Myth about the West Lake

Speaking of the origin of the West Lake, there are many beautiful myths and legends and folk stories. Legend has it that a long time ago, Yulong and Jinfeng in the sky found a piece of white jade on Xiandao near the Milky Way. They pondered together for many years, and white jade became a bright pearl. Wherever this orb goes, trees are evergreen and flowers are in full bloom. However, when the orb was discovered by the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother sent heavenly soldiers to take it away. Yulong and Jinfeng hurried to get the orb, but the Queen Mother refused, so there was a fight. As soon as the Queen Mother's hand was released, the pearl fell to the ground and became a sparkling West Lake. Jade Dragon and Jinfeng also came to earth, becoming Jade Dragon Mountain (Jade Emperor Mountain) and Phoenix Mountain, guarding the West Lake forever.

In fact, West Lake is a lagoon. According to historical records, as far back as the Qin Dynasty, West Lake was still a bay connected with Qiantang River. Wu Shan and Baoshi Mountain, towering in the north and south of the West Lake, were two headlands that surrounded the cove at that time. Later, due to the influence of tides, sediment accumulated at two headlands and gradually became sandbars. Since then, the sandbar has expanded in three directions: east, south and north. Finally, Wu Shan and the sandbars of Baoshi Mountain are connected to form an alluvial plain, which separates the bay from Qiantang River, and the original bay becomes an inner lake, thus the West Lake was born.

The name "West Lake" originated in the Tang Dynasty. Before the Tang Dynasty, the West Lake was named Wulin Water, Ming Sheng Lake, Jinniu Lake, Longchuan, Ganyuan, Qiantang Lake and Shang Hu. In the Song Dynasty, when Su Dongpo was guarding Hangzhou, he sang poems in praise of the West Lake, saying, "The water is bright and beautiful. It's rainy in the mountains. Compared with West Lake and West Lake, it is always appropriate to make up for it. " The poet skillfully compared the West Lake to the beauty stone in the ancient legend of China, so the West Lake was nicknamed "Xizi Lake".

West Lake Folk Stories

There used to be an apricot blossom village near the West Lake. In Xinghua Village, there is a smart and capable girl named Xing Chan.

When Xing Chan was seven or eight years old, one noon in early summer, she was herding cattle on the grass in Xinglin, in front of the village. At this time, the apricots on the tree were ripe, and the red apricots fell down at their feet. She picked up apricots and tried to put them in her mouth, but she heard a crisp voice saying, "Little girl, little girl, stop biting and let me go."

Apricot chan looked around. No one was there quietly. Who's talking to her? She was shocked. As soon as her hand was released, apricot fell all over the floor. Strange to say, that apricot has become a rare beauty in the sky, and standing in front of her is actually an apricot fairy!

Xingxian took a dazzling golden hairpin from her head and handed it to Xingchan. She smiled and said to her, "I'll give you this golden hairpin, hardworking and kind girl. When you are in trouble, just knock on the golden hairpin and call the apricot fairy three times, and I will come to help you. " Say that finish, apricot fairy turned into a big red apricot and flew to the tree.

When Xing Chan grows up, she will marry Song's ninth son as a daughter-in-law. She married the Song family, the young couple lived in harmony, and her in-laws liked her. Everything else is fine, but my family is distracted. You want to go east, he wants to go west; You want sweet food, and he wants salty food. My father-in-law is an honest man and can't manage nine long and big sons. A mother-in-law is easy to talk to, but she can't be the master of her daughter-in-law. Seeing that my father-in-law usually has a lot to worry about, Xing Chan often mentions a few words. Her ideas are always right, okay. If her mother-in-law forgets something, she can remember it. Therefore, my in-laws love to discuss everything with her.

Now, eight daughters-in-law are unhappy, thinking that their in-laws are partial to their younger sisters and whispering to each other secretly.

