The legendary Dragon Mother —— Reading the Dragon Mother Temple in Deqing (I)

Deqing is the hometown of Dragon Mother, where she was buried after her death.

It is said that Dragon Mother was born in tengxian, Guangxi. Because it was a baby girl, she was put into a wooden basin by her parents and left to die with the tide. When she drifted to the west mouth of Yueqing City in Deqing, an old fisherman named Liang San fished her up and raised her. Girls grow up, work hard, be kind, care about and love students. Once, she found an egg and hatched five little dragons from it. Since then, she has been taking good care of Xiaolong. It is said that these five little dragons were abandoned by the Dragon King because they were born on his birthday. Perhaps, this is considered unlucky, so the fate of the little dragons is the same as that of the dragon mother. Wu Xiaolong is very close to her, not only helping her fish, but also helping the villagers, raining the clouds and protecting the environment and people with her. After her death, people called her the Dragon Mother.

This is a kind of folklore, and the other is the earliest record of the legend of the dragon mother in the annals of South Vietnam, which reads: "There was a Arwen family before, and then there was a Duan Xi family. Fishing in Fujian is a daytime thing. Suddenly, I met an egg the size of a bucket by the water, so I put it in the container. After more than ten days, something, like a kung pao, was more than a foot long. When it came out of the egg, I let it go and stayed. A little more than two feet, you can fish in the water, more than a dozen heads a day. A little over five feet, there are more and more fish. Always swimming in the waves and wandering around. After the fish was cured, I broke my tail by mistake, so I wandered around and returned it for several years. Seeing its splendor, he said, "Is the son of the dragon back?" Because of the spinning game, I am as docile as ever. Hearing this, Qin Shihuang said,' This dragon son is also caused by my virtue.' So I hired Jue Yuan out of kindness. Love soil, don't like, to Shixing River, to Duan Xi more than 1000 miles, the dragon needs to lead the boat back, not more than dusk to our place. On the count of four, the messenger stopped in fear, and the pawn could not call. In Jiangyin, dragons often reach the grave by big waves, and the waves turn sand into graves, which is called tail-digging dragons. Today, people call the ship digging the tail for the dragon, that is, this is also. "Duan Xi County in Deqing today.

There is also a saying that the dragon mother used to be the leader of Deqing area. At that time, Lingnan area had not yet entered the patriarchal clan like the Central Plains, and still lived under the management of the matriarchal clan. As a female leader, she loved the people as her mother and was honored as the dragon mother after her death.

The legend of the Dragon Mother is more a drama adapted by generations. Interestingly, the adaptation of the story of the dragon mother is different in every era, and sometimes even love is added to the story of the dragon mother. Yanagita Kunio, the father of Japanese folklore, said that every legend is supported by a belief. Legends are born of beliefs, and beliefs are broadcast by legends. No matter how later generations adapted it, loving creatures like the dragon mother have always been the belief of this land.

Previously, Yifan mentioned the Dragon Mother Temple many times, saying that local people would follow the example of the Dragon Mother and often hold release activities. I found that every time she talked about it, her face was filled with excitement. Deqing is Yifan's hometown. I think she must be proud of this cultural tradition in her hometown.

In fact, we have long planned to go to the Dragon Mother Temple. Later, we discovered that no matter how good the plan is, it is better to leave. People don't know how many things to do in their lives, but they are planning silently, just like the father of Count Joan in the heart of King Kong. Joan Bojue's father impressed me deeply. When he was young, like Count Joan, he questioned the doctrine of education for fools, because the doctrine of education for fools was really untrue. Although he had doubts and intended to seek the truth in the past, he still didn't let go. He always has doubts and can't take the first step, and that dream will fade away in the life of the French king. It can be seen that no matter who he is, what identity he has, and how to live a life with a label, once he deviates from his spiritual desire, there is only one ending-regret before his death. It is in this regret that Count Joan's father passed away. I often ask, if there is reincarnation, will he choose his dream and let go of life in the next life? I don't know. All we can grasp is the present.

Teacher Xue Mo often said that excuses and reasons are the most important things in this world, so never make excuses for yourself. He has practiced this sentence all his life. I like teacher Xue Mo's books. Like him, his books carry the spirit of self-improvement, always encourage me to get up in the morning and always tell me the priceless time when I am lazy. Therefore, I often think of him, and when I think of him, my tears boil. What moved me most was not the main hall of the Dragon Mother Temple, but the tomb of the Dragon Mother.