Longquan Township is mentioned in Chuanglong Biography as being somewhere in Qinghai Province. In fact, is there Longquan Township in Qinghai Province? As mentioned earlier, almost every province has places named after dragons, and there are several places named after Longquan. Where is Longquan? It is generally believed that it is now Longquan County, Zhejiang Province. Before the Tang Dynasty, it was called Longquan Township, and the county was established here in the Tang Dynasty. Longquan's name comes from a "Longquan sword". According to Yue Jueshu, a historical book of the State of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period, the King of Chu heard that there was a general in the State of Wu and a Ou Yezi in the State of Yue, both of whom were famous sword-casting artists. So he sent two famous artists to cast some iron swords for Chu with heavy money. I found the essence of iron ore and forged three swords, one is Long Yuan, the other is Taiya and the other is the Ministry of Industry. Later, in order to avoid the taboo of Tang Gaozu Tang gaozu, Longyuan Sword was renamed Longquan Sword. Just now, in Longquan County, Zhejiang Province, in the south of the county seat, there was a sword pool, which was said to be the place where Ou Yezi cast his sword, also called Long Yuan, so this place was called Longquan.
However, several places are also called Longquan. In addition to Longquan County just now, there is also Longquan in Yongjia County, Zhejiang Province. According to "Notes on Water Classics", the water lines in the spring eyes are dragon-shaped, so livestock dare not drink water here. There is also a Longquan in Xiping County, Henan Province. Ancient books say that you can sharpen your sword this spring and make the blade strong. There is a Longquan field in Jiangxi, and Longquan County was established in the Southern Tang Dynasty, which is now called Suizhou. This is not the case in the available information. There may be a small village called this, but it is not clear whether it can really lead to Kunlun.
Dragon King
Dragon is one of the four gods in ancient China mythology. There are "Dragon Kings" in Taishang Cave's Divine Mantra Classic, which lists the "Five Emperors Dragon Kings" based on orientation, the "Four Seas Dragon Kings" based on the ocean, and the names of 54 dragon kings and 62 dragon kings based on everything in the world. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, an altar official was appointed to worship Longchi. Sacrifice the dragon king with the ceremony of sacrificing the rain Lord. Song Taizu followed the Five Dragon Sacrifice System in Tang Dynasty. In the second year of Song Huizong Daguan (1 108), all the five dragons in the world were crowned kings. The dragon god was named King Ren Guang, the red dragon god was King Jia Ze, the yellow dragon god was King Fu Ying, the white dragon god was King Iggy, and the black dragon god was King Ling Ze. Two years of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty,
Therefore, the duty of the dragon king is to spread clouds and rain to relieve people's summer heat and troubles, and the dragon king's water control has become a common belief among the people. The "dragon king's product" in the Taoist "Taishang East Shen Yuan Mantra Sutra" is called "the drought, and the 3322 does not know the time." Yuan Tianzun came to the earth by colorful clouds and preached Buddhism to save all beings with the Dragon King and others.
Regarding the birthday of the Dragon King, there are differences between various literature records and local folklore. In the past, temples dedicated to the Dragon King were almost as common as those on the city walls and on the land. Whenever the wind and rain are unbalanced, it doesn't rain for a long time, or it rains for a long time, people will go to the Longwang Temple to burn incense and pray for the Dragon King to control the water and the good weather.
Dragon is a miraculous animal in the legend of China. It is fickle, promotes sex and benefits all things. It is the first of many scales and the first of four spirits (dragon, phoenix, unicorn and turtle). Its images are varied in ancient books. It is said that it is slender, with four feet and a horse in its tail. It is said that he is covered with scales, has horns and has five claws. Compendium of Materia Medica is called ". There is no corner named Qiu. The little one is called Jiao, and the big one is called Dragon. Legend has it that it can be hidden, hidden, huge, short and long. The vernal equinox ascends to the sky, the autumnal equinox dives into the deep, and it is omnipotent. In mythology, it is the master of the underwater world (the Dragon King), a symbol of good fortune among the people, and the embodiment of ancient imperial rule.