One day, it was the turn to cook. She had just cooked a pot of rice and a pot of old tofu when the eldest sister-in-law waved to her at the kitchen door and asked her to cut a shoe sample. As soon as she went out, Ersao walked softly into the kitchen, added some big firewood to the stove pit and sprinkled some salt into the tofu. When Xing Chan returned to the kitchen, she only smelled a pungent burning smell. When she opened the lid, a pot of good rice was burnt. Lift the lid again and taste the bitterness of tofu. When she guessed, she understood everything in her heart, but silently added a spoonful of water to the rice pot and cooked it into a pot of burnt porridge; Add some water to the tofu wok and mix some gouache to make a pot of tofu soup. It's time for dinner. Everyone who works in the fields is back, and the girls are busy moving tables and benches. BaSao stood by, winking at each other, waiting for cooking, salty tofu and jokes. At this time, Zen happily brought out the food and said to everyone, "It's hot, I made fried porridge to quench your thirst. Everyone is tired of eating this old tofu. I will change my way, change my taste and cook tofu soup. "

Father-in-law, mother-in-law, uncle, little nephew, little niece ... the family had a good time. While eating, they praised the delicious tofu soup, saying that the fried porridge was fragrant to quench their thirst and ate all the dishes in the iron pot.

After this time, the eldest sister-in-law really admired Xing Chan, and seeing that she respected her in-laws, considerate her husband and treated others kindly, she recommended her to be a maiden, so as to lighten the burden on her elderly in-laws.

Xing chan has never raised a child since she took over. She always discusses things with everyone and arranges all the farms and housework on a stop-and-go basis. Those nine brothers live in the fields exclusively and don't have to worry about family affairs at all. There are nine sisters-in-law at home, who spin and weave, sew clothes and make shoes, and arrange meals every day. My mother-in-law is in charge of the children, and my father-in-law is in charge of the market. Older girls also have things to do, such as herding cattle, mowing grass, chopping wood and collecting dung. In this way, the family has no worries about food and clothing, life is getting better and the house is decorated.

Xingchan's housekeeper is very fair. Food and clothing are never thicker than this, and everyone always has a share. The whole family, old and young, loves the young, and the young respects the old; My brother and sister-in-law are also very kind, even the little girl has become good.

Xingchan is most willing to help others. The neighbor is short of firewood and utensils, so she always lends them out without waiting for others to speak. So people in the surrounding villages worship Xing Chan. People teach their daughters and daughters-in-law and always say, "Look at them!"

You praise Xing Chan, and I also praise Xing Chan. Pass it around, and the emperors in the palace have to know. The emperor didn't believe that there would be such a capable daughter-in-law, so he sent an imperial envoy to give an almond to the Song family to eat and see what apricot could do with it.

Father Song's family was shocked to hear the imperial edict. Only Xingchan took the almond from the imperial envoy unhurriedly and said, "Your Majesty, thank you very much. Please sit in the hall and watch our family eat this almond before leaving. "

Apricot greedy move bricks, piled a furnace in the class on the spot. A big pot was put on the stove, and the pot was full of boiling water. She cooks almonds in the pot, adds some brown sugar to the pot, and puts them in spoonfuls. Ha! No more, no less, just one bowl per person, and the whole family ate almond tea!

The imperial envoy returned to the emperor and said, "This apricot chan is not only smart and capable, but also a fairy-like beauty!" " When the emperor heard that there was such a beautiful woman, he ignored 372 1 and asked the imperial minister to take 3000 body guards to snatch apricot chan into the palace.

This large group of people came to the west lake in a mighty way and surrounded the home of the old man Song. When the imperial envoy came into the room to read the imperial edict, the whole family of Father Song began to cry: women cried at apricot sleeves and skirts, and men argued noisily with the imperial envoy. Xingchan stopped his family with his hands and said to the imperial envoy, "Please wait outside the door for a while, let me tidy up, change clothes and leave with you."

Xing Chan came into the room, ripped my golden hairpin off her head, knocked on the edge of the table and called "Xing Xian" three times. Xingxian stood in front of her. She said to Xingxian, "Xingxian, I am in a hurry now, please help me!" " "

Xing Xian said, "Well, let me move your home to the bottom of the West Lake and live a quiet life forever!" " "

Apricot chan nodded. Xingxian gently brushed his sleeve and blew a strong wind, blowing the Song family, together with houses, cattle, sheep and farm tools, out of her mouth ... and throwing them all into the West Lake.

