What are the myths and legends about Hebo?

Hebo is the water god in charge of the Yellow River in ancient Chinese mythology, and his original name was Feng Yi, which can also be called Bingyi.

Legend has it that a long, long time ago, there was a river god in the Yellow River, and people called him Hebo. He Bo stood on the bank of the Yellow River. Looking at the rolling waves coming from the west, and rushing and jumping to the east, he said excitedly; "The Yellow River is so big, there is no river in the world that can compare with it.

I'm the biggest god of water!

Someone told him: "Your words are not right, there is a place called Beihai on the east side of the Yellow River, and that is really big." He Bo said: "I don't believe it, no matter how big the North Sea is, can it be bigger than the Yellow River?" ”

The man said, "Don't talk about a single Yellow River, even if the water of several Yellow Rivers flows into the North Sea, you can't pretend to be satisfied with it." Hebo said stubbornly

I haven't seen the North Sea, I don't believe it. The man had no choice but to tell him, "If you have a chance to see Beihai, you will understand what I am saying."

Autumn has arrived, and the heavy rain has caused large and small rivers to flow into the Yellow River, and the river surface of the Yellow River has become wider. This time, Hebo was even more proud, thinking that the most spectacular scenery in the world was here, and while he was complacent, he remembered the Beihai that someone had mentioned to him, so he decided to go there to have a look.

Hebo came to the mouth of the Yellow River downstream, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and the sea god Beihai Ruozheng welcomed his arrival with a smile.

said to Bei Hairuo with deep feelings: "As the saying goes, if you only understand some truths, you think that no one can compare to yourself, and this is me." If I hadn't seen the vast Beihai with my own eyes today, I would have thought that the Yellow River is the most powerful in the world!

In that way, will it not be laughed at forever by those who are knowledgeable? ”

Kappa and Hebo:

The legend of the kappa originated in the upper reaches of the Yellow River Valley in China, and was called in ancient times"Water Tiger"aka"River Bo"。After the river was spread to Japan, he became a household name as the kappa. It is said that a leader named Kuzenbo led the kappa clan from China to live in the area of Unzen Onsen on the Kuma River in Kyushu.

He often leads his men into the village, causing a lot of trouble, and because he has the strange power to pull horses to the river, no one in the village can match him. Kato Kiyomasa, the lord of Kumamoto Castle, who was extremely angry when he learned about this, used the kappa's most hated ape to teach the kappa who harmed the people a good lesson, and from then on the kappa had to live obediently in the Chikugo River in Kumamoto Prefecture.

Later, he became an envoy of Suitengu Palace, and its branch was located in the residence of the Arima clan on the banks of the Akabane River in Edo, and later moved to the vicinity of Nihonbashi. It is said that in order to defeat Kuzenbo, Kato Kiyomasa lured the kappa to the valley of hell, where sulfur gas spewed, and not only poisoned the river, but also threw hot stones into the pool, and finally gathered the mountain apes, which kappa hated the most, and attacked them in groups.

Because of the heat of the sulfur, the water on the plate on his head gradually disappeared, and he finally had to beg the lord of the city to let him go, promising not to harm the place again, this is one of the legends of the kappa.

1.The legend of the carp jumping over the dragon gate.

The Dragon Gate is located about 65 kilometers south of Hukou Falls, at the southernmost end of the Jinshan Gorge. To the south of Longmen is the open and flat Guanzhong Plain. The water of the Yellow River suddenly enters the wide riverbed from the narrow dragon gate, and the nature of the river changes greatly.

The formation of Longmen is that Longmen Mountain in the east and Liangshan Mountain in the west each stretch out of the ridge and move closer to each other, forming a narrow mouth gate only 100 meters wide, like a giant pincer, binding the river and forming a turbulent water flow. Whenever the flood season, because the water level in the gorge mouth is high, and out of the canyon, the river valley suddenly widens, and the water level drops suddenly, so the obvious water level difference is formed in Longmen, so there is the saying of "Longmen three water falls". The story of "carp jumping over the dragon gate" refers to the fall into the water that jumps here.

The story is that the little carp is not afraid of dangers and obstacles, and has jumped the gate on the road to Jackie Chan, and those who can jump over it can become a dragon. Only those indomitable little carps can eventually become dragons. This story has also inspired the descendants of Yan and Huang to fight tenaciously and endlessly for thousands of years.

In ancient times, people felt incredible about the formation of this natural wonder of Longmen Gorge, and imagined a gorge mouth that was dug by Dayu, so Longmen was also called "Yu Gate".

2.The story of Dayu's water control.

Legend has it that during the reign of Emperor Yao, floods in the Yellow River basin were frequent. In order to stop the flooding and protect agricultural production, Emperor Yao once convened a meeting of tribal leaders to solicit water control experts to quell the floods. Kun was recommended to take charge of this work.

