Legends of the Great Wall of China Zhou
You Wang dally principalities by lighting the beacon fire
Zhou You Wang, a king of Zhou Dynasty, was reported to have made fun
of principalities by lighting the beacon fire to please his lover in
the absence of real attack. It angered the principalities so much that
when the enemy came and the fire was once more lighted, no one came
to his help. The king was killed. This episode reflects the state of
affairs then.
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story about Mengjiangnu
There is well-known story about a woman by the name of Ming Jiangnu.
She went to mourn for her dead husband on the wall. She was so grieved
that she kept weeping and wailing. All of a sudden, a section of the
Great Wall collapsed. The story might be a legend, but is has been handed
down from generation to generation.
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Zhou
You Wang dally principalities by lighting the beacon fire