The strong wind blew the imperial envoys and 3,000 guards apart. When it was calm, when they rushed to the lake to look, they saw a chimney exposed on the lake! After a while, the chimney disappeared and the Song family sank to the bottom of the West Lake.

Neighbors often think of them since they moved to the bottom of the lake. A neighbor wanted to see if they were still alive under the lake, so he shouted apricot Chan at the lake and borrowed a plow from her. After a rest in Guang Chen, a plow really appeared. In the future, if villagers lack any applications, they will borrow things from the bottom of the lake in this way. If you are a stranger from other places and you are tired of visiting the West Lake and want to have a rest, just tell Xing Chan and a desk and chair will float up for you to sit on. So many years have passed. Once, I don't know which greedy person borrowed four benches from Xing Chan's house and moved back to his home. Maybe apricot chan is angry, and people can't borrow anything from the lake anymore.

Looking for the sun

A long time ago, there was a small village at the foot of Baoshi Mountain near the West Lake. There is a young couple in the hospital in the village, one is Liu Chun, the other is Huiniang, the other is a man who cultivates land, and the other is a woman who knits sweaters. They are thrifty and frugal, and their lives are very sweet. The villagers in Qiancun Houcun praised them as a good couple.

One morning, sunrise appeared in the east, and the red sun Ran Ran rose. Liu Chun picked up a hoe and went to work in the fields; Huiniang also tidied up the silk and sat on the machine to embroider. At this time, a sudden gust of wind blew, dark clouds rolled in the sky, and the newly rising sun shrank back.

Since then, the sun has never risen. There is no sun, it is dark and cold, the leaves are not green, the flowers are not red, and the crops are not long. All monsters and ghosts come to the world to commit crimes in the dark. How can I live like this? Everyone is worried.

Where is the sun? Only 180-year-old people know. He said there was a demon king under the East China Sea. The devil leads many little demons. These monsters are most afraid of the sun The sun must have been stolen by this demon king.

Liu Chun was very sad to see everyone living in the dark. He touches the light industry every day, going from village to village, asking questions from door to door. He went to the house, and the house said, "Liu Chun, without the sun, we will freeze to death!" " He went to the house and said, "Liu Chun, if there is no sun, everyone will starve to death!" " ! "Liu Chun was very sad when he heard these words. When he got home, he said to Huiniang, "Huiniang, there is no sun in the world. People are dying of cold and hunger. I want to get the sun back! Huiniang thought for a moment and said, "If you want to go, I won't keep you." . You don't have to worry about family affairs. As long as we can get the sun back, everyone will live a good life! "

Huiniang cut a lock of long hair from her head, tied a pair of sandals with linen, and sewed a thick cotton-padded jacket for Liu Chun to take with her. She saw her husband to the door, and suddenly a golden light flashed on the horizon. A golden phoenix flew far away and landed on Liu Chun's shoulder. Liu Chun stroked golden phoenix and said, "golden phoenix, golden phoenix, come with me to find the sun!" " Golden phoenix turned supercilious look and nodded his head. Liu Chun grabbed Hui Niang again and said, "Hui Niang, I won't come back until I find the sun. Even if I die on the road, I will become a bright star to guide the next generation of sun seekers! "

Liu Chun took golden phoenix away. Huiniang climbed to the top of the gem in the dark every day to see it. Looking forward to, looking forward to, I don't know how many days I have been looking forward to, but the world is still dark and there is no sunshine. One night, Huiniang suddenly saw a shining star flying and hanging in the sky; After a while, golden phoenix flew back and hung her head at her feet. Hui Niang saw that Liu Chun had died on the road. She felt sad and fainted on the ground.

When Hui Niang woke up, the child she was pregnant with had already been born. The baby's wind is very long, and when a gust of wind blows, it will talk; The second gust of wind blew and it ran away; Three strong winds blew, and he grew into a big man ten feet eight inches tall! Hui Niang was so happy when she saw it. She named the child "Bao Shu".

