Stories and legends in Taiwan

Once upon a time, there lived a young man named Ali who hunted for a living on a fork in the north of a bald mountain.

One day, Ali went hunting on the north hillside. Suddenly, he saw a tiger with eyes hanging at the foot of the mountain, chasing two flower-picking girls. Ali hurried down from the hillside, jumped on the tiger's back, raised his knife and fell, only to hear a "click". The tiger's head was cut to the ground and rolled down the hillside. Two flower picking girls were saved.

When he was just about to go hunting on the northern hillside, he saw an old man with a white beard and a walking stick falling from the sky. The old man laughed and pulled the arms of two girls to the southern hillside. Ali is a good young man. When he saw that the two girls had just left the tiger's mouth and were molested by the bad old man, his heart burst into anger.

he shouted, "Stop it!" Then he rushed to the front of the bad old man, grabbed his crutch and hit the old man on the forehead severely. The old man let out a cry of pain and let go of the two girls. Look at a big pimple on his forehead. As soon as he threw off his sleeves, he flew into the air, and in a blink of an eye, he disappeared.

Not long after, thunder broke out on a sunny day. It was getting louder and louder from far and near. I saw the two flower-picking girls trembling with fear. They said anxiously, "This is terrible! This is terrible!"

Ali asked strangely, "What is this?"

Two girls said: We are fairies in the Heavenly Palace, and I heard that Taiwan Province Island has pleasant scenery, so I came here secretly. I didn't want to. I met a tiger. Thanks to you, I saved our lives. Who knows, because of my lust for the beautiful scenery here, I missed the time to go back.

The Jade Emperor sent an old birthday girl down to arrest us and return to the Heavenly Palace for punishment. We are afraid of the jade emperor's criminal law and don't want to go back to Heaven. When the old birthday star pulled us, you ran over and beat him away. He told the jade emperor about it, and the jade emperor was furious and ordered Raytheon to burn all the creatures in this area with thunder and fire.

Ali was taken aback by what they said. He didn't expect that his good deeds had brought great disaster to the creatures in this area, so he said anxiously, "Is there no way to save the creatures in this area?"

The two fairies said, "Yes, there is, but only if someone who is willing to sacrifice his own life runs to the top of the bald mountain in the south to distract the thunder and fire, so that the thunder and fire can not spread, can the creatures in this area be saved. Brother, please hide in a safe place quickly, and we will go to the top of the bald mountain to ignite the thunder. "

Ali shook his head and said, "No, I beat the old birthday girl, and it was my fault. How can I let you go?" Let me go to the thunder and fire! " With that, he picked up the crutch and hurried to the bald mountain in the south. Not long after, he climbed the top of the bald mountain.

He looked up and shouted to the sky, "Thor! I, Ali, beat the old birthday girl, set the two fairies free by me, and caused the disaster by me. All this was caused by me and had nothing to do with others. Your thunder fire, hit me Ali! "

At this moment, Thor just came to the sky on the bald mountain. He raised the thunder drill and the lightning hammer, only to hear a "bang" sound, a heavy thunder, which smashed Ali's body at once, and the thunder fire burned on the bald mountain. Thor saw that the fire was on fire, and turned to the Heavenly Palace for a job. Because the mountain was bare and there were no trees and flowers, the thunder fire went out on its own before it burned halfway up the mountain.

Ali was killed by thunder and fire, but soon after his death, pieces of trees grew all over the bare mountain. People say that these trees are made of Ali's flesh and hair shattered by thunder and fire.

what about the Shenmu tree? It is said that it was the crutch of the old birthday girl that became it. The two fairies were deeply moved when they saw this scene. They counted and said, "Brother Ali died for us and everyone. After his death, his flesh and hair turned into trees, which benefited people. The two of us will become flowers and plants, so that we can keep Alibaba Argo company and benefit people. "

Since then, this barren mountain has been covered with trees and flowers, with lush trees and fragrant flowers. People changed the name of this mountain to Alishan in memory of this good young man who sacrificed himself for others.

Extended information:

Alishan, located 75km east of Chiayi City, Taiwan Province Province, is located at an altitude of 2,216m, with the coordinates of 23 degrees 31 minutes north latitude and 12 degrees 48 minutes east longitude, and is close to Yushan, the highest peak in Taiwan Province in the east. Because of the mild climate in mountainous areas, it is still refreshing and pleasant in midsummer, and the lush trees, it is the most ideal summer resort in Taiwan Province and a famous tourist scenic spot in Taiwan Province Province.

Alishan and Yushan Mountains are adjacent to Yushan Park, with an average temperature of 1.6 degrees Celsius, 14.3 degrees in summer and 6.4 degrees in winter. Alishan Forest Recreation Area is bordered by Jianan Plain in the west, Yunlin and Nantou County in the north and Kaohsiung and Tainan County in the south, with a total area of 1,4 hectares.

Alishan is famous for its five wonders, namely, mountain climbing railway, forest, sea of clouds, sunrise and sunset glow. Sunrise, sea of clouds, railways, forests and sunset clouds are collectively called the Five Wonders of Alishan. They are not only the most representative scenery in Taiwan Province, but also their fame is spread far and wide at home and abroad.

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