What is the relationship between the Santu River and the Nai He Bridge,

"Santu River" and "Lechuan River" are the same river, known as "Santu River" in foreign countries, and "Lechuan (River)" in China.

Legend 2The "Lechuan River" is one of the longest tributaries that flows into the "Santu River".

The Santu River is also called the "Santu River". Legend has it that the "Three Ways River" is the dividing line between the world of life and the world of death. Because the flow of water is divided into three types: slow, normal, and rapid according to the behavior of the deceased during his or her lifetime, it is called"Three ways"。

Folklore: After death, the soul has to cross the Nai River Bridge, the good have the protection of the gods and Buddhas to cross the bridge smoothly, and the evil one is beaten into the blood river pool to suffer. This is described in detail in the book "Investigation of Religious Customs in Fengdu":

The bridge is divided into three layers (or three), the ghosts of the good can safely pass through the upper bridge, the good and evil cross the middle bridge, and the ghosts of the wicked cross the lower bridge, and are mostly stopped by the ghosts into the dirty waves under the bridge, and are bitten by copper snakes and iron dogs. Every year, during the incense festival, pilgrims compete to throw paper money or copper plates into the pool, and sprinkle fried rice into the pool, thinking that they can give it to hungry ghosts. Many elderly pilgrims like to walk from above, thinking that after walking this bridge, they can avoid the pain of crossing the Nai River Bridge after death.

It can be seen that before the founding of the People's Republic of China, some good men and women went to the bridge to burn incense and paper, and gave money and goods with piety, only hoping that the Buddha could protect the Nai River Bridge after death. Legend has it that there is a road called Huangquan Road. There is a river called Lechuan, and there is a bridge on the river called Nai He Bridge.

There is an earthen platform called Wangxiangtai after walking across the Nai He Bridge, there is an old woman selling Meng Po soup on the side of Wangxiang Terrace, there is a stone called Sansheng Stone by the Lethe River, Meng Po Soup makes you forget everything, and Sansheng Stone records your past and present life. We walked across the Nai He Bridge, looked at the last look at the world on the Wangxiang Terrace, and drank a cup of Lethe River boiled, "There is no fate in this life", why force it? "Meng Po Soup" is an ancient Chinese legend, which is recorded in an ancient book of Lan Zi's family.

In that legend, people are reincarnated from life to life. The end of this life is but the beginning of the next. People who live in the cycle of life and life cannot have the memory of their past lives, just because everyone will drink Meng Po soup on the Nai He Bridge before they are reincarnated.

Therefore, when walking on the Nai Ho Bridge, it is the time when a person finally has the memory of this life. At this moment, many people are still clinging to the unfulfilled wishes of their previous lives, but they deeply understand that these wishes will eventually not be realized, so they let out a long sigh. This is also the reason why this bridge connecting the reincarnations of various generations is named Nai He Bridge.

"Santu River" is the dividing line between the realm of life and the realm of death.

Nai Ho Bridge"A bridge connecting the reincarnations of the worlds.

The bridge is over the Santu River.

However, the river under the bridge is called the Lechuan River.

In Chinese myths and legends, after death, people have to pass through the Ghost Gate, through the Huangquan Road, between the Huangquan Road and the Hades, and the Nai River is the boundary. The water of the Nai River is blood-yellow, and it is full of lonely souls and wild ghosts that cannot be reincarnated, full of insects and snakes, and the fishy wind blows on the face. There is a Nai He Bridge on the Lechuan River, and there is an old woman sitting on the side of the Nai He Bridge, her name is Meng Po, and if you want to cross the Lechuan River, you must cross the Nai He Bridge.

If you don't drink Meng Po soup, you will cross the helpless bridge, and you will not be reincarnated. The Lethe River originally refers to the river of lethe (the river of forgetting or the river of riji) in ancient Greek mythology, and the Nai River is also known as the Santu River in Japan, but modern China sometimes blends Eastern and Western stories (such as the fusion of the phoenix and the immortal bird), and Lethe River is also an example.

The origin of the Lethe River

One is said that in Tai'an, Shandong, the river originates from Mount Tai and flows through the urban area of Tai'an, Shandong Province, dividing the urban area of Tai'an into two, named Naihe. **The source is Gu Yanwu, a scholar in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, "Shandong Archaeological Record". The Annai River:

Its water is on the left side of Artemisia Mountain, there is a bridge to cross it, it is called the Nai River Bridge, the dead soul of the people of the world can not cross, and it is called the Nai River"。

The appearance of the name Naihe is related to the ancient concept of life and death of the owner of Mount Tai. "The Biography of Wuhuan in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty":"For example, if the Chinese die, the soul will return to Daishan"。

and "The Biography of Xu Man":"Since he went to taste less of the disease, he did not heal for three years, which means that Mount Tai asked for his life. "After the introduction of Buddhism in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, its concept of hell was directly borrowed from the concept of life and death of the Lord of Mount Tai.

Nai River is located in the urban area of Tai'an, Shandong Province, which divides the urban area of Tai'an into two. Nai River is the mountain river of the west foot of Mount Tai and goes down along the mountain, gathers in the big stone gorge near the public bridge, goes south along the canyon river in the middle of Taicheng, flows into the Pan River after leaving the city, this section of the river is called Nai River.

