Jiayu folklore

It is said that in ancient times, an emperor passed by Jiayu in a royal boat. The boat encountered a storm while sailing in the middle of the river. Suddenly, strong winds came up, white waves surged into the sky, the sails were torn, the mast was broken, the rudder failed, and the boat swayed. , the boat is in danger of capsizing. At this time, two yellow dragons suddenly rose from the bottom of the river, driving the sank imperial boat steadily from the center of the river to the shore, ensuring that the emperor and his party were safe.

The local people immediately spread the word: "The emperor is blessed. The emperor has the body of a dragon, so of course he is protected by a dragon." From then on, the folk story that the emperor designated this place as the "Jiayu Pass" also spread.

Later, Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty traveled to the south of the Yangtze River. After seeing enough of the beautiful scenery of Suzhou and Hangzhou, he traveled up the Yangtze River and enjoyed the scenery of the water towns at the ports in the south of the Yangtze River. When Yu Zhou arrived at the Jiayu area, he found that the rivers and lakes here are connected, and the water, heaven and earth are connected together. He said to himself silently: "There are many water and fish here. I think the fresh fish here must have a unique flavor." As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a silver light. The shining fish jumped in front of Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty, and he asked his courtiers to pick it up and look at it again and again, and said happily: "Fu Chengtian is lucky, and everything you want will come true."

The courtiers even praised him with kind words. "The emperor is blessed with great blessings. If you offer this fish to yourself, it will bring good luck." He immediately asked the accompanying chef to use his cooking skills and offer it to the emperor for drinking. Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty took two bites and found the meat tender and delicious, fresh and sweet, and asked: "What is the name of this fish?" Those courtiers who were studying hard replied: "I have never seen it in books."

The chef also said: "I have never seen such a good fish since I became a chef." The attendants stood for a long time and could not answer the name of the fish. Fortunately, Tang Minghuang was an enlightened and knowledgeable emperor, and said: "Every fish must be delicious." It's famous. Since you don't know it and there's no record in the book, let's give it a name!"

The Ming Emperor thought of the auspicious story of the ancient name "Jia Yu Kou"; he also saw this fish leaping into the waves and bathing. The loveliness of waves and silver scales shining in the sun; I also recall that the Book of Songs has the reputation of "the beautiful fish in the south". Such golden words flowed freely: "Jiaozhi is beautiful. Let's call it Jiayu." Therefore, this imperial title has been passed down to this day.

Extended information:

Jiayu County is a county under the jurisdiction of Xianning City, Hubei Province, and has accumulated rich historical and cultural heritage. The county has beautiful natural scenery, many cultural attractions, and many beautiful legends. There is an ancient battlefield site of the Three Kingdoms in the territory - Lukou, where Lü Meng and Lu Xun stationed troops in the Eastern Three Kingdoms. There are still ruins of Lü Meng City, King Wu's Ancestral Hall, Kongming's Arrow Collection Station, Lady Lu Su's Tomb, Ding Feng's Tomb, and Lu Dai's Tomb. and other historical sites of the Three Kingdoms and the historic site "Yanduntai".

There is the first bay of the Yangtze River in thousands of miles - "Yanzhou Bay", the emerald Niutoushan Forest Park, the deep and winding Fairy Cave Group, the beautiful Sanhu Lianjiang Reservoir Scenic Area; The first and second largest red clay open-pit gold mine in the world.

There is the first group in the country (a banner for new rural construction) - Guanqiao Group 8; there is also a group that is about to be developed and constructed that integrates tourism, hot springs, agricultural sightseeing parks, water recreation, hunting, and accommodation. Mountain lake hot spring tourism project.

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