After accepting the task, Kun used embankments to block the water and make a city of three people, that is, to use simple embankments to enclose the residential area to prevent flooding, but after nine years without success, he was finally banished to Hayama and died. After Emperor Shun succeeded to the throne, he appointed Kun's son Yu to control the water. Yu summed up his father's experience in water control, and changed the method of "encircling and blocking obstacles" to "dredging and channeling stagnation", which is to use the natural trend of water flowing from high to low to dredge the congested river along the terrain.

Floodwaters were channeled into dredged rivers, depressions, or lakes, and then connected to the seas, thus calming the floods and allowing people to move back to Pingchuan from the highlands to live and engage in agricultural production. Later, Yu became the first king of the Xia Dynasty, and was called "Shen Yu" and praised to future generations.

In the process of Dayu's water control, he left many touching deeds. Legend has it that with the help of the original measuring tools he invented, he traveled up and down the river, using the magic axe to split the dragon gate and Yipu, and chiseled through the stone mountain and the Qingtong Gorge, so that the river water could flow unimpeded. He has been controlling the water for 13 years, passing through the door three times without entering, and even his newborn child has no time to caress him, not afraid of hardship, he is the first soldier, and the hairs on his legs are worn out in labor.

He was the first flood hero in Chinese history to successfully control the floods of the Yellow River.

Chinese mythology, a treasure of Chinese culture and history, is passed down in fables, religions, dances, and operas through various forms such as oral transmission or written records. In some respects, ancient mythology is assumed to be part of historical truth, and the first written records are scattered in the classics such as the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Commentary on the Book of Water, the Book of Shang, the Records of the Historical Records, and the Spring and Autumn Period of the Lü Family. According to the classification of scholar Yuan Ke, the current Chinese mythology can be divided into three types: "myth", "legend" and "fairy tale", and from the Jin Dynasty to the Ming and Qing dynasties, there was a category called "Zhiwei**" or "Gods and Demons**" in the history of Chinese literature, many of which refer to myths, legends and fairy tales, among which the famous ones are "Romance of the Gods", "Journey to the West" and "Strange Tales from Liao Zhai".

Hebo is the water god in charge of the Yellow River in ancient Chinese mythology. Its original name was Fengyi, which can also be called Bingyi.

Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a river god in the Yellow River. People called him Hebo. He Bo stood on the bank of the Yellow River.

Looking at the waves rolling in from the west, and running to the east, he said excitedly; "The Yellow River is really big. There is no river in the world that can compare to it. I am the greatest god of water.

He was told, "You're not right. There is a place east of the Yellow River called Beihai, which is really big. Herb said, "I don't believe it." No matter how big the Beihai is, can it be bigger than the Yellow River? ”

The man said, "Don't talk about one Yellow River, even if several Yellow Rivers flow into the North Sea, they can't fill it." He Bo stubbornly said: "I haven't seen Beihai, I don't believe it." The man had no choice but to tell him: "If you have a chance, you will go to Beihai and understand what I said." ”

Autumn has arrived, and days of torrential rains have caused rivers of all sizes to flow into the Yellow River. The water surface of the Yellow River is wider. Looking across the river, the cattle and horses on the other side are indistinguishable.

As a result, Hebo became even more proud, thinking that the most spectacular scenery in the world was in his place. While he was complacent, he remembered the North Sea that had been mentioned to him, and decided to go there to check it out.

He Bo went down the river to the mouth of the Yellow River, and suddenly his eyes lit up. If the sea god of the North Sea was smiling and welcoming him, Hebo looked around and saw the vastness of the North Sea. He just stared for a moment.

I said affectionately to Bei Hairuo: "As the saying goes, only if you understand some truth, you can feel that no one can compare with yourself, and that is me." If I hadn't seen the vast Beihai with my own eyes today, I would have thought that the Yellow River was unparalleled in the world!

In this way, people of insight will never laugh at you. ”

Kappa and River Bo:

The legend of the "kappa" originated in the upper reaches of the Yellow River in China. In ancient times, it was called "Water Tiger", also known as "Hebo". After "Kabo" spread to Japan, it became a household name "Kappa". It is said that there was a leader named Kuchiba, who led a kappa from China to live in Kyushu Kuma Unzen Onsen.

He often led his subordinates to appear in the village and caused a lot of trouble. Because he has the power to bring horses to the river, the people of the village can't beat him. Duke Kato Kiyomasa was furious about this, and he gave him a harsh lesson with his most hated ape.

From then on, he had to live obediently on the Takego River in Kumamoto Prefecture.

Later, he became an envoy to the Suitenya Shrine, and his branch was located in the Mashi Mansion on the banks of the Akakani River in Edo. (His Royal Highness Kurume) later moved to the vicinity of Nihonbashi. It is said that in order to defeat the nine thousand squares, Kato Kiyomasa lured the kappa to Jigokudani, where sulfur gas would be spewed.

Not only did he poison the river, but he also threw hot stones into the pool. Eventually, he gathers Kappa's most hated apes and attacks them in a gang.

Because of the heat of the sulfur, the water in the Jiufangtou plate gradually disappeared. Under the power of magic, he finally gave in, so he had to ask the Duke to let him go and promise not to harm the place again. This is one of the legends of Kappa.