What are the famous myths and legends in China?

Cowherd and Weaver Girl is one of the most famous folklore in China, and it is also the earliest story about stars in our country. There is a passage in Shuo Wen Jie Zi written by Fang in the Northern and Southern Dynasties: "There are beautiful women in Hedong, the sons of the Emperor of Heaven, and sewing workers who work hard year after year to weave clothes of clouds and silks. Hard work is extremely unhappy, and the appearance is too messy to tidy up. God pitied him for being alone and married the morning glory in Hexi. Since then, the work of weaving has been abolished and greed has been achieved. When the emperor was angry, he was responsible for Hedong and held a meeting once a year. "

2. Legend of White Snake

The legend of the White Snake has a long history and is a household name. It is one of the four major folklore stories in China (the other three are Liang Zhu, Meng Jiangnu and Cowherd and Weaver Girl). The legend of White Snake was mature and popular in Qing Dynasty, and it was a model of China folk collective creation. This paper describes a tortuous love story between a snake spirit who cultivates human form and human beings.

Stories include the story of Wupeng boat borrowing an umbrella, the story of White Snake stealing Ganoderma lucidum, the story of flooding Jinshan, the story of broken bridge, the story of Leifeng Tower, the story of Xu Xian Shilin sacrificing the son of the tower, and the story of Fahai escaping from the crab's stomach. It expresses the people's admiration for the free love between men and women and their hatred for the unreasonable bondage of feudal forces. It is listed as "the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage".

3. Meng Jiangnv is crying at the Great Wall.

This is a famous ancient folklore in China. It is widely circulated in the form of drama, folk songs, poetry and rap, and is a household name. According to legend, during the reign of Qin Shihuang, the labor was heavy, and young men and women Fan Xiliang and Meng Jiangnu got married for three days. The groom was forced to start building the Great Wall, and soon died of hunger, cold and fatigue, and his bones were buried under the walls of the Great Wall.

Meng Jiangnv wore a warm coat and went through a lot of hardships. Wan Li came to the Great Wall to look for her husband, but what he got was her bad news. She wept bitterly at the gate of the city for three days and nights, and the city was torn apart, revealing Fan Xiliang's body. Meng Jiangnv threw herself into the sea in despair.

4. Liang Zhu

The legend of butterfly lovers is the most brilliant oral inheritance art in China, and it is also the only Chinese folk literature and art with extensive influence in the world. People often call butterfly lovers "Romeo and Juliet of the East"-however, butterfly lovers, who also embodies human loyalty to love, is not only thousands of years earlier than Luo Zhu, but also has a tortuous and vivid story.

China folk customs. The story of Liang Zhu has been circulated among the people for more than 1,460 years. It can be said that China is a household name, spreading far-reaching, known as the eternal swan song of love.

5. the legend of west lake longjing

Legend has it that when Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, he came to the foot of Shifeng Mountain in Longjing, Hangzhou, and watched the country girls pick tea to show their affection. On this day, Emperor Qianlong saw several country girls picking tea at more than a dozen shady tea tables. He was very happy and learned to pick tea.

Just picked one, suddenly the eunuch came to report: "The Queen Mother is ill, please return to Beijing as soon as possible." When Emperor Qianlong heard that the Empress Dowager was ill, he put a handful of tea leaves in a bag and returned to Beijing day and night. In fact, the Queen Mother was not seriously ill because she ate too many delicacies. At that time, she got angry, her eyes were red and swollen, and her stomach was upset.