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Meng Jiangnv cries the Great Wall Meng Jiangnv cries the Great Wall, which is an ancient folk love legend in China. It has been circulated among the people for thousands of years and is a household name. Because of this love story, there is also a popular folk song called Meng Jiangnv.

Portrait of Meng Jiangnv

According to Zuo Zhuan, during the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi Liang was the husband of Meng Jiangnv. As a soldier, he went to the battlefield with Qi Zhuanggong and died in the battlefield. After Qi and Ju were deposed, his body was transported back to China, and Meng Jiangnv went to meet her husband's coffin in tears. The coffin was placed in the suburbs, and Qizhuang sent people to the suburbs to mourn and mourn. This makes her think that her husband died for his country and made contributions to Qi. Qi Zhuanggong was insincere and refused him. Subsequently, Qi Zhuanggong personally went to Qi Liang's home to express his condolences. This is a true story and also reflects the heroic character of Meng Jiangnv.

Since the Yuan Dynasty, because of the culture of the Yuan Dynasty, the story of Meng Jiangnv began to be put on the stage. In traditional Chinese opera, Qi Liang gave birth to the names of Fan Xilang and Wan Xiliang. After continuous processing, the folk minor Meng Jiangnu Crys for the Great Wall has an unusually moving and beautiful melody, which has become a song with unique artistic characteristics in Hebei Province and is a popular folk song.

Stories such as "Crying for My Husband" and "City Collapse" were added later. Folk stories inevitably evolved in the process of inheritance when they were passed down from mouth to mouth, and later they were associated with Qin Shihuang. In order to build the Great Wall, Qin Shihuang carried out extremely heavy folk labor. Fan Xilang strayed into the Meng family because he escaped from exile. Because he is a handsome scholar, the Meng family married Meng Jiangnv to Fan Xilang. Unfortunately, on the third day of the wedding, Fan Xilang was arrested by the chief and went back to build the Great Wall. Soon he was exhausted. Meng Jiangnu Wanli found her husband and learned that Fan Xilang was dead and her bones were under the Great Wall. She cried at the wall day and night for more than ten days, and then the Great Wall fell down. Meng Jiangnv was so desperate that she jumped into the sea and committed suicide. It is said that the sea dragon king took her into the Dragon Palace because he sympathized with her.

The Legend of Meng Jiangnv The legend of Meng Jiangnv has been circulated among the people for thousands of years. It is a love story widely circulated in ancient China. The legend of Meng Jiangnv has a long history and is based on historical facts. It originated from "Qi Liang's wife crying her husband".

Meng jiangnv statue

"Qi Liang's wife cries her husband" does exist in history. There are two protagonists in the story, namely Qi Liang and Jiang Meng. It was first recorded in Zuo Zhuan, and it was restated in Woman Zhuan. Qi Liang has no children and no relatives. After Qi Liang died, his wife became a loner. She wept bitterly for her husband's death for ten days, and the wall collapsed.

The story about "Qi Liang's wife crying her husband" has been changing in historical records. In the relevant records of the Tang Dynasty, Qi Liang changed from the original Spring and Autumn Qi people to Yan people in the Qin Dynasty. Qi Liang's wife also has a name, Meng, Zhong Zi or Jiang Nv. Qi Liang's death changed from fighting in the battlefield to escaping from prison and was caught on the wall, so his wife cried on the wall. This story has been continuously processed and supplemented through the ages, and later it was linked with Qin Shihuang.

In the Ming Dynasty, the legend of Meng Jiangnu spread and evolved among the people, saying that Meng Jiangnu was born in a gourd. During the Qin Dynasty, Meng Jia and Jiang Jia were neighbors. A gourd in the hospital was ripe and found a baby girl inside. The two families quarreled about the child, and finally named the child "Meng Jiangnv", which was raised by both families. A few years later, a scholar escaped from the service and strayed into the Meng family. Meng Jia saw that the man was handsome, so he betrothed him. Unexpectedly, as soon as the scholar got married, he was taken back by officials. Meng Jiangnu was heartbroken and cried day and night. She traveled a long way to find her husband and arrived at the Great Wall. Some people say that he is exhausted. Meng Jiangnv was heartbroken and cried for a long time. Passers-by were moved by this. Legend has it that she cried down the Great Wall.

The legend of Meng Jiangnv's name has been circulated among the people for thousands of years. Nowadays, scholars at home and abroad have systematically studied and analyzed the legend of Meng Jiangnu.

Meng jiangnv statue

According to scholars' research, the legend of Meng Jiangnu evolved from a story recorded in Zuo Zhuan. Qi Liang is from Qi State. During the Warring States Period, he fought all over Qi Zhuanggong and died in a battle with Ju. Qi Zhuanggong took Qi Liang's body back to Qi. Qi Liang's wife was heartbroken. They have neither children nor relatives. After Qi Liang died, she was left alone in the world. Qi Liang's wife went to the suburbs to meet Qi Liang's coffin, but stayed on the road. Qi Zhuang sent condolences to the suburbs, and Qi Liang's wife refused. She thinks Qi Liang is a hero who died for his country. Qi Zhuanggong's action was too hasty. Afterwards, Qi Zhuanggong visited Qi Liang's wife to express his grief. This story reflects the strong and loyal temperament of Qi Liang's wife, and she can be polite when she is sad, which has to be admired.

