Legend of King Qian

The name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Legend of King Qian

Applicant: Lin'an City, Zhejiang Province

Project No.: 1042

Project No.: i-98

Time of publication: 2011 (the third batch)

Category: Folk Literature

Region: Zhejiang Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Lin'an City, Zhejiang Province

Protected by: Hangzhou Lin'an District Cultural Center (Hangzhou Lin'an District Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center)

The legend of King Qian

Applicant: Lin'an City, Zhejiang Province

The legend of King Qian is a folk legend derived from the life story of King Qian Liu of Wu and Yue. Qian Liu, the king of Wu and Yue, was born in Lin'an, Hangzhou. He was the commanding officer of a feudal town in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties. He was born in poverty and started his business by selling salt. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, he dominated Zhejiang Province and pursued the policy of "protecting the territory and pacifying the people, doing good to China, and returning the land to the Song Dynasty". He made Wu and Yue rich in the world and laid the economic foundation for Taihu Lake basin to become a "land of fish and rice" and for Suzhou and Hangzhou to become a "paradise on earth". The legend of King Qian is a household name in his hometown Lin'an, known to all women and children. In almost all the places where King Qian lived, there are legends about him. With the spread of culture, they spread to all parts of the country, even at home and abroad.

The legend of King Qian is rich in content, including the legend of the life and family background of the rich king, the legend of King Qian's bravery and wisdom, the legend of King Qian's hard work and achievements, the legend of King Qian's eliminating the tyrant and pacifying the good and caring for the suffering of the people, and the legend of a number of place names, local customs and customs, forming a huge "Legend Group". So far, 85 main stories have been collected, and the number of different stories is larger. In recent years, the legend of King Qian has been created into dramas and movies, which in turn promotes the spread of oral stories.

The legend of King Qian truly expresses the will, desire, love and hatred of the people. From many aspects of the legend of King Qian, we can see that Qian Liu's virtues, such as good governance, judging the situation, recruiting talents, adopting advice, and never forgetting the friendship of his hometown, have profound educational significance and meaningful aesthetic value.

The legend of King Qian embodies the understanding, views and feelings of the people for thousands of years, and reflects the simple and distinct historical and aesthetic views of the people. At the same time, it plays an important role in the research of history, folklore, sociology, literature and art.

With the development of economy, the change of times, the impact of modern media and Western culture, oral literature is gradually ignored, and the legend of King Qian is in urgent need of rescue and protection.