In Qinglian Temple in the north of Xiangu Mountain, there is a rectangular pool called "Jade Spring". The water in Yuquan is clear and clear, and the water in Yuquan is sparkling. How does the clear and clear spring water come from?
There is such a legend.
Earlier, there was a bottomless trench called "Tiankai River" at the mouth of the Qianju River. One day, there lived a grass dragon in the open river. The Caolong is capable of overturning rivers and seas, soaring into the clouds and mists, and is very capable, but he is rough and ignorant of worldly affairs. He spends his days in the river and out of the sea, playing with fish and shrimps, big and small.
One day, an official ship escorted two barges passing by the mouth of the Qiantang River. The official ship sounded the gong and shouted with great dignity, but there was a cry on the barge. Caolong was very surprised when he saw it. After asking around, he found out that there was an emperor in the world. There were many officials under the emperor. These were the officials sent by the emperor to capture the people and bring them to the capital to do hard work. When Caolong knew the reason, he was very angry. He flicked his tail and rushed over with a big wave, overturning the official ship and saving the two ships of civilians. Caolong thought: The official ship was overturned by me, but the emperor is still in the capital! The emperor is so bad, I should get rid of him and replace him with a better one. So, he took up the dark clouds, rushed out of the Tiankai River, and flew towards the capital.
The emperor was drinking and having fun with his ministers and concubines in the palace. The colorful ladies of the palace were playing, playing, and singing, and they were so happy. Suddenly, the sky changed; the strong wind blew up the big trees and bent their waists , and the heavy rain fell continuously . When the Ghost Doctor of the Sixth Palace was pressed , he saw a grass dragon driving in with dark clouds and storming in with great force. This time, the three thousand royal guards were frightened and ran around with their heads in their hands, and the emperor was even more shocked and dumbfounded. Fortunately, there was a brave attendant who opened his slingshot and fired a projectile at Caolong. The slingshot happened to hit Caolong's right eye, causing him to roar in pain, turned his head, "Crash!" The tail swept away a corner of the palace and flew away.
Caolong fled back to the Tiankai River at the mouth of the Qiantang River. The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became. He gritted his teeth and vowed to take revenge.
At that time, there lived an old monk in Qinglian Temple who had great medical skills. When Caolong found out about such a monk, he turned into a thick black man and came to seek medical treatment. The old monk looked like a stone monster. , was very suspicious, so he asked: "Oh, oh, why did your eye become like this?" Caolong made up a lie, saying that he went up the mountain to cut stones and accidentally exploded it by gravel.
The old monk used pliers to remove the thing from the grass dragon's eye. When he saw it was a projectile, he threw it to the ground and said, "It's obviously a projectile. Why do you say gravel? Who are you? If you don't understand me, No medical treatment!”
When Caolong saw the old monk lose his temper, he was afraid that once he really treated him, he would honestly tell the story of how he was hit with a bullet. At the end, he said: "When you heal my eyes, I will take revenge."
The old monk was shocked when he heard what Cao Long said. He thought to himself: "My temple was built by the emperor, and I enjoy the blessings of the emperor. Now he wants to hurt the emperor, which is not bad!" He thought of a plan, pretended to smile at Caolong and said: "You want me to heal you?" It’s not hard to have good eyes, but what can you do to thank me? "
"As long as you can heal my eyes, I will give you any rare treasures you want."
"I don't want any rare treasures. This temple is short of water, so you should drill a spring for me first!"
Caolong didn't know what the plan was, so he agreed. The old monk chose a place, and the grass dragon plunged into the soil. Clear spring water gurgled up from the entrance of the hole he plunged into. The grass dragon drilled deeper and deeper, and the water in the well grew larger and larger, and soon it formed a large pool. At this time, the old monk hurriedly moved the exquisite stone pagoda enshrined in front of the Buddha, erected it in the middle of the spring, and pressed the grass dragon underground.
Caolong was fooled by the old monk and was pinned underground never to come out again. The spring that was drilled out was called "Jade Spring" because the spring water was as clear as jasper. There are two pools near Yuquan, one is called "Pearl Spring" and the other is called "Qingkong Xiyu Spring". It is said that Caolong’s head is lying under the Pearl Spring, so whenever there is a vibration on the ground, Caolong wakes up, and he breathes comfortably underground, and many small bubbles pop up on the surface of the water. A grass dragon's tail happens to be coiled under the spring, so on sunny days, it is always foggy.