Legend of Badaling Great Wall

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Legend of Badaling Great Wall

Applicant: Yanqing County, Beijing

Item No.: 519

Project No.: i-32

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: Folk Literature

Region: Beijing

Type: new item

Applicant: Yanqing County, Beijing

Protected by: Beijing Yanqing District Administration of cultural relics

The legend of Badaling Great Wall

Applicant: Yanqing County, Beijing

Badaling Great Wall, located in Yanqing County, Beijing, has a long history and has been an important military area and transportation thoroughfare since ancient times. The earliest legend about Badaling originated from ancient mythology and appeared before the creation of characters, reflecting the relationship between man and nature in ancient times. By the Ming Dynasty, there were eight mountain villages along the great wall of Badaling, with garrison troops. There were legends in every village, village, city, pass, even stone and spring. The legends handed down from generation to generation, such as wangjingshi, liulangying, jinniudong, Shifosi, Muguiying's commanding platform and tanqin gorge, were still popular. There are many versions of the name "Badaling" in folklore.

The legend of Badaling Great Wall is rooted in the folk, with strong regionalism, rich content, wide variety and long time span. It is an easy to understand original ecological literature style with rich mythological color.

The origin of the legend of Badaling Great Wall is not only related to the local special environment and historical conditions, but also closely related to production and life, seasons, folk customs and other factors. These beautiful and moving legends have been narrated and enriched by countless people in the process of inheritance, and they are still handed down. They play a positive role in promoting national culture and studying folk literature and art. After entering the 21st century, this precious folk literature is under the impact of modern culture, and the number of narrators and researchers is decreasing. It is in urgent need of protection.