What are some examples of folklore?

1. The legend of Dayu is a famous folk myth and legend in ancient China. Yu is the legendary ancestor of the Xia Dynasty. Since ancient times, the legend of his water control has been circulated among the people in China. Legends about water control in Yu are often associated with local scenery. For example, it is said that he carried 99 stones from Mount Tai to build a weir to stop water, and later became the nine sections of Changbai Mountain in Shandong. There is also a legend in Shanxi that Dayu governs Jinyang Lake. This kind of legend embodies his great spirit of taking risks and benefiting the people, so as to educate the younger generation.

2. The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl is one of the four folk love legends in China, which comes from the star names of the Cowherd and the Vega. The festival related to this legend is Valentine's Day in China. In 2008, the legend of Cowherd and Weaver Girl was approved by the State Council to be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

3. The legend of butterfly lovers (The Legend of Butterfly Lovers) is a sad and touching love story. Together with Meng Jiangnu, Cowherd and Weaver Girl, and Legend of White Snake, it is known as the four ancient folklore in China, among which the legend of Liang Zhu has the greatest influence, and its literariness, artistry and ideological content rank first among all kinds of folklore. It is the most influential oral inheritance art in China, and it is also the only art in the world that produces ancient folk in China.

4. As one of the four great love legends in ancient China (the other three are the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, the Legend of Liang Zhu and the White Snake), the story of Meng Jiangnv has been widely circulated for thousands of years. Its story originated from the historical compilation "Qi Liang's wife cries her husband". The two protagonists in the story, one is Jiang Meng and the other is Qi Liang, exist in history, not fiction. The legend of Meng Jiangnv has a long history and began to appear during the Warring States Period. There are sporadic records in Zuo Zhuan in the Spring and Autumn Period, Tan Gong in the Book of Rites, Mencius, Shuoyuan and Biography of Lienv.