Chinese Folktale: Luo Shen Mi Fei

Preface: Luo Shen Mi Fei is the goddess of the Luo water in ancient Chinese mythology, famous for her beauty.

Luòshénfēiyuánběnshìshìdeér

Luo Shen Mi Fei was originally the daughter of Fu Xi.

tiānǒuránzǒudàoluòshuǐbiānbèizhèdeměijǐngzhùlejiùjuédìngliúzàirénjiānzhùzàiluòshuǐànbiān

One day, she accidentally walked to the Luo River bank and was fascinated by the beautiful scenery here. So she decided to stay in the human world and live on the bank of the Luo River.

shíluòshuǐbiānzhùzheqínláoyǒnggǎndemínjiàoyǒuluòshì

At that time, a diligent and brave nation lived by the Luo River, called You Luo Shi.

fēiláidàohòujiāleyǒuluòshì

After Mi Fei arrived, she joined the You Luo Shi nation.

shíyǒuluòshìháihěnluòhòushēnghuókùn

At that time, the You Luo Shi nation was still very backward and lived in poverty.

fēijiùjiāomenzěnmejiéwǎngháijiāomenshòulièyǎngshēngchùdehǎofāng

Mi Fei taught them how to make nets to catch fish and also taught them good methods of hunting and raising livestock.

Jiànjiàndeyǒuluòshìdeshēnghuóbiàndeyuèláiyuèhǎole

Gradually, the life of the You Luo Shi nation became better and better.

Chūntiānyǒuluòshìderénzàibiāngēngzuòlèilejiùzàidàoshàngxiū

In spring, the people of You Luo Shi cultivated by the river and rested on the riverbank when they were tired.

fēijiùchūdexiánqíntánměimiàodeziwèimenjiě

Mi Fei took out her seven-stringed qin and played beautiful melodies to relieve their fatigue.

Zhèqínshēngchuándàolehuángdeