Spring snow on the Blue Bridge
American movie "Broken Blue Bridge"
Speaking of the Soul Broken Blue Bridge, many older or literary young people can think of the classic old movie of the same name "Soul Broken Blue Bridge" that has been more than 80 years, and many people will think of the classic soundtrack "Friendship Lasts Forever", a poignant story, the hostess thought that the male owner died in battle before falling into the dust, and when the male owner returned, she felt that she was no longer worthy of him, so she resolutely chose death.
"Broken Blue Bridge" released in 1940
In fact, there is also a translation problem involved here, the English name of this movie is "Waterloo Bridge", which literally translates to Waterloo Bridge, Napoleon the Great was defeated at Waterloo, so Waterloo in the Western sense is generally a disappointment or failure in life. It is implied that the heroine of the movie bravely faces failure, and would rather choose death than coax her lover with her broken self. I have to say that for Chinese's understanding, the translation of "Soul Broken Blue Bridge" is much better than Waterloo Bridge.
The story of China's broken blue bridge
Tail sheng hugging pillar
The Blue Bridge is actually a poignant story in China, which is recorded in the "Historical Records: The Biography of Su Qinlie" and "Zhuangzi Thief", and the story is also called "Tail Life Holding the Pillar". There is only one sentence in the original text: "The tail life and the woman are under the beam (bridge), the woman does not come, the water does not go, and she hugs the beam and dies." "A man named Oyu and the beautiful girl meet under the bridge, and the girl is delayed. At this time, the water rushed under the bridge, but Oyu still kept his word and refused to leave, and was drowned holding the pier pillars. According to the records of Xi'an Prefecture, this bridge is on the Lanyu water in Lantian County, called the "Blue Bridge". This story is both affectionate and trustworthy. With the passage of time, people call the love of a man and a woman who breaks the appointment and the other party dies as "Broken Blue Bridge".
The story of black and white impermanence
The story of Obu Hugging Pillar reminds me of the story of black and white impermanence, because it is a bit similar. Bai Wuchang's name is Xie Bi'an, and Hei Wuchang's name is Fan Wuyi (reminds me of the two guards of the second prince in "Celebrating More Than Years", whose names are exactly the same as this).
Black and white are impermanent
It is said that Xie Fan and the two are like brothers. Once the two walked together under the Nantai Bridge in Fuzhou, seeing that the clouds were thick, and it was about to rain, Fan Wuyi waited at the edge of his shoes, and he went home to get an umbrella. Before Xie Bi'an could return, the rain began to pour down, and the river swelled and flooded in. Fan Wuyi was unwilling to break the appointment, standing under the bridge and drowning, and when Xie Bi'an arrived only to find that Fan Wuyi had been washed away and drowned, he was very sad and hanged himself on the bridge pillar (hanged ghosts are all long tongues, which is the image of Bai Wuchang). Lord Yama felt that these two people valued love and trustworthiness, so he accepted them as assistants, and later became a chilling "black and white impermanence".
The story of the Blue Bridge Fairy Cave
The Blue Bridge Immortal Cave is one of the eight views of Lantian, it is rumored to be the place where Han Xiangzi practiced among the eight immortals, and there is another beautiful story of cultivating immortals in the Song and Yuan Dynasty scripts "Blue Bridge Records".
Blue Bridge Today
Legend has it that during the Tang Muzong period, there was a talent named Pei Hang, who went to Hubei and Hunan to play a circle back to Chang'an. Passing by the Blue Bridge Station, I met an old woman who was weaving linen, Pei Hang was very thirsty and asked the old woman for water, and the old lady shouted: "Yunying, there are passing guests who want to drink water!" Yun Ying, a young and beautiful woman, brought over a pot of water for Pei Hang to drink. Pei Hang felt very sweet and delicious when he drank it. And Pei Hang saw that Yun Ying was really a beautiful wife, and when he saw something, he told the old woman that he wanted to marry Yun Ying.
Blue Bridge meets immortals
The old woman said, "Yesterday a god gave me medicine, and I had to mash it with a jade mortar and eat it. You take the jade and jade mortar as a dowry and make medicine for me for a hundred days, and I promise you to marry Yunying. Pei Hang worked hard to finally find the jade pestle mortar used by the jade rabbit in the Moon Palace, and went to pound the medicine for another hundred days. finally married Yun Ying, and the husband and wife both became immortals and left.
苏轼《Allegory of the Southern Song》
The Soul Broken Blue Bridge is very poignant, love to strive for, and life is more business. Or it is sweeter that there are lovers in the world who eventually become dependents.