The legend of Meng Jiang Nu has been circulating in the folk for thousands of years. Nowadays, scholars at home and abroad have conducted systematic research and analysis on the legend of Meng Jiangnu.
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According to scholars, the legend of Meng Jiang Nu evolved from a story recorded in the Zuo Zhuan. Qi Liang was a native of the State of Qi, during the Warring States period, he followed the Duke of QiZhuang to fight in various places, and was killed in a battle against the State of Ju, the Duke of Qi Zhuang brought the body of Qi Liang back to the State of Qi, Qi Liang's wife was heartbroken, they had no heirs, no relatives, after Qi Liang's death, she was the only one left in the world. Qiliang's wife went to the suburbs to meet Qiliang's coffin, and stayed on the road without leaving, and The Duke of Qizhuang sent someone to the suburbs to mourn, but Qiliang's wife refused. She believed that Qi Liang was a meritorious minister who sacrificed his life for the country, and Qi Zhuanggong's move was too perfunctory. Afterwards, Duke Zhuang of Qi visited Qi Liang's wife to express his sorrow. This story reflects the fierce and loyal disposition of Qiliang's wife, who can still handle things with courtesy when she is in mourning, which has to be admired.
In the records of the Zuo Biography, there is no mention of the cry of whether Qiliang's wife had moved the heavens and the earth. It was only under the influence of the popular folk music minor key at that time that the oral circulation added a story of crying.
During the Tang Dynasty, the story underwent a major transformation. Qiliang changed from a Qi person during the Warring States period to a Yan person of the Qin Dynasty; The name of Qiliang's wife also appears in the relevant records of the Tang Dynasty, the surname is Meng, and the name is Jiang Nu; Qiliang did not die on the battlefield, but died of exhaustion at the Great Wall after being arrested in order to avoid hard labor. The story has evolved and processed through six dynasties, followed by The City of Collapse, The Water Throw, and the First Emperor of Qin.
Legend has it that the birth of Meng Jiang Nu was because of a gourd seed planted in the courtyard by the Meng family during the Qin Dynasty, and the vine ran along the wall to the neighbor Jiang's yard, and after the gourd matured, it was found that there was a baby girl inside. Finally, the two families decided to raise the baby girl together, so they named her Meng Jiangnu. The zhenlie after Meng Jiang's daughter should have been transformed from the deeds of Qiliang's wife.
The legend of Meng JiangNu
The legend of Meng Jiang Nu has been passed down in folklore for thousands of years and is a widely circulated love story in ancient China. The legend of Meng Jiang Nu has a very early origin, and is based on historical facts, derived from the "Weeping Husband of Qiliang's Wife".
"Qiliang's wife and weeping husband" does exist in history, and the protagonists of the story have two people, named Qiliang and Meng Jiang. It is first recorded in the Zuo Zhuan and restated in the Biography of the Spirited Woman. Qiliang had no heirs and no relatives, and after Qiliang's death, Qiliang's wife became a lonely widow, and she wept very sadly and miserably for the death of her husband, crying for ten days, and the city wall collapsed.
The story of "Qiliang's wife weeping husband" has always changed in the historical records and inheritance, and in the relevant records of the Tang Dynasty, Qiliang was transformed from the original Spring and Autumn Qi people to the Yan people of the Qin Dynasty. And Qiliang's wife also had a name, surname Meng, the name Zhongzi or Jiang Nu. Qiliang's death changed from the original battlefield of battle to being captured within the city wall for avoidance of service, so his wife cried against the city wall. This story has been continuously processed and fed through successive dynasties, and later associated with Qin Shi Huang.
In the Ming Dynasty, the legend of Meng Jiang Nu evolved in folklore, saying that Meng Jiang Nu was born of a gourd. During the Qin Dynasty, the Meng family and the Jiang family were neighbors, because of a gourd in the courtyard, when it was ripe, it was split and found that there was a female doll inside, and the two families quarreled endlessly because of the competition for this baby, and finally named "Meng Jiang Nu", which was jointly raised by the two families. A few years later, a scholar escaped and mistakenly entered the Meng family, and the Meng family saw that the scholar had a table of talents and gave him the Meng Jiang daughter Xu. Unexpectedly, when they became relatives, Shusheng was arrested by Ya Gong and went back, Meng Jiangnu was heartbroken, crying day and night, trekking a long way to find a husband to the Great Wall, some people said that he was exhausted, Meng Jiangnu was heartbroken and cried for a day and a month without light, passers-by were touched by this, and legend has it that they cried down the Great Wall.
Meng Jiang Female Weeping Great Wall is an ancient Chinese folk love legend that has been circulated in folklore for thousands of years and is a household name. Because of this love story, there is also a widely circulated folk song, the song is called "Meng Jiang Girl".
The "Zuo Biography" records that in the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi Ren Qiliang was the husband of Meng Jiang's daughter, and as a warrior, he followed the Duke of Qi Zhuang to the battlefield and unfortunately died in battle. After the State of Qi and the State of Ju went on strike, his corpse was transported back to China, and Meng JiangNu wept bitterly and went to meet her husband's coffin. The coffin was placed in the suburbs, and the Duke of Qi Zhuang sent people to the suburbs to mourn and mourn, and this move made Meng Jiangnu think that her husband had sacrificed her life for the country and contributed to the State of Qi, and the Duke of Qi Zhuang was not sincere and rejected him. Later, Duke Zhuang of Qi personally went to Qiliang's home to express his condolences. This is a real person and a real thing, and it also reflects the strong and fierce character of Meng Jiangnu.
From the Yuan Dynasty onwards, because of the culture of the Yuan Dynasty, the story of Meng Jiangnu began to be put on the stage, and in the opera, Qiliang alone derived the names of Fan Xilang and Wan Xiliang. After continuous processing, the folk minor tune "Mengjiang Girl Crying on the Great Wall" has become an extremely moving and beautiful melody, which has become a song with unique artistic characteristics in Hebei Province and a popular folk song.
The plots of the story, such as "Weeping Man" and "Crashing City", were added later, and folk stories inevitably evolved in the inheritance when they were transmitted orally, and later connected with Qin Shi Huang. In order to build the Great Wall, Qin Shi Huang of the Qin Dynasty was extremely heavy with civil labor, and Fan Xilang mistakenly entered the Meng family because he evaded military service, because he grew a talent for a generation of books, and the Meng family married Meng Jiangnu to Fan Xilang. Unfortunately, on the third day of the wedding, Fan Xilang was arrested by the servants and went back to build the Great Wall, and soon became tired to death. Meng Jiang Nu Wanli searched for a husband, learned that Fan Xilang was dead, the bones were under the Great Wall, she cried day and night towards the city wall, crying for more than ten days, and then the Great Wall collapsed, Meng Jiang Nu was too desperate to throw herself into the sea, and legend has it that the Sea Dragon King took her into the Dragon Palace because he sympathized with her.