In the record of Zuo Zhuan, there is no mention of whether Qi Liang's wife cries or not. Just influenced by the pop music minor at that time, a crying story was added to the oral circulation.

By the Tang Dynasty, the story had changed a lot. Qi Liang changed from Qi people in the Warring States to Yan people in the Qin Dynasty. The name of Qi Liang's wife also appeared in the relevant records of the Tang Dynasty. Her surname is Meng, a ginger girl. Qi Liang did not die on the battlefield, but died on the Great Wall after being arrested to escape hard labor. The story experienced the evolution and processing of the Six Dynasties, followed by the collapse of the city, drowning and Qin Shihuang.

Legend has it that Meng Jiangnv was born because of a gourd seed buried in the yard by Meng family in Qin Dynasty. Vines extend along the wall into the neighbor's yard. When the gourd matured, it was found to be a baby girl. Finally, the two families decided to raise the baby girl together, so they named it Meng Jiangnv. The chastity after Meng Jiangnv should be transformed from the deeds of Qi Liang's wife.

The story of Meng Jiangnv crying in the Great Wall is a legend handed down by the ancient people in China, and it is a well-known love story. The legend of Meng Jiangnv comes from the true story of "Qi Liang's wife crying her husband" during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Stone statue of Meng Jiangnv

After the unification of the six countries, Qin Shihuang built the world-famous Great Wall in Wan Li. During the construction period, the people's labor was extremely heavy, and hundreds of thousands of people were recruited to work. They were not allowed to go home until the Great Wall was completed. The story of Meng Jiangnv crying at the Great Wall happened in this period.

Legend has it that Meng Jiangnv was born in a gourd. The root of gourd is in Meng family, and gourd has grown over the wall in Jiang family. When the gourd was ripe, the Jiang family split it and found it was a baby girl. Since neither family had children, they argued endlessly about the ownership of the baby girl, and finally decided to raise them together and named them "Meng Jiangnv".

Fan Qiliang, Meng Jiangnv's husband, was a scholar in the Qin Dynasty. He wanted to escape the pain of hard labor and mistakenly entered the Meng family compound. The Meng family saw his good looks and recruited him as a son-in-law. Unexpectedly, on the wedding day, the official found Fan Qiliang, took him away and asked him to work hard to repair the Great Wall.

A year has passed and there is still no news of Fan Qiliang. Meng Jiangnu is determined to find a husband and sleep all the way to the Great Wall. Find local migrant workers to ask, and learn that Fan Qiliang has died of overwork, and his body is under the city wall. Meng Jiangnu was heartbroken and wept bitterly until the 800-mile Great Wall collapsed. This incident alarmed Qin Shihuang, but Qin Shihuang was attracted by Meng Jiangnv's beauty and wanted to take her into the palace as a concubine. Meng Jiangnv was very angry and put forward three conditions. Ask Qin Shihuang to find Fan Qiliang's body and give him a state funeral. Ask Qin Shihuang to cover Dai Xiao for Fan Qiliang. Qin Shihuang agreed, and Meng Jiangnv got what she wanted, without saying anything about jumping into the sea.

In memory of Meng Jiangnu, later generations built Meng Jiangnu Temple and Notre Dame Temple, and listed them as key cultural relics to be protected.

How did Meng Jiangnv die? Meng Jiangnv cried over the Great Wall. This is a beautiful love legend. According to legend, it happened in the Qin Dynasty. Wanli, Meng Jiangnv, Xunfu cried over the Great Wall. The final outcome is to throw yourself into the sea.

Portrait of Meng Jiangnv

When the Qin dynasty unified the six countries, it was busy repairing the Great Wall. However, Meng Jiangnv cried all over the 800-mile Great Wall because of her husband's death, and it soon spread to Qin Gong. When Qin Shihuang learned about it, he personally went to the Great Wall to check the situation and saw Meng Jiangnv guarding her husband's bones, still crying.

Because Meng Jiangnv was beautiful, Qin Shihuang was deeply fascinated by her and wanted to take her into the palace to be a concubine. Meng Jiangnu was angry, and Qin Shihuang wanted to blackmail Jiuzu by disobeying orders and destroying Jiuzu. Meng Jiangnu pretended to promise for the safety of her family and put forward three conditions for Qin Shihuang.

The first condition is that Fan Xiliang must be erected and his grave repaired. Qin Shihuang allowed it.

The second condition, Qin Shihuang must give Fan Xiliang Pima Dai Xiao, lead the civil and military officials, and bury him with a state funeral. Hearing this, Qin Shihuang did not agree at first, thinking that as an emperor, how can he give a funeral to a nobody and not become the laughing stock of everyone? Then he felt that no one dared to laugh at himself, so he agreed.

The third condition is to swim in the sea for three days after completion. Qin Shihuang replied.

A few days later, after finishing the first two items, Meng Jiangnv invited Qin Shihuang to swim in the sea, saying that she would marry him after traveling in the sea. Qin Shihuang naturally went to the seaside with her, but Meng Jiangnv jumped into the sea.

Qin Shihuang was so anxious that he immediately sent everyone to the sea to save him. At this time, there was a big wave in the sea. Legend has it that Lord Hailong sympathized with Meng Jiangnv's experience. When he saw her jump into the sea, he immediately sent a shrimp soldier crab to take Meng Jiangnv into the Dragon Palace. The stormy waves almost involved Qin Shihuang in the sea.