In ancient times, due to low productivity, the people of all ethnic groups in Dali, with Bai as the main body, could not give a scientific explanation of the ever-changing natural phenomena and the origin of everything in the world, but only pinned their ideals on the imaginary "god", thus producing various myths. There are dozens of myths, which can be summarized as epoch-making myths and clan origin myths. Masterpieces include Genesis, Fuxi and Little Sister, Origin of Clans, Marriage of Brothers and Sisters, etc. Specifically, there are myths about giant stones, gourds, genitals, tigers, chickens, fish, snails, dragons and other totems. There are various myths about dragons in Longtan, Jianghe and Erhai Lake, among which the oldest and most popular myth is the Kowloon myth, which tells the origin of Montessori ancestor in Nanzhao. This myth was first recorded in Liu Baiyu dialect in the Jin Dynasty's Annals of Huayang Country in Changqu Nanzhong, including the birth of Guo Er and Duan, Bai Mi and Bai. Dragon myth, there are many rivers and lakes in Dali area, and there are endless floods in history. People can't understand this natural phenomenon. They think that the dragon is the master of water, and the dragon is the master of good or bad luck. People's fate is closely related to dragons, so there are many myths about dragons, such as Cangshan 99 dragons, Zhao Baolong's surrender to sow dragons, golden pigs stringing three seas and so on. Little Huanglong and Big Black Dragon, Dragon King of Boqiong, Story of Bailongtan, Pearl Throwing, Dragon King Yao, etc. The myth of the Lord, Dali Bai people worship the Lord, and almost every village has its own temple, so there is a fairy story about the origin of the Lord. Our hosts are heroes, ancestors, natural objects, animals and plants, etc. So there are the most myths about our master, such as the stories of Du, Yang Ganzhen, Duan Zongbang, the central emperor and Duan Chicheng, the story that our master doesn't eat cows, the story of the dark god and our master. Tantric myths were introduced into Dali from Tibet and the mainland in the Tang Dynasty. With the inheritance and development, many Tantric myths have emerged, including Zantuo's ascension to Heqing, Guanyin's descent to Luo Cha, Guanyin's return to the army, Guanyin's opening to Dali, and Moujiazu's family. Myth of Taoism: After Taoism was introduced into Dali in Han Dynasty, there appeared many myths to promote Taoism and Taoist etiquette, such as the myth of the Eight Immortals, the old man touching Fine slaves ROM, the fairy of Lv Zudu, and the legend of huixianfeng in Weibaoshan.
Totem myth Dali is full of stones, which is called "the country of stones". Because the Bai people lived in Cangshan Lake and Erhai Lake first, they have a mysterious feeling about the strange stones, so there are some myths about the huge stones. There is a myth about "the stone is the master":
Erhai Lake is choppy, and a piece of maoshi as big as a cabinet rushes from Haidong, and its stone face is as thin as wood. People in other villages can't carry it, but people in the constellation carry it, so it's easy to carry it back to the village. People regard him as a god and a master.
The myth of the sun reflects the Bai ancestors' love and pursuit of light. The sun god is one of them:
A long time ago, the sun was bitten by Sirius, the sky was gloomy, the ground was dark and cold, the trees died and the crops didn't grow. A Guang, a young man living in a village near Ge Dong, ventured over mountains to find the sun god. The sun god shot Sirius away with an arrow, dispersed the dark clouds, and a radiant sun appeared in the sky.
The myth of Kowloon originated from the ancient Ailao country, that is, the Ailao Mountain area today. According to this myth, a woman named sand tiger got pregnant and gave birth to ten sons because she went fishing by the river and touched the submerged water. After turning heavy wood into dragons, people asked, "Where is my son?" ? Jiuzi was scared to leave, and the only youngest son didn't go, so he sat with his back against the dragon, so he was named Jiulong. When Kowloon grew up, it was promoted to be king. At that time, there was a woman named Nubo Xi, who also had ten daughters. The Kowloon brothers are married, and their children are scattered in the valley. After the death of Kowloon, Xiao Wang was separated one after another. In the early Tang Dynasty, Xi Nuluo's father took refuge in Mengshechuan from the mourning prison and plowed the fields at the foot of Weishan. The local white king married his daughter to Xi Nuluo and gave way to him. This is a founding myth circulating among the people.
The Myth of Guanyin Among Dali myths, there are the most stories about Guanyin, among which the story of falling to Luo Cha is widely circulated among the people and is still circulating today, because it embodies the belief that justice will prevail over evil. This myth is about:
The ancient Dali bazi is a piece of Wang Yang, and Luo Cha ruled this land. In order to let the people on the mountain have farmland, Guanyin borrowed a piece of land from Luo Cha, where only a white dog jumped three times and built a cassock. Luo Cha agreed without hesitation, made a contract and carved it on the island of Chiven. Who knows that the cassock has a skill and retreats from the foot slope of Cangshan Mountain for more than ten miles; White dog jumped from Shangguan to Xiaguan, occupying all the territory in Luo Cha. Luo Cha regretted it and wanted to escape. Guanyin pointed with her hand, and suddenly there appeared a Qionglou Yuyu beside Shangyangxi. As soon as Luo Cha entered, he rolled down two huge stones from the mountain and locked Luo Cha in it forever. Since then, Dali people have cultivated land and lived and worked in peace. In addition, some legends of Guanyin, such as "stopping soldiers with negative stones", "turning Monopterus albus into a real dragon" and "calming Haidong", are all entrusted with the beautiful wishes of the Bai people, inspiring them to think, fight and pursue.
1*** Workers' anger cannot touch Zhoushan.
The water god * * * is the son of Zhu Rong, the great grandson of Emperor Yan. Others face, snake body, red hair, control the black dragon, manage and control the oceans, rivers and lakes that account for seven tenths of the land area.
After the Yellow Emperor ascended the throne, Zhuan Xu implemented the general plan of "touching the sky and grounding the earth", which made the immortals lose their freedom and made people on the ground complain. * * * uprising, declared war on Zhuan Xu. The two sides fought in Butoushan. This is not an island mountain, but one of the four pillars erected by the goddess when she mended the sky and cut the turtle's leg. After more than ten days of fighting day and night, the * * * workers' army gradually disintegrated. * * * staff has killed red eyes at this time, he roars, a head to the island. I heard a loud noise, Zhoushan was broken! In an instant, the sky in the northwest tilted down because of the loss of support, and the sun, moon and stars quickly slipped to the west. At the same time, the surface of the southeast also collapsed due to the huge vibration, and all the rivers flowed to the southeast. Since then, the universe has changed, forming the orbit of the sun, the moon and the stars and the terrain where all the rivers return to the sea.
Birds fly to the phoenix.
A long time ago, Phoenix was just an ordinary-looking bird. But its advantage is diligence. Hide all the food you have eaten in the hole. One year, there was a great drought in the forest. The bird fainted from hunger. At this time, the phoenix quickly opened the cave and distributed its hidden food to everyone. After the drought, in order to thank Phoenix for saving his life, the birds all chose the most beautiful feathers from themselves, pulled them off and made a dazzling bird coat for Phoenix, unanimously recommending it as the king of birds. Every time the Phoenix is born, birds from all directions will fly to congratulate the Phoenix. This is a hundred birds flying to the phoenix.
Emperor Yan knocked on a stone to make a fire.
The earliest fires used by human beings were all natural fires. A man thinks that man can't always rely on natural fire, so he decides to create a way to make a fire. In a hunting, he missed the stone javelin and hit the prey, but he found that the javelin hit the stone on the ground, causing sparks, so he picked up many stones there for testing and successfully made a fire. Because he found a way to make a fire, all the tribes unanimously supported him.
4. Hou Yi and Chang 'e
Hou Yi and Chang 'e are both Yao people. At that time, there were ten suns in the sky at the same time, and the people were miserable So the Emperor of Heaven ordered Hou Yi, who was good at archery, to come down to earth to help Yao get rid of the suffering of the people. Hou Yi came to the world with his beautiful wife Chang 'e, and was envied by other gods after shooting nine extra suns. They finally alienated the Emperor of Heaven and sentenced him to earth forever. After being wronged, Hou Yi and his wife Chang 'e had to live in seclusion and hunt for a living by Hou Yi.
5. Pangu opened the world.
In the past, the universe was as chaotic as an egg. At this time, a great hero was born. His name is Pangu. He picked up a huge axe, waved it and cut it hard. In this way, there is heaven and earth. For every foot that Pangu's body grows taller, the sky grows taller and the earth is thicker. Every time Pangu's body grows ten feet tall, the sky rises ten feet and the earth is ten feet thick. Pangu created great achievements in the world before his death, and left endless treasures to future generations after his death, becoming a hero worshipped by the Chinese nation.
6, gun in water conservancy
The flood was terrible, and the gun thief didn't get the emperor's order, so he took Kanda to stop the flood. The emperor sent Vulcan Zhu Rong to kill a gun near Yushan. Yu was born in the belly of Gun, and the Emperor of Heaven ordered Yu to fill the soil to control water. From the south to the north, from the sun to the setting place, it has always led people in hard water control. Thirteen years later, Yu finally succeeded in harnessing water and fulfilled his last wish. Finally set Kyushu.
7. Kuafu chases the sun
The weather in the north is cold and the winter is long. Kuafu thought it would be great if solar energy was recycled and hung high in the air forever, bringing light and heat to the earth. So he chased for a day and finally saw the sun, trying to get it back. But he had been running all day, and the burning sun made him thirsty, so he bent down to drink the water from the Yellow River and the Weihe River. The water in the two rivers soon ran out, but he still didn't quench his thirst. He ran to the water in osawa in the north, but he died of thirst before he reached his destination.
8. Gong Yu moved mountains.
There are two big mountains in front of Gong Yu's house, like a huge wall, blocking their way to the outside world, isolated and very backward. So Gong Yu was determined to level the mountain, and kept digging the soil on it every day. An old man named Zhisou laughed at his stupidity and told him that it was impossible. Gong Yu said: I have a son when I die, and a grandson when my son dies. There are endless descendants, and the two mountains will eventually be leveled.
9. the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon
Chang 'e, Hou Yi's wife, received many apprentices because of her outstanding performance. Among them, Meng Peng with ulterior motives also mixed in. Once, Hou Yi went out hunting with his entourage, and Meng Peng pretended to be ill and stayed, forcing Chang 'e to hand over the elixir that her husband gave her not long ago. Chang 'e swallowed the elixir in desperation, and she immediately flew to the sky. Unwilling to give up Houyi, she became immortal on the moon nearest to the earth.
10, WU GANG cut down trees.
Legend has it that there is a laurel tree 500 feet high on the moon. There was a man named WU GANG in the Han Dynasty who was obsessed with fairy tales and didn't concentrate on reading. So the Emperor was furious, detained him in the Moon Palace, ordered him to cut down the osmanthus tree, and said, "Cutting down the osmanthus tree will have magic." WU GANG began to cut laurel trees, but every time WU GANG cut an axe, the tree wound healed immediately. Day after day, WU GANG's desire to cut laurel remained unfulfilled, so WU GANG cut laurel in the Moon Palace all the year round, but he couldn't cut trees.
1 1, Nu Wa made man.
Pangu created the world, but Nu Wa always felt lonely, because the world lacked a creature like her, so she pinched it with mud according to her own shadow. After pinching, he actually came back to life. When Nu Wa saw it, she was filled with joy, and then she squeezed a handful. She called these little things "people". These "people" were created in the image of God. Their heroic behavior was naturally different from other creatures. They were actually chirping like Nu Wa. Since then, people have been everywhere on the earth.
12, Emperor vs. Chiyou
At one time, the land of China was divided, and the people could not survive because of repeated wars and defeats. China is divided into five tribes, of which Huangdi tribe and Chiyou tribe are the most powerful. Huangdi wanted to stop this war situation, because he didn't want to see people suffer because of the war, so he used violence to solve it. Finally, Chiyou fled in defeat. The Yellow Emperor ordered Ying Long to hunt him down. Ying Long didn't expect to kill Chiyou and cut off Chiyou's head to the Yellow Emperor.
13, goddess of mending the sky
Nu Wa is a kind god. She has done many good things for mankind. Legend has it that when human beings were multiplying, two immortals hit the ground from the sky and made a hole in the sky, which destroyed people's quiet living environment. Nu Wa couldn't bear to see this scene, so she practiced five-color stones to fill the cave. The chaotic environment has restored calm and returned to mankind, and mankind is very grateful to Nu Wa.
14, Shennong tried Baicao
It is the most natural thing to be born and die, but those who leave this world early because of "illness" are really worthy of sympathy. Shennong felt that he had a responsibility to protect his people, so he traveled all over China looking for herbs to treat patients. After finding them, he took them himself to determine whether they were useful or toxic. Finally, he found herbs that can treat many common diseases.
Jingwei Reclamation Area 15
Emperor Yan has a daughter named girl. One day, the girl went to the East China Sea to watch the sunrise. Unfortunately, there was a sudden storm at sea, and the girl unfortunately fell into the sea and was finally swallowed up by the ruthless sea and never came back. The girl died and became a bird, with the plaintive cry of "Jingwei, Jingwei", so people called this bird "Jingwei". Jingwei hated the East China Sea, throwing stones into it day after day, trying to fill it up.
16, Xingtian vs. Huangdi
Huangdi defeated Emperor Yan with powerful force, forcing him to retreat to the south. Xingtian vowed to compete with the Yellow Emperor for the throne. Holding a shield in his left hand and an axe in his right hand, he launched a fierce battle with the Emperor of Heaven. Suddenly, the Yellow Emperor seized the opportunity and cut off Xingtian's neck with a sword, and Xingtian's huge head was cut off. Xingtian was furious when he saw that his head had been cut off. He didn't show weakness either. His nipples were his eyes, his navel was his mouth, and he waved his weapon and continued to shout.
17, fishing in Jiang Ziya
At the end of Shang Dynasty, Zhou Wang was cruel and heartless, and people's life was very difficult. The Weihe River area is under the jurisdiction of Ji Chang, and Ji Chang is ambitious and cherishes talents. In order to attract Ji Chang's attention, Jiang Ziya sits by the river and fishes every day. The strange way he fished caught Ji Chang's ear. Ji Chang thought that he might be a talent, and invited him to Jiang Ziya several times, but ignored them and continued fishing. Finally, Ji Chang prepared a generous gift and personally visited Jiang Ziya. Jiang Ziya saw his sincerity and promised to help him.
18, Aquilaria sinensis saves the mother
In the Han Dynasty, a scholar named Liu Xiang fell in love with a kind fairy-Hua Yue Sanniang. Soon, Sanniang became pregnant and named the child Aquilaria sinensis. The god in heaven knew about it and took him back. When agarwood grew up, she decided to find her mother who was crushed under Huashan Mountain. Mother knew that Aquilaria could not live without herself, so she asked Aquilaria to find his uncle. Aquilaria got the lotus lantern from her uncle and immediately flew back to Huashan to save her mother.
19, Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea
The Eight Immortals like to fight against injustice, punish evil and promote good. One day, they went to the East China Sea together, only to see the surging tide and amazing waves. Lv Dongbin suggested throwing something into the water to show "magical power". Other immortals responded to Lv Dongbin's suggestion, threw their magic weapon on the water, and then stood on the magic weapon and braved the wind and waves. Tie Guai Li has an iron gourd, Han Zhongli has a banana fan, Zhang has a paper folding donkey, a long sword, He Xiangu has a lotus flower, Han Xiangzi has a flute, Cao Guojiu has a jade edition, and Lan Caihe has a flower basket. )
20. fairies build bridges
A long time ago, every Mid-Autumn Festival, the fairies of Sanyuanshen had to undertake the human incense sacrifice. Unfortunately, this year, the fairy of Yuan God was tied up, so she had to ask the other two fairies to fly down to heaven. When they saw the wonders of the sea and the simplicity of people here, they felt love. In order to repay the people's hospitality, the two fairies saw that the traffic between the island and the mainland was inconvenient and decided to build a sea bridge to connect them and benefit the world. So the magic of moving mountains and filling the sea was used, and in a blink of an eye, the sea bridge was about to be built successfully.