Dongyang legend is a folk literature project in the sixth batch of representative projects of municipal intangible cultural heritage in Huai'an. Historical evolution and distribution Dongyang legend is a collection of many folk legends that occurred in the ancient Dongyang Town (now Maba Town, Xuyi County and surrounding areas) and surrounding areas. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, this was an ancient town that ran through the north-south traffic. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was the seat of Dongyang County. It was once named a marquisate by Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, and its economy and culture were prosperous. In the wave of uprisings at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the people of Dongyang also rose up and supported Chen Ying as king. Chen Ying refused and led the people to join forces with Xiang Liang's team passing through Dongyang to overthrow the Qin Dynasty. The existing Dongyang City Ruins are the best-preserved ancient ruins in Jiangsu Province. It is located in Dongyang Village, Maba Town, Xuyi County. The existing city walls and moats around Dongyang Village are the location of the ancient city ruins. This ancient city from the Qin and Han Dynasties was the most important city in the Guanzhong area south of the Yangtze River, crossing the river to the capital of the Qin and Han Dynasties. Basic content and value Ancient Dongyang has many scenic spots that have survived to this day, such as the Immortal Cave, Piaoer Well, Horse Drinking Pond, Immortal Stone Chessboard, Horse Riding Stone, Yincao Stream, Diaoyutai, Dongyang Tucheng, Zhutianguan Archway, Longhu Xianba, Modaojian, Modaoshi, etc. Each scenic spot has a legend related to it. In particular, the three idioms "Golden House Hiding Beauty", "A Different Force Rising", and "The Provocation of Beiliang" are all related to Dongyang. Golden House Hiding Beauty: When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was young, his aunt Princess Guantao wanted to marry her daughter A Jiao to him, and half-jokingly asked for his opinion. The childish Liu Che replied on the spot: "Good! If you can get A Jiao as your wife, you should keep her in a golden house." The princess was very happy and urged Emperor Jing to facilitate this marriage. This is the allusion of "Golden House Hiding Beauty". A Different Force Rising: At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang took the lead in rising up to oppose the debauchery and tyranny of Qin II, and various places responded. At this time, there was a jailer named Chen Ying in Dongyang County, who was deeply supported by the locals. The people of Dongyang County were affected by the wave of uprisings, launched an uprising, and killed the magistrate of Dongyang County. Chen Ying was elected as the leader. Later, the people of Dongyang wanted to support Chen Ying as king, to be unique, and let all the soldiers wrap green turbans to show that they were a new and unique army. But Chen Ying did not agree, and later joined Xiang Liang's team passing through Dongyang, and overthrew the rule of the Qin Dynasty together with the uprising army from all over the country. Beiliang's quarrel: Seen in "Historical Records of the Chu Family", it records that in the late Spring and Autumn Period, the border city of Beiliang in Wu State and the city of Zhongli in Chu State were separated by a boundary, and the chickens and dogs could hear each other. There are many mulberry trees and silkworms in this place. One day, when the two girls of Beiliang and Zhongli were picking mulberry leaves together, they had a quarrel because of fighting for mulberry leaves. Later, the adults of the two families arrived, first accusing each other, and then fighting, and Zhongli beat the people of Beiliang to death. The people of Beiliang were furious when they heard the news and demanded that the murderer be severely punished. The garrison commander of Zhongli City even led troops to sweep Zhongli. After receiving the report that Zhongli was attacked, King Ping of Chu immediately dispatched troops to capture Beiliang without asking whether it was right or wrong. King Liao of Wu had long coveted the territory of Chu and was worried about not having an excuse. Naturally, he would not miss this rare opportunity, so he sent Prince Guang to lead a large army to attack Chu and captured Zhongli and another important town of Chu, Juchao. Later generations called this small matter of fighting for mulberry leaves, which was caused by improper handling, the "Beiliang Incident", to satirize the disputes and killings caused by meaningless trivial matters. Using history as a mirror, we can know right and wrong; using events as a mirror, we can warn future generations. The allusion of "the Beiliang Incident, blood flowed in Wu and Chu" should serve as a warning to future generations. Legend of the Immortal Cave and Sajintang: Legend has it that an immortal once lived on Dayun Mountain, leaving behind the Immortal Cave, and many outsiders came to hunt for treasures. Mountain dweller Zhang Gunzi and his wife learned from outside treasure hunters that the melons growing in their fields were the key to the "Immortal Cave", and they also learned how to open the door. They opened the door to take the treasure, and what they took from the cave was obviously wheat, but after leaving the cave, it turned into gold. Because it was too heavy, some of it was spilled into the pond outside the Immortal Cave, and the water in the pond often shimmered with golden light, so it was named Sajintang. Legend of the Immortal Stone Chessboard: It is said that the beautiful scenery of Dayun Mountain attracted Tieguai Li and Lu Dongbin, two of the Eight Immortals, to come and watch, and play chess here, leaving behind the legend of the stone chessboard. The legend of Modaojian and Modaochi: It is said that Guan Yu worked hard to defeat Yuan Shu's general Ji Ling, recruited talented people everywhere, and finally got the help of gods through hard work. He found the magic stone of grinding knife in Yunshan, opened the immortal edge of the knife, broke Ji Ling's Toad Kungfu magic, and won the victory. The legend of Piaoerjing: It is said that Zhang Guolao and Lu Dongbin, two of the Eight Immortals, saw that it was difficult for the locals in Dayun Mountain to get water, so they cast a spell to create a spring in Dayun Mountain. The spring water was only a ladle, but it was inexhaustible and overflowing. From then on, the residents of the mountain no longer had to carry water from far away. The legend of Yinmachi: It is said that in order to resist the invasion of 100,000 troops of Yuan Shu's general Ji Ling into Jianghuai, Liu Bei led Guan Yu and Zhang Fei with a total of 3,000 troops to Xuyi, and ordered Guan Yu to lead 500 cavalry to station in Xiaoyun Mountain, Dongyang, and he himself stationed in Dayun Mountain. Later, they were besieged and cut off from water. Fortunately, there was a Yinmachi on the top of Dayun Mountain with inexhaustible water, which helped them get through the difficulties. (No pictures available, please provide them.) (No pictures available, please provide them.)