Historical Humanities of Hanxiandong Scenic Area

According to legend, Lv Dongbin spent ten years casting a sword in Hanxian Cave and tried it on this stone. With a sword, the stone was split in half. This half of the stone is still here, and the other half was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.

According to legend, this immortal flower was planted by Han Zhong. This kind of flower has a long flowering period, three or four months, which is rare. Even in botanical gardens all over the country, it is hard to find, which is unique to Hanxian Cave. Its roots, stems, flowers and leaves are all good medicines for external use to stop bleeding, diminish inflammation and remove blood stasis. This medicine is very effective in treating this disease. Locals call it fairy medicine, and because of its bright red color, it is also called fairy flower. In ancient times, many literati were moved by it and praised it with poems. When Wen Tianxiang passed the Hanxian Cave, it was the time when fairy flowers were in full bloom. He once sang a poem, praising "Spring comes with red flowers in strange caves, and autumn goes with Yun Xiang".

Legend has it that in ancient times, a stone dragon was influenced by the Eight Immortals every day, and finally it became a positive result and soared to heaven. Zhu Yuanzhang, a great official in the Ming Dynasty, once wrote a poem praising: The stone at the mouth of the cave moved away from chaos, and the dragon at the top of the cliff lay in Yun Ni, boasting that Wu Huisheng was merciful and immortal.

The fishing drum has a semi-circular natural "canopy" with a diameter of about 20m and a height of 10m, which is said to be a flying object "fishing drum" in Zhang Zhong. Zhang's fishing drum can predict the changes of life and human beings. According to local elders, the ancients in history can see the whole picture of the round "fishing drum". Only after years of vicissitudes, mountain torrents washed away, the soil gradually accumulated, and most of the "fishing drums" were buried, revealing only the small semicircle we saw today. The accumulated soil in front of the "Fishing Drum" formed the present Tu Ping, which was covered with bamboo and formed a picturesque picture of bamboo and stone.