Is the legend of Hanshan Mountain in Linxian County, Shanxi Province true?

Hanshan is located in the east of Linxian County, bordering Fangshan. You can reach it by taking Anyegou or Dayu Gou in Linxian County. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can see the corner of fangshan county City and Fangshan Hengquan Reservoir. At an altitude of nearly 2 kilometers, the three peaks of Hanshan are connected, and one peak covers the other. Fiona Fang has dozens of miles, high mountains and steep slopes, and is sparsely populated. It is an isolated wilderness.

According to legend, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, beheaded a python uprising here, hence the name Han Gaoshan. Legend has it that Hanshan was originally named Mantangshan, and later called Hanshan. More than 2200 years ago, there was a boa constrictor in Mantang Mountain. It is long enough to circle the mountain root three times, and its body is thicker than a bucket. Halfway up the mountain, there is a thousand-year-old perilla tree towering into the sky, and the top of the tree makes the glazed tiles of Nantianmen creak.

One day, Su Zishu said to the resting serpent, "Brother Snake, your day is coming. I heard that Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang came to attack Chen Yi and wanted to pass by. " The serpent did not believe it and said, "Uncle, what do you mean by this?" Su Zishu said, "When he comes, ask him to print it!" "In order to seal? What's the use of him leading the army to fight? " "You don't know, a few days ago, Liu Bang came from Hebei and passed the Xiangyang ditch of Lishi. At that time, it was overcast, raining cats and dogs, and the road was difficult. The mule he rode was going to Ikoma soon. Seeing that the March was about to be delayed, Liu Bang couldn't help but say loudly: Don't send water to Xiangyang ditch, the mule in the world is not Ikoma! Sure enough, although it rained heavily, there was no water in Xiangyang ditch and the mule's stomach was flat. Liu Bang is the real dragon emperor today! " The snake listened with a grain of salt and wanted to have a try. So the serpent waited for the arrival of Liu Bang.

A few days later, Liu Bang did come. When he saw the big snake lying at the foot of the mountain, he took two steps back in fear. The serpent quickly said, "Hello, Emperor Gaozu! What do you think the snake has changed? " Liu Bang said, "The snake has become a python." "What happened to that python?" Liu Bang said, "Little pythons become big pythons." The serpent thought that Liu Bang would say that the python turned into a dragon. As soon as he says this, he will ask him for the seal. Who knows that when Liu Bangbian said this, the serpent sighed with anger.

Liu bang saw the serpent open his mouth and thought it would hurt him. He quickly raised his sword and cut off the head of the snake with one sword. The blood of the snake was like a flash flood, which instantly dyed all the stones in the mountains and plains into ochre red, and the more they went to the center, the redder they became. Later, people called the stones here red hearts. The purple perilla tree halfway up the mountain is also listless and full of resentment. After Liu Bang beheaded the serpent, he was about to hit the road. The serpent jumped into the air and roared angrily, "No way, Liu Bang, I have nothing against you on weekdays. I just want to ask you for a title. If you don't seal me, why cut off my head? " How do you think this revenge should be reported? "Liu said," since I killed you, I am not afraid of your revenge. How can you repay me? " The serpent said, "Do you want me to report on the mountain or on the plain?" Liu bang thought, it's on the mountain now. If we let it entangle now, I'm afraid it will affect the March and fight. Besides, it's on the fire now, not on the ground. That's for the future. Over time, things may fade away. So Liu Bang said, "On the flat ground." The serpent said, "Good! It's a deal! We are on the flat ground. Better have a witness. Su Zishu was already tired of listening, so he snapped, "I'll testify. "。"

So the serpent and the perilla tree flew to the "flat land" in the south. The serpent flew twenty miles and shook off its skin in a village to make a pile, so people called this village Snake Skin Village. Later, people thought the name was indecent, so it was homophonic with it. It is called Washeping, which means high-rise buildings and relatively wealthy villages. This is now the village of Washeping in Dayu Township.

The serpent and Su Zishu flew all the way to Luoyang City on the flat ground, and then reincarnated. One is Wang Mang (Python) and the other is Su Xian. When they grew up, when they were in Emperor Ping of Han Dynasty, they jointly usurped government, established a new dynasty, overthrew the Han Dynasty established by Liu Bang, and avenged Liu Bang's beheading that year.

Since the serpent and the perilla tree flew away, Mantang Mountain made a loud noise like the sky were to fall, and the whole landslide collapsed in half, making the northeast of the mountain a cliff. Since then, people have called Mantang Mountain Hanshan.