Hui Niang took Bao Shu home, looked at her son, thought of her husband, and shed tears unconsciously. Bao Shu met and asked, "Mom, why are you crying?" Huiniang couldn't help feeling sad, so she told him about her father's death on the way to find her grandson. Hearing this, Bao Shu said, "Mom, let me get the sun back." Hui Niang looked at her son and was reluctant to go. But I also think that there is no sun in the world, people are suffering, and they have to fight for a better life. Thought of here, just nodded in agreement.

Hui Niang cut a lock of long hair from her head, made a pair of sandals out of hemp, and sewed a thick cotton-padded jacket for Bao Shu to put on. Baoyu went to the door, and the shining golden phoenix came again and stopped on his shoulder. Huiniang pointed to the shining star in the sky and said to Bao Shu, "Son, that star changed after your father died. As long as you follow the direction it guides, you won't go wrong. " Bao Shu nodded, and Huiniang pointed to golden phoenix and said to Bao Shu, "This golden phoenix accompanied your father to find the sun. You'd better let it go! " Bao Shu nodded and said, "Mom, don't be sad after I leave, no matter how long the time has passed!" If the price is torn, my heart will tremble and I will no longer have the strength to find the sun! "

Chazuzu

Long ago, Longjing was a desolate village, with more than a dozen families living in the mountains. People grow bamboo and wood in the distant mountains and six valleys in the nearby mountains. They are exhausted all year round and can't eat a full meal.

There is a leaky hut near the village, where an old lady lives. The old lady is childless and alone. She is too old to climb the mountain and the ground, so she can only take care of eighteen old tea trees behind the house. These tea trees were planted when her wife was alive, and they have been planted for decades. Old tea trees are short of work and fertilizer, and rarely produce new leaves. Only a few kilograms of old tea can be picked every year.

The old lady is a kind person. She prefers to live a hard life and always leaves some tea every year. Keep iron pot tea every day, and put two benches under the arbor at the door to quench the thirst of passers-by going up and down the mountain.

On New Year's Eve this year, it snowed heavily, and all the neighbors made some new year's goods to prepare for the New Year. The old lady's family is so poor that the rice jar is almost empty. There are only a few handfuls of old tea left in the urn. But as usual, she got up early in the morning, grabbed a handful of tea in the wok, made a big fire and sat in front of the stove to make tea. At this moment, I suddenly heard a cry of "throat". The door of the hut was pushed open and an old man came in, covered with snowflakes. The old lady quickly stood up and said hello: "Uncle, there is a big snowstorm on this mountain. Come in and sit down! " "

The old man brushed off the snow and walked into the room. While warming himself against the furnace hole, he talked to the old lady: "Old lady, what did you burn in the pot?"

The old lady said, "It's tea!" The old man asked in surprise, "Today is New Year's Eve, and tomorrow will be the New Year. People are busy giving three sacrifices and gifts. How can your family make tea? "

The old man sighed and said, "Hey, I am a lonely old woman, poor! I can't afford three sacrifices to the gods, so I have to burn iron pot tea every day to facilitate passers-by. "

The old man smiled and said, "Not poor, not poor. There is a treasure at your door. "

The old lady was very surprised, so she stuck her head out of the door. Or a pine arbor, with two old benches under it and a broken stone mortar in the corner, which is full of old garbage-everything is the same.

The old man came over and pointed to the broken stone mortar and said, "Well, this is the baby!" " "

The old lady just thought the old man was teasing her, so she smiled and said, "Is a broken stone mortar a treasure? Move if you like. "

"Hey, how can I take your baby for nothing! Sell it to me, and I'll call someone to move it. " With that, the old man braved the heavy snow happily and left.

The old lady looked at the broken stone mortar and thought: the stone mortar is too dirty to move! I put the old garbage in a dustpan and buried it in the roots of eighteen old tea trees behind the house. I also brought a bucket of clean water to Longjing to wash the broken stone mortar, and the washed sewage also splashed on the roots of the old tea trees.

