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The Legend of Western Queen (Xi Wuang Mu)
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It was said that western queen (Xiwuangmu)
was the youngest one of the seven fairy.
The Tianshan Mountain Heavenly Lake had been just built
for them to take a bath, but little Of them did thought that the mother of queen said if
the rain of heaven fall into the world, and It would not be as clean as heaven, and did not let
them go down to take a bath. A young hunter who had lived in the foot of the Bogeda
Mountain, was alone dispossessed Had depend on hunting, one day, the young hunter had
hidden the back of the cliff where he has seen seven swans around the lake, and shoot the
smallest swan of them, the hunter hurt it, and had been cured carefully by
hunter. The small swan like the living of the world very much. In the mean
time, and also had fallen In love with the hunter, consequently, the swan
had transformed as an adult girl, and married with him. Little swan had established the country here, named western
queen country
pretended to Xiwuangmu.
She had replanted the Pan peach here from heaven in the year of 989 BC, it
is the first foison of the pan peach in the world for celebration, the
mother of queen had decided to held up pan
peach Banquet.
The Mu emperor who was from central plain zhou had taken the cart which
was dragged by eight horses, loaded with beautiful silk and handicraft,
Bowen led the way as a Guide, set up towards west region with vast and
mighty. They had been walking for quite long time, at last had
come to the Heavenly lake which is in the deep of the Tianshan Mountain,
this day, western queen had a meeting at that time. For the advent of Mu
emperor of Zhou Dynasty had again raised climax of the banquet,
temporarily, strains of music accompanied by drumbeats, played wind
instrument, ebullience, Almes had danced attractively, western queen and
Mu Emperor had toasted frequently with exuding tenderness and love through
eyes. The water monster of the lake loved western queen shealthily. Also
had not been invited to banquet, had gotten so angry that he had made
trouble by using magic terrifically, so the meeting could not be
continued. West Queen also had gotten so angry that she pulled out one of
her magic hairpin from her head, it had been stick in the north bank of
the heavenly lake, had pressed down the water monster. The Mu emperor had
planted an elm near the magic hairpin, it is now the one of the eight
scenic spot in Heavenly lake, called Din
Hai Shen Zhen
that means magic needle it can keep the lake quietly. They suddenly heard the clop after they had just
planted the elm, one young General had come, he got off the horse, come to
western queen, saluted and said: King
want you go back to palace as soon as possible,
so she had done up her hair around heavenly lake as a mirror, so the lake
was so called Heavenly
lake is the toilet glass of the western queen
, that she could stay with Mu emperor longer, western queen had gone back
to palace after she did up her hair. Mu emperor was reluctant to part with
her, followed her all the time, and arrived east little heaven lake. The
western queen had taken a bath there in order to prolong time once more,
therefore the east little heaven lake had become the balneal salver. She
was so charming after the bath that the Mu emperor very unwillingly parted
here, followed again, went to the west little heaven lake. Western queen
washed her foot there so as to drag out one more time, so west
little heaven lake is her foot bath,
she had started off again after washed her foot. Mu emperor was still
reluctant to part with her. And did not stop following her until they went
to the next fork in a road, they sharked hands and say Good-bye to each
other, for remember and commemorate this spectacle, as well as to prolong
the time, two elm had been engrafted by western queen. It is strange that
the offspring of the two elms had been joined, and lived one generation
after the other till today. This is Famous scenic spots today join
hearted tree
which is on the left side road near the heavenly lake. Western queen sang one song with tearful eyes, after
all the things had been done words of the song at the below: White clouds weaving in the blue heaven. And the end of clouds below the peak of mountain, The road is very long, and so far It is separated by the mountain and Adams
wine. I do hope you will have long life, And also hope you come here again, After Mu emperor heard this then sang another song back
to her: After I get back to land of eastern By using peace way to manage nation. When the people are all the same, I will come here to see you soon. Although it is only three years, But I will come here to see you again. The western queen sang back again, Welcome to my places, live here will be please, Tiger leopard is your friend, black and magpie will be
cheers. . You do not need to go back forever, I will be yours
as a lover. Your subject will be parted with you later The subjects blow Sheng instrument, and heart is
insurgent The master of subject everyone is looking forward to
you here. Western queen had teared just like raining after sang
the song, had no alternation but went away slowly and slowly. Mu emperor
unreeled to the lake by horse so as to see pretty shadow of western queen,
and oversaw her on the mountaintop of the West Bank of the lake. And he
did not see the west queen until the dark night, he was standing here for
one night with lamp. Because he wanted to see her again after daybreak, that
is derivation of Lamp
Mountain,
which is in the West Side of the heavenly lake. ------by Mark Zhong of Xinjiang of
China(www.xinjiangguide.com) |
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