The Naihe Bridge is a place where ghosts in the concept of the Chinese Daolu Sect must be reincarnated after the journey of the Ten Palaces of Yama. On the bridge, an elderly female deity known as Meng Po will give each ghost a bowl of Meng Po soup to forget the memories of their past lives so that they can be reincarnated in the next life. Legend has it that when the deceased arrived at the Nai River Bridge, the guilty ones were pushed into the "Blood River Pool" by the bulls and horses on both sides to be tortured by insects, ants and poisonous snakes, and the deceased who was good in front of the sedan chair crossed the bridge, but it was very simple.

Is Huangquan Road "Nai He Bridge" or "Nai River Bridge"? In literary works, it is generally called "Nai River Bridge", but "Nai He Bridge" has a long history in folk beliefs.

One said that the Nai River Bridge is named Nai River because there is a river in the local government; One said that Nai He Bridge means "helpless" in Chinese, which just corresponds to the regret and helplessness of people's wishes for their lives when they are reincarnated.

It can be said that it is good to write "Nai River Bridge", and it is not bad to write "Nai He Bridge".

According to legend, there is a road called Huangquan Road, before leading to the underworld, there will be a river, and there is a bridge on the river, there is an old woman selling Meng Po soup by the bridge, everyone who crosses this bridge must drink a bowl of Meng Po soup, also known as "ecstasy soup", in order to forget the memory ...... previous lifeThis is a story that is widely circulated among the people of our country. For the bridge passing by Huangquan Road, some people say it is "Naihe Bridge", and some people think it is "Nai He Bridge". So, which one is right?

Of course, these are superstitious statements, and the origin of this bridge is not recorded in specific historical materials. It is reported that the word "Naihe" is the transliteration of the Indian Sanskrit word "hell". In other words, the concept of "Naihe" as a hell is influenced by Indian Buddhism, but as a river of the underworld, it is a creation of Sinicized Buddhism.

According to the fourth volume of the "Xuanmuro Chronicles", there is also a record of this river: "Travel more than ten miles, to a water, not a few feet wide, and flow to the southwest." Observing Xi, Xi said:

This is called the Nai River, and its source comes from the prefecture'. The water is bloody, and the filth is not approachable. Because there is a bridge on the river, it is called "Nai River Bridge".

In addition, in "Journey to the West", in the tenth chapter of "The Second General Gongmen Town Ghost Tang Taizong's Difu Returns to the Soul": "Taizong saw a silver bridge on that side, and there were several loyal, filial and virtuous people on the bridge, fair and upright people, and there were also banners to lead; There was another bridge in the wall compartment, the cold wind was rolling, the blood waves were surging, and the sound of crying was endless. Taizong asked

What is the name of that bridge? The judge said, 'Your Majesty, it's called the Nai River Bridge.'

The most amazing thing is that at the foot of the west foot of Mount Tai, from the big stone gorge near the public bridge, through the west of Taicheng to the south, this section is called the Nai River. Gu Yanwu of the Qing Dynasty recorded in the "Shandong Archaeological Record: Fannai River": "Its water is on the left side of Artemisia Mountain, there is a bridge to cross it, and it is called the Nai River Bridge, and the dead souls of the generations cannot cross, and it is called the Nai River."

From this, it is not difficult for us to find that in literary works, it is generally called "Nai River Bridge".

However, the "Nai He Bridge" has a long history in folk beliefs. Because the word "Naihe" happens to have the meaning of "helpless" and "helpless", therefore, the folk habit of calling this bridge "Nai He Bridge". In the famous ghost city of Fengdu, Sichuan, the Song Dynasty built the Hades, which also includes the Yin and Yang Realm and the Nai He Bridge.

This is probably the only bridge in the specific region of our country.

The ancients said that the bridge on Huangquan Road after death is "Naihe Bridge" or "Nai He Bridge"? What the hell is to say.

The river under the bridge is called "Nai River", which is the name of the river in hell according to Buddhism.

It has been mentioned in many ancient texts. For example, the fourth volume of "Xuanmuro Zhi" records this: "Traveling more than ten miles, to a water, not a few feet wide, flowing to the southwest."

Observing Xi, Xi said: 'This is the so-called Nai River, and its source comes from the underworld'. The water is bloody, and the filth is not approachable.

Because there is a bridge on the river, it is called "Nai River Bridge".

In addition, the familiar masterpiece "Journey to the West" also mentioned: "The copper snake and iron dog are free to fight for food, and there is no way out of the Nai River forever." I can't help but think of the horror of the Nai River in the underworld.

The eleventh chapter of "Journey to the West": The judge said: Your Majesty, that is called Nai He Bridge.

If you go to the sun, you must pass it on.

It can be seen that the Nai He Bridge is named because of Naihe.

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There is a road called Huangquan, there is a river called Lechuan, the bridge on the river is Nai He Bridge, there is an earthen platform that is Wangxiang Terrace after crossing the Nai He Bridge, and there is an old woman selling Meng Po soup ,.. next to Wangxiang Terrace