Hardly had she finished refreshing the broken mortar when the old man came with someone. When he looked at the door, he couldn't help shouting, "Oh, where is the child? Oh, where are the children? " The old lady pointed doubtfully at the broken stone mortar and said, "Isn't this-isn't this a good display?" The old man stamped his foot and said, "Hey, where did you take the contents?" The old lady said, "I fell on the root of the old tea tree behind the house."

The old man looked around the house, so he couldn't help stamping his foot and said, "What a pity, what a pity, this treasure of broken stone mortar is in that old garbage."

Since you bury it under the roots of tea trees, you can make these eighteen old tea trees complete. "Say that finish words, he led the people away.

After New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, soon, spring came again. This year, the eighteen old tea trees behind the old lady's house actually burst out with many green buds. Tea is really thin, tender and fragrant.

Neighbors saw that the old lady's tea tree was growing so well, so they cut down bamboo and harvested six. They used this 18 seed of tea tree to promote tea trees in the mountains far and near. Year after year, more and more, more and more prosperous. Later, tea trees were planted everywhere in Longjing area.

Because the tea produced in this area is thin, tender, fragrant and delicious, "Longjing Tea" has become famous all over the world. Until now, tea farmers have said that the eighteen tea trees behind the old lady's house are the ancestors of "Longjing Tea".

Dongpo braised pork

When Su Dongpo was a secretariat in Hangzhou, he managed the West Lake and did a good thing for the people.

After the West Lake is treated, the surrounding fields are not afraid of waterlogging and drought. This year, the weather is good and the crops in Hangzhou are bumper. People appreciate Su Dongpo's benefits in managing the West Lake. During the Chinese New Year, everyone will carry pigs and wine to pay a New Year call to him.

Su Dongpo collected a lot of pork, let people cut it into squares and burn it red, and then distributed it to them for the New Year according to the roster of migrant workers who managed the West Lake.

In peacetime, every household has a good life. When Guang Chen saw that Su Dongpo sent someone to deliver meat, everyone was even happier: "Everyone jumped up with laughter. Everyone praised Su Dongpo as a wise official and called the pork he sent" Dongpo Meat ". At that time, there was a big restaurant in Hangzhou. When the owner of the restaurant saw people boasting about "Dongpo pork", he discussed with the chef and cut the pork into squares and burned it red. Hang out the brand, also named "Dongpo Meat".

As soon as this new dish was introduced, the business of that restaurant flourished. Customers keep coming from morning till night, and killing ten big pigs every day is enough to sell. The restaurant owner was jealous and learned to do it. At one time, regardless of the size of restaurants, every family had "Dongpo meat". Later, after mutual recognition, "Dongpo Meat" was designated as the first famous dish in Hangzhou.

Su Dongpo is clean and fearless of power. Treacherous court officials hate him. At this time, it made me even more uncomfortable to see him loved by the people. One of them, Shi Yu, came to Hangzhou in disguise to find fault. It was intended to frame Su Dongpo.

On the first day of his arrival in Hangzhou, Yu Shi had lunch in a restaurant. The waiter handed the menu and asked him to order. When he received the menu, the first thing he saw was "Dongpo Meat"! He frowned, thought for a moment, patted the table and shouted, "I want this first course!" " "

He ate Dongpo meat and thought it was delicious. He asked the waiter that Dongpo pork was the first famous dish recognized by his peers, so he put away the menus of all restaurants in Hangzhou and returned to Beijing excitedly.

When it was suggested to return to Beijing, he immediately went to see the emperor. He said: "Your Majesty, Su Dongpo is the secretariat of Hangzhou, taking bribes and perverting the law, and doing evil! The people can't wait to eat his meat. "

The emperor said; "How do you know? Is there any evidence? "

The empire presented a pile of greasy menus. The emperor is a fool. As soon as he saw the menu, he was indiscriminate. He immediately issued an imperial edict, resigned from Su Dongpo's post and sent him to Hainan to exile the army.

After Su Dongpo changed jobs, people in Hangzhou could not forget his benefits and praised him. In this way, "Dongpo Meat" has been handed down from generation to generation, and it is still a famous dish in Hangzhou today.

Mingzhu Xihu

Legend has it that a long time ago, in the grottoes east of Tianhe, there lived a snow-white jade dragon; In the big forest to the west of Tianhe, there lived a colorful golden phoenix.

Yulong and Jinfeng are neighbors. Every morning, one of them walks out of the grottoes and the other flies out of the Woods, each busy with his own business. One day, one of them flew in the sky, the other swam in Tianhe, and unconsciously came to a fairy island. On Fairy Island, they found a shiny stone. Jinfeng liked it very much and said to Yulong, "Yulong Yulong, look how beautiful this stone is!" " "Yulong liked it very much, too, so he said to Jinfeng," Jinfeng Jinfeng, let's polish it into beads. "

Jinfeng nodded yes and they began to work. Yulong grabbed it with its claws, and Jinfeng pecked it with its beak. Day after day, year after year, they really cut the stone into a round bead. Jinfeng flew to Xianshan, picked many dewdrops and rolled them on beads. Yulong swam to Tianhe to get a lot of clean water and sprayed it on the beads. Slowly, the beads became bright and shiny.

From then on, Yulong liked Jinfeng, and Jinfeng liked Yulong. Yulong and Jinfeng both like their pearls. Yulong doesn't want to go back to the grottoes in the east of Tianhe, and Jinfeng doesn't want to go back to the Woods in the west of Tianhe. They live on the fairy island in the middle of the Tianhe River, guarding their pearls day and night.

This pearl is really a treasure. Where the pearl shines, trees are evergreen, flowers are in full bloom, mountains and rivers are beautiful, and crops are abundant.

One day, the heavenly queen walked out of the palace gate and saw the bright light of this pearl at once, and she was very envious. Late at night in Guang Chen, she sent heavenly soldiers to quietly take this pearl away while Yulong and Jinfeng were asleep. The queen mother got the pearl and liked it so much that she didn't even dare to show it to others. She hid the pearl in the fairy palace, closed the nine doors outside and locked them nine times.

Yulong and Jinfeng woke up and found that the pearl was gone. They are really anxious! Yulong searched every cave under the Tianhe River, but couldn't find it. Jinfeng searched every corner of the mountain, but could not find it. They were very sad, but they searched everywhere day and night, hoping to find their beloved pearl.

On the birthday of the Queen Mother, immortals from all directions rushed to the Fairy Palace to celebrate her birthday. The Queen Mother arranged a grand flat peach party and invited all the immortals. The immortals drank wine and ate flat peaches, and congratulated the queen mother with one voice, who was as happy as the East China Sea and lived longer than Nanshan. The Queen Mother was happy and said to the fairies, "Dear fairies, I invite you to see a precious pearl, which is hard to find in heaven and on earth!" "

As he spoke, he took nine keys from his belt, opened nine locks, walked into nine doors, took out pearls from them and put them in the middle of the hall with a gold plate. The pearls sparkled and the immortals cheered when they saw them.

At this time, Yulong and Jinfeng are looking for their pearls everywhere. Jinfeng found the light of pearls; He immediately called Yulong: "Yulong Yulong, come and see, isn't that the light from our pearls?" Yulong poked his head out of the Tianhe River and saw it: "Yes, it must be our pearl. Get it back quickly! " "

Yulong and Jinfeng immediately searched for the pearl light until they found the fairy palace of the Queen Mother. The immortals put their heads around the pearls and applauded. Yulong stepped forward and said, "This pearl is ours!" Jinfeng also said, "This pearl is ours!" As soon as the queen mother heard the fire, she shouted at Yulong and Jinfeng and opened her mouth to scold: "Nonsense! I am the mother of the Jade Emperor, and all the treasures in the sky should be mine. "

Yulong and Jinfeng were very angry when they heard this. They said to the Queen Mother together, "This pearl is not born in the sky, nor does it grow underground. We have worked hard day after day and year after year! "

Hearing this, the queen mother was ashamed and annoyed, her neck was crooked and her face was red. She stretched out her hand to protect the golden plate with pearls and told the heavenly soldiers to drive Yulong and Jinfeng out. Jinfeng saw that the queen mother was unreasonable and rushed to grab pearls; Yulong saw that the queen mother was unreasonable and hurried to grab pearls. With three hands holding a gold plate, no one will relax. You pulled me, and when the golden plate shook, the pearl rolled down, rolled to the edge of the steps, and fell from the sky to the ground. Yulong and Jinfeng saw that the pearl had fallen, so they quickly turned over to protect it. Yulong is flying and golden phoenix is dancing. They are in front, behind, on the left and on the right, protecting this pearl and slowly descending from the sky to the ground. As soon as this pearl landed, it immediately became a clear West Lake. Yulong was reluctant to leave its pearl, so it became the majestic Yulong Mountain to protect it. Jinfeng was reluctant to leave her pearl, so she turned into a green Phoenix Mountain to protect it.

Since then, Phoenix Mountain and Yulong Mountain have been lying quietly by the West Lake. Today, there are still two ancient ballads circulating in Hangzhou: "The Pearl of the West Lake falls from the sky, and the dragon and phoenix dance in Qiantang."

Qu yuan feng he he Xiang JIU

It was in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty that Zhao established Hangzhou as the capital and became the first emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty. Zhao Gou drank and had fun all day long, and specially set up a Qu Yuan in the Hongchun Bridge in Jiulisong, West Lake, recruiting experts from all over the world to specialize in brewing fine wine for the imperial court to enjoy.

Qu Yuan was carefully constructed. A big pond was dug in front of it, and the West Lake water was introduced, and various rare lotus flowers such as ice lotus, red lotus and Anbaili were planted, and winding cloisters and pavilions were built around it, followed by wine-making and brewing workshops. In early summer, the lotus pond is full of dew, and the south wind sends fragrance. The red and white lotus flowers in full bloom in the yard are really beautiful.

In June this year, Qu Yuan's pool was full of lotus flowers, and the green lotus leaves seemed to have dried up. Red and white lotus. Like a bright red makeup. The old winemaker is busy drying and making koji. Suddenly, a scholar in his fifties came in at the gate of the yard, wearing a square towel and a blue shirt. When he saw a pool of lotus flowers, the south wind blew and the fragrance was refreshing. He couldn't help but blurt out, "What a lotus! It's really a lotus viewing resort! " While watching, he strolled up to the old man who made wine and asked, "Grandpa, what is this?"

The old brewer replied, "This is brewing Qu Yuan."

The scholar was deeply impressed: "Although the lotus is good, there is no wine to entertain."

Seeing that he was a well-read man, the old winemaker invited him to rest in the Lotus Pavilion by the pool, and said, "Please sit down, sir, and leave me some thin wine so that I can fetch it for you."

The scholar smoothed his beard, smiled and nodded, thanking him again and again. Not long after, the old winemaker carried a gourd of wine, put a big bowl on the table, poured it all over the floor and said, "Please use it, sir." At this time, just a gust of wind blew and rolled up the lotus petals in the pool. It happened that a petal fell in the wine bowl, fragrant and fragrant. The old winemaker was about to pick the lotus petals for him when the scholar quickly reached out and stopped him: "Don't pick them, don't pick them! This is a bowl of mellow wine! " On the one hand, he picked up the wine bowl and gulped it down. He repeatedly praised: "good wine, good wine, there is a lotus fragrance!" "

The old winemaker listened to the guests' praise for his good wine, poured a big bowl and said, "To tell you the truth, lotus powder is often blown in the yeast of our winery, and the wine brewed is really fragrant!"

After drinking three bowls in a row, the scholar greeted the old brewer drunkenly and said, "Thank you, old man, please bring pens, ink, paper and inkstones!" " "The old brewer took the pen and paper, only to find that the scholar spread the rice paper on the table, looked at the pool full of lotus flowers, dipped it in thick ink, and splashed it on the paper. A few strokes were added, and an ink-colored lotus flower came to my face. The scholar was still wanting more. He went to Qu Yuan Caotang and wrote the words "Qu Yuan Feng He" himself.