Is Meng Po a beauty?

Legend has it that Meng Po is generally portrayed as an old woman, but there are also some classics that describe Meng Po as a peerless beauty.

Meng Po is a figure in ancient myths and legends. According to legend, she often stood by the Naihe Bridge, providing Meng Po soup for all ghosts who were reborn.

It is recorded in the ci of past dynasties that "the wind calls Meng Po", and Jie Jiang wrote: "Spring rain is like silk, embroidered with red flowers. How to ban him from Meng Po early? " Meng Po is in charge of the wind here. In Jiangnan, if there is a strong wind in July and August, people will think that Meng Po is angry. Someone once asked, "There is a legend of Meng Po in Jiangnan. What kind of god is this? " The person who was asked replied: "As the saying goes,' The second daughter of the emperor swims in the river and will go in and out with the wind and rain, so she is called Meng Po'." "

According to this statement, Meng Po, as the "emperor's daughter", must be a beautiful goddess, not an old woman.

There is also a record in the ancient book Jingjiang Baojuan that a person strayed into the underworld and saw this inscription when he walked to Naiheqiao: "There is Meng Po Villa in the nether world, and the stunning woman sells tea and soup. People who drink soup and water will not be refreshed for 35 days. " This also means that Meng Po is a peerless beauty.