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Legend (one)
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Long long ago, our ancestors moved Ningxia from
the Shaanxi Dahuaishu. At that time, it is said Yinbei is a place with three demons:
One of them is "black dragon ditch", Xinsheng village in Baofeng Town in Pingluo
County;One; is Jiaolong Kou,located in Yanwochi Village, Xiyonggu
County, Jinhuinong Area; Another is "Baihu
Hole",also called"Bailong Hole",is a natural cavern on
the half way of
the Helan Mountain. Three demons usually come out to harm people. The
common people can not live. At that
time, the black dragon of
"black dragon ditch", hides in the
drain in the daytime, at night, it comes out to
catch human and livestocks;The flood dragon of"flood dragon" does every evil.
It becomes a python and also swallows human and
the livestocks; The white tiger of "Baihu Hole", blows strong wind and hails to smash crops. The common people lack food and cloth, can not plant on their fertile farmland. Accoran ancient cooking vessel to the legend, an Ormazd in South China Sea knows this matter, and sympathizes with the common people very much. Then
he comes by rian ancient cooking vessel on bewitching
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tower from 10000 miles away and arrives on Wufang Mountain, north to Helan Mountain. He makess
the three demon surrenders, and relieves the common people from disaster. Bewitching pagoda comes from south to north. After traveling 81 days, day and night, it arrives at Yaofu Fort Pingluo County. At early dawn, Yaofu fort arrives and asks a farmer:“eldest brother, how to go to Bei Wudang Temple?How far?”The armer sees a dark fellow
stanan ancient cooking vessel giant in front to of him
and says:“Go to northwest straight forwards You are
black
and thick and gint, like a tower."He thinks that
this tower is a demon, then whipshim by the waist. After
a blare,this tower broken
into two parts. On part flies
to ward the south and falls at Wangcheng fort,this
is the tower bottom named the Wangcheng Tower. The top
part falls on the Yaofu fortress. When Yaofu fort changes name to Tianzhou, the
tower changed to Tianzhouancient tower also.Ever since these two towers
falling in, three demons dare not to injure common people any more.
From now on,
the common people live and work in peace.Ningxia plain has good
harvest, and becomes prosperous year by year. |
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Legend (two) |
In Pingluo County, 20 kilometers away fromYaofu town, there is a Yaofu Tower with 38-meter height. As for the background of this tower, there is another legend.
Long long ago,our ancestries moved Ningxia from theShaanxi Dahuaishu. At that time, for not listen-ing to the advice of grey hair old man, our ancestries are buried by a heavy earthquake. Afterwards, demons appear there. People are always hurt by them. Then they call this place “with demon”
Because demons are too many, the infinitely merciful Bodhisattva can not help the people after becoming human two times. Then he takes bewitching whip to defeat the demons for common people. For many people have been eaten, after looking for, he finally gives the bewitching whip to send to the farmer. Yuhuang Emperor also sees the miserable prospects of Fuyaou, and then assigns Tower King Li to defeat the demons. Kin Li flies from the sky with gold tower and becomes a black big fellow, who is whipped by the farmer. The top tower is hit to YaoFu. In fact, the farmer misunderstands him as demon. The demons dare not harm people any more. People gathering here become more and more. Barren beach becomes fertile land. And labor people lead happy life.
This tower is also called“Fuyao Tower”and afterwards calls again accoran ancient cooking vessel to homophonic "Fuyao Tower"; now people also call it "Tianzhou Ancient Tower ", which has been listed as the point cultural object in Pingluo County. |
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