The dragon is the totem of the Chinese nation, and there are many different opinions about the legend of the dragon. So do you know that Father Dong carried the dragon?
"Zuo Zhuan" Cai Mo, Taishi of the Jin Dynasty, said: In the past, Shu An had a descendant named Dong's father. He was very fond of dragons. He was harassing and hoarding dragons to serve Emperor Shun. The emperor gave him the surname Dong, sent him a dragon, and granted him the title of Zhuchuan. (Fuchuan was renamed Dongze Lake, and Dong's father's residence was named Dongzeli, which is now Fudi Village in Wenxi County, Shanxi)
As we all know, dragons are holy things, and they will not drink unless they are sweet springs, and they will not rest unless they are spiritual waters. . So Dong's father traveled all over the mountains and rivers in search of it, and finally found the sweet spring in Fuchuan. Feishui is adjacent to Fenghuang Yuan in the east, Emei Peak in the west, Sushui River in the south, and Fechuan Slope in the north. The water area is vast, the water is vast, the blue waves are rolling, and it stretches as far as the eye can see. It is really a good pond for dragons. Therefore, Dong's father lived according to the situation, and he could safely feed the dragon here.
I think the folk tale of Father Dong supporting a dragon is not groundless.
"Zuo Zhuan" says: "In the autumn of the 29th year of Duke Zhao, dragons were seen in Jiangjiao. Wei Xianzi asked Cai Mo and said: 'I heard that insects don't know about dragons, because they don't give birth to dragons." Do you believe it when you say you know?" He said, "People really don't know, but dragons don't really know. In ancient times, there was a dragon family, and there was a dragon family." Xianzi said, "These are the two families." Hearing this, but not knowing the reason, what does it mean? He said to him: "In the past, there was a descendant named Dong Shu'an. He was really fond of dragons. He could satisfy his elders' desires by eating and drinking them, and many dragons returned to him." The emperor gave him the surname Dong, and his surname was Huolong. He was granted the title of Zhuhuichuan, and he was the successor of Shun, and there was also Xia Kong. Jia, Nuoyu had an emperor, and the emperor gave him two horses, a male and a female. Kong Jia couldn't eat, but he didn't get the Huanlong family. Later, Liu Lei, who was from the Tao Tang family, learned to disturb the dragon. The Huanlong family was able to serve Kong Jia, so he was praised by the Queen of Xia and given the name Yulong. "Volume 4 of "Wenxi County Chronicles" states: "Dong Ze lived in the east of the county forty years. It is the place where Dong's father kept the dragons during the Shun Dynasty. It is a suitable place for planting lotus rice. Volume 16 of "Xi County Chronicle" uploaded: "Dong's father, a native of the Yu Dynasty, a descendant of the Yellow Emperor... At that time, there was a dragon named Dong. The place where he lived was Pize, where there were many pampas grasses, so it was named Dong Ze. "
There is a couplet in the Dongfu Temple in Cangdi Village that reads:
There are people who have been granted titles but have not heard of being granted titles
Do not raise poultry. How can we raise dragons if we don’t raise animals?
I still seem to be able to see the reeds rippling by Dongze Lake, the fragrance of lotus flowers in Forty Miles River, and Dong’s father relaxing on the sparkling lake. The earth rides a small boat, and while training the dragon, he also cultivates his temperament.
The folk tale of Dong’s father carrying a dragon was announced as one of the first batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage projects (folk literature).
(Information and pictures come from the Internet)