At the eastern foot of Xiangshan Mountain in the west of Jingmen Ancient City, there is a stone artificial lake with an area of 10,000 square meters-Civilization Lake. It has a history of more than 200 years. ?
According to legend, a long time ago, there was a state official who killed people like hemp and did all kinds of evil. People hate it. One day, I heard that there is a lake at the eastern foot of Xiangshan. Lake water gushed from the spring, and Ming Che was pure and refreshing. After learning about this, the state official said to his subordinates, why not enjoy such a beautiful scenery? So I chose an auspicious day, brought countless beautiful women, and flocked away with the accompaniment of orchestral music. Walking to the lake, you can see towering old trees and unique scenery. There is a white crane pavilion above Qingfeng. Pavilion-pointed cranes, spreading their wings to fly, lead their necks to sing; There are springs flowing at the foot of the mountain, and the trees reflect the water and trickle into the lake. Seeing such a beautiful scenery, the national official was in high spirits and was about to say a poem in an arty way. Suddenly, a strong wind blew and swept past. The state official was weak and was swept into the middle of the lake by the strong wind.
Although the lake is not very deep, it scares the state officials out of their wits. They even drank three mouthfuls of lake water and went home with a serious illness. Since then, the state officials have been thoroughly remoulded, abandoning evil and doing good. So people named this lake "Civilization Lake".
The legend of laolaizi
Lao Laizi is also a famous dutiful son in the history of China. Filial piety, when he was 72 years old, in order to make his parents happy, he often dressed in colorful clothes and made baby moves to please his parents. Later generations used "Lao Laiyi" as a metaphor for filial piety to the elderly. Meng Haoran, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote a poem: "In the Ming Dynasty, you had to wear old clothes to worship Jiaqing. There is a picture of Lao Lai entertaining relatives in the "Twenty-four Filial Piety Pictures" circulated among the people in China. It's about Lao Laizi who, at the age of 70, wears colorful children's clothes and hats, fiddles with a small rattle and dances and laughs in front of his parents. He also played with chickens and ducklings, and made an innocent and lively appearance.
Lao Laizi lived in the Spring and Autumn Period, and great changes have taken place in this era. He lived in seclusion at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain in Jingmen, farming the land and supporting his parents because he couldn't stand the competition of fame and fortune and the merger of princes in the world. Lao Laizi not only pursues spiritual pleasure, but also is a simple and carefree mountain village Ye Fu, and he is also a funny dutiful son.