The Jade Pool

The Jade Pool

Yaochi is the name of the pool on Kunlun Mountain in Chinese mythology and legend. Meichi, where the queen mother of the West lives, is located on Kunlun mountain. The tall and majestic Kunlun mountain seems to come from nine days away, and the snow capped mount MUZTAG is even more towering. It is recorded in the collation and annotation of Shanhaijing that "although the queen mother of the West took Kunlun as her palace, she also had her own place to leave the palace and go to other caves. She did not live in a mountain.

The first heaven in the world is the end of the extreme south. It's the Tianting biefu where the queen mother lives. It's called bieyoudongtian. It's also the place of yaochi.

Yao pool also refers to the pool in the palace.

pronunciation

yáo chí

interpretation

1. In ancient Chinese myths and legends, the name of the pool on Kunlun Mountain is where the queen mother of the West lives.

"On the biographies of Dawan in historical records:" Kunlun has a height of more than 2500 Li, and the sun and the moon are hiding from each other, which is also bright. There are Liquan and yaochi on it. "

"Biography of Mu Tianzi" Volume 3: "Yi Chou, the emperor's cup, the queen mother of the west, is above the yaochi."

The preface of Emperor Taizong's chapter on the capital of the Tang Dynasty: "if you can be loyal and good, why do you need sea gods? If you can swim in FengHao, why should you go above yaochi? "

Yuan Guan Hanqing "Peidu also belt" the fourth fold: "yaochi relegated to jade fairy, tonight gaomen recruit champion."

Guo Xiaochuan's Kunlun poem: "it is said that the queen mother of the West built a yaochi, an ancient brain - used up the springs in the mountains."

2. Meichi. It refers to the pool in the palace.

Tang Lu Jian's poem "the Forbidden Forest hears Xiaoying" reads: "embroidered households are shocked by their dreams, and yaochi is singing good music."

legend

Yaochi is the place where the legendary queen mother of China and the West lived, located on the Kunlun mound. It was once recorded in the collation and annotation of Shanhaijing that "although the queen mother of the West took Kunlun as her palace, she also had her own cave where she left the palace and did not live in a mountain." That is to say, there should be more than one place where the queen mother of the West lives, which is called yaochi.

Tianting yaochi

Over the yaochi lake, there is a huge milk, named Lingyun bell milk. The color is magnificent, and the level of the pool below is as quiet as a mirror. Lingyun clock milk absorbs the essence of heaven and earth. After a hundred years of filtration, the holy water is pure and flawless. The water of yaochi was refined and purified into clouds, which spread widely between heaven and earth and became the boundary of heaven and earth. It is also regarded as a heavy day.

[legend]

Yaochi is the place where the legendary queen mother of China and the West lived, located on the Kunlun mound.

The legendary queen mother of the West Yao pool has many places. Because "although Kunlun is the palace of Xiwangmu

It is said that more than 3000 years ago, Jiman, King Mu of the Western Zhou Dynasty, rode on eight horses traveling 30000 Li a day. He set out from the capital and traveled thousands of miles along the Tianshan Mountains to yaochi to meet the queen mother of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

When the emperor of the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Mu, and his guards arrived, the queen mother in full dress stood on the edge of the yaochi lake to greet the distinguished guests from afar with the most solemn tribal etiquette. Yaochi is like a mirror, green grass, people "wind Sheng drum spring, center flying". King Mu of Zhou sent a large number of silk products, GUI, Bi and other precious gifts to the queen mother of the west, while the host presented a variety of western region dishes, specialty milk wine and wine. Yaochi "Shenchi vast, such as sky mirror floating" strange scenery, so that King Mu of Zhou infatuated, happy and forget to return.

Happy days are always very short. King Mu of Zhou had to go back to China. The queen mother of the West held a grand farewell banquet. The dignified and graceful queen mother of the west left the banquet and began to dance, singing with a graceful song

White clouds in the sky, Mausoleum from the

The road is far away, the mountains and rivers are far away

Will not die, still can come back

King Mu of Zhou solemnly raised wine and improvised

Return to the eastern land and make peace with the Xia

All people are equal, I will see you

In three years, it will return to the wild

After a three-year appointment, Queen Mother Xi and King Mu of Zhou were reluctant to part. Before leaving, King Mu of Zhou planted a locust tree and set up a stone tablet with five characters of "mountain of Queen Mother of the west".

Unfortunately, at the end of the period, King Mu of Zhou was not able to meet the queen mother of the west again, leaving only these two beautiful lines that have been passed down through the ages.

Where is yaochi in the western regions? There are no clear legends about the meeting of King Mu of Zhou and queen mother of the West.

In Chinese myths and legends, the goddess of yaochi is also known as the golden mother and the queen mother of the West. In Chinese hearts, the image of the virgin is a gracious and transcendent goddess of kindness. She lives in the holy land of yaochi in Kunlun mountain. There are "flat peaches of the Queen Mother" with 3000 years of flowering and 3000 years of fruit growing in the territory. She is immortal. In the ancient Chinese book "biography of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty", it is said that the virgin is gorgeous and amazing The peach was given to Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. It is recorded in the biography of Mu Tianzi that the Virgin was graceful and gentle in her words and deeds, and invited King Mu of Zhou to have a banquet in yaochi. However, it is recorded in the book of mountains and seas that the virgin of yaochi was like a man, with a leopard tail and tiger teeth, whistling and flying, bearing heaven's destiny, taking charge of human punishment, and spreading pestilence, virus and disaster.

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