand what I mean."

Autumn is here. Days of heavy rains have caused rivers of all sizes to flow into the Yellow River. The surface of the Yellow River has become wider. Looking across the river, you can't tell the difference between cattle and horses on the other side. This time, He Bo was even more proud, thinking that the most spectacular scenery in the world was here. While he was proud, he remembered the North Sea that someone had mentioned to him, so he decided to go there to have a look.

Hebo came to the mouth of the Yellow River along the river, and suddenly his eyes lit up. The sea god Beihai Ruozheng welcomed him with a smile on his face. Hebo looked around and saw the vastness of the North Sea, which was boundless. , as far as the eye can see.

He stared blankly for a while, and then said to Bei Hairuo with deep feeling: "As the saying goes, if you only know a few principles, you think that no one can compare with you. This is what I am saying. Today I am going to If I hadn't seen the vast North Sea with my own eyes, I would have thought that the Yellow River was unparalleled in the world! If that were the case, wouldn't I be laughed at forever by knowledgeable people, haha!"

Extended information:

The origin and changes of the Yellow River:

The gestation, birth, and development of the Yellow River are subject to geological processes during the geological history. The tectonic movements caused by changes in the earth's crust are the external driving force, and the hydrogeographic conditions The erosion, transportation, and accumulation caused by the lower body are internal forces. In the historical process of forming a river, it has continued to move and keep pace with the times. Soil erosion in the Loess Plateau and sediment accumulation in the lower reaches of the Yellow River have been ongoing in prehistoric geological periods, and have been increasingly affected by human activities since history.

According to various studies, the ancient Yellow River had three stages of development: the Early Pleistocene from the Tertiary to the Quaternary was the gestation period of the ancient Yellow River.

The Middle Pleistocene of the Quaternary Period (1.15 million to 100,000 years ago) was the birth and growth period of the ancient Yellow River. During the Late Pleistocene (100,000 to 10,000 years ago), the Yellow River formed a marine water system.

In the historical period, the river course of the Yellow River in the upper and middle reaches of the plains has also evolved, and some changes have been quite dramatic. For example, the Hetao River section in Inner Mongolia was mainly divided into two branches below Dengkou before 1850. The northern branch was the main stream, and it was called the Ujia River at the foot of Yinshan Mountain. The southern branch is now the Yellow River.

In 1850, the lower reaches of the Wuga River north of Xishanzui were silted up and cut off for about 15 kilometers. The southern branch became the mainstream, and the northern branch became the retreat canal of the Houtao Irrigation Area. The river course from Longmen to Tongguan also swings greatly. However, the evolution of these river sections has little impact on the development of the entire Yellow River. The course changes of the Yellow River mainly occur in the lower reaches.

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