Longjishi

Longjishi

Longjishi is a sandstone beam with a length of more than 200 meters and a width of more than 10 meters in front of the Yangtze River in Yunyang County. Before the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, it came out of the water in dry season in winter and spring every year. In general, the middle part of the dam submerged in the middle of the river and formed two islands, East and West. When the water level was very low, the two islands became one. It's like a white dragon diving in the Yangtze River, so it's called longjishi, also known as longqianshi.

Historical records

According to the annals of Yunyang County, "this place has been a spring resort since ancient times". Every spring, it is very lively to have a banquet and write poems on the dragon's spine stone, and to do divination. There are more than 170 stone inscriptions of different dynasties since the third year of the Northern Song and Yuan Dynasties (1088), including 68 hydrological stone inscriptions of 53 dry years. Stone characters such as Dou, small characters such as millet, seal, Li, Kai, grass, everything. "Yixi in ancient Chongqing, Shiyu in Fuling and longjishi in Yunyang have the same meaning though they are different in different places.".

The origin of the name

Before the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, it came out of the water in dry season in winter and spring every year. In general, the middle part of the dam submerged in the middle of the river and formed two islands, East and West. When the water level was very low, the two islands became one. It's like a white dragon diving in the Yangtze River, so it's called longjishi, also known as longqianshi. Every year, when it comes to the surface in the dry season of winter and spring, the dragon's back stone is prominently placed in people's sight. Especially in the Spring Festival, it is a good place to play there. At this time, more people go to play on the dragon's back stone. The Dragon's back stone can be divided into three sections. The west section is the head, slightly higher, the east section is the tail, and the middle section is lower, Don't worry about falling into the water

Related Legends

It is said that in ancient times, a dragon was punished for violating the rules of the Dragon Palace. When it arrived on the earth, it was still disgusting. The Jade Emperor sent Dayu to punish it with a golden axe. The dragon was still unconvinced and took the river up and down, causing floods. So Dayu nailed the dragon with a magic needle. At this time, the wind was calm, and the Dragon turned into a 200 meter long and 10 meter wide stone beam, like a dragon rushing to the upper reaches of the river. This is also the legend of the origin of Yunyang longjishi

The legend belongs to legend, but there is a small hole with a diameter of 30 cm on the dragon's back stone. It's said that the dragon's belly is squeezed. When we go to play on it, we still know the rules very well. Every time we go to play, we have to throw money into the dragon's belly. It's said that if we lose money, the belly won't hurt, and we don't know whether it has any effect

Yunyang longjishi is not only a famous hydrological symbol of the Yangtze River, but also a fascinating legend attached to it. Longjishi is located in the middle of the Yangtze River in Yunyang County. It is also known as longqianshi. It is said that the old dragon in Dongting Lake swam into the Yangtze River and made waves everywhere. So, the Jade Emperor sent Dayu to the mortal world to chop the dragon. When Dayu saw that the evil dragon had done harm to the living beings, he was infuriated. With a wave of the golden axe, he cut the neck of the old dragon. The old dragon struggled to death. He stirred the dragon's tail, and the muddy waves were flying. The sky was dark and the earth was dark. Dayu stabbed another piece of gold at the dragon's spine. As a result, he lost his life and left the old dragon's corpse in the middle of the river. There are many poems and calligraphy inscriptions on the dragon's back stone. In winter and spring, visitors are like clouds. The legend of Dayu cutting the dragon in longjishi is consistent with the legend of staggered gorge in the west of Wushan County, where there is still "dragon cutting platform". On the one hand, it shows that Dayu has divine power and is a "God Yu", on the other hand, it also shows that Dayu's flood control is not easy, rough and tortuous, hard struggle.

Traffic information

Bus: take the bus directly to Yunyang at Chongqing Chaotianmen bus station

Self driving: Chongqing Yunyang

Address: the center of the Yangtze River in front of Yunyang County, Chongqing

Longitude: 108.89844

Latitude: 30.952976

Ticket information: no ticket required.

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