A long time ago, there was a dragon in the East China Sea. After cruising here, I saw such beautiful scenery and felt that the East China Sea was eclipsed, so I hid and stayed. The dragon surfaced at night and greedily looked at the beautiful scenery. Later, it sometimes couldn't help sneaking out during the day. Many villagers have seen it, hence the name Yulong River. Some people also said that her ancient name was Anleshui, and later it was changed to Yulong River because of the famous Yulong Bridge in the middle reaches.
2. Liu Sanjie's love in the big banyan tree scenic spot
The big banyan tree in Shili Gallery in Yangshuo has a beautiful love legend. According to the old Zhuang people who live nearby, the big banyan tree is both a love tree and a longevity tree. On a moonlit night, affectionate Sanjie Liu invited honest and hardworking Niu Ge to the big banyan tree, presented the hydrangea representing love to Niu Ge, and sang: When you harvest bamboo, you can keep the bamboo shoots. Pick up the hydrangea, and don't leave your hand to pick up your troubles. As a result, they have been married for a hundred years. Today, their descendants are still in Zhuang village near the big banyan tree.
3. Xingping Fishing Village in Yangshuo
Xingping fishing village is surrounded by mountains and waters. There are seven peaks behind the village, hence the name Seven Fairies. Legend has it that the Queen Mother has seven waitresses around her, accompanying her to wait on her. One day, the Queen Mother was taking a nap, and the seven fairies discussed playing on earth and enjoying the beautiful scenery on earth. After passing Penglai Xiandao, they drove to the fishing village and stopped to see the scenery.
They forgot to come back when they saw the strange sight of blue waves, lush trees and lush grass. Later, when the Queen Mother woke up, she didn't see the seven fairies around her. She was furious and looked down with her eyes, only to see the seven fairies enjoying the scenery here, as if motionless. The Queen Mother was so angry that the seven fairies turned into seven peaks and stayed on earth forever.
4. Legend of Tengjiao Temple in Yangshuo
Legend has it that Buddhism in Tengjiao Temple is very spiritual. At the beginning of the temple building, He Tengjiao, a native of Gupi Village, Xingping Town, was caught in a heavy wind and rain when he came to Beijing by boat to catch the exam. So he stopped in front of the temple, bowed down to the temple and said, "I'm going to Beijing to catch the exam. I hope the gods will stop studying and help me move forward." If I take the exam, I swear to rebuild the refined house and reshape the golden body to promote Buddhism and benefit all beings. "
After the speech, the wind stopped raining, and He Shun ran for his future. He went to Beijing to take the exam, and he was a second-class scholar. After the official worship of Governor Huguang, he vowed to rebuild the temple, hence the name Tengjiao Temple.
5. Legend of Butterfly Valley in Yangshuo
There is a stone flying like a butterfly in the Butterfly Valley. It is said that when butterfly lovers turned into a butterfly and both flew away, he inadvertently flew to Butterfly Valley. He was very surprised to find the beautiful scenery and excellent environment here, so he decided to live in seclusion and have children. I don't want to leave my children because I love them very much.
When they get old, they will become two continuous mountains, which are the two wings of the Butterfly Valley now, so as to continue to look after the children. The two mountains look at each other and never tire of seeing them, continuing their love legend. And these butterflies here are their descendants, and there is another saying that the villagers here are their descendants.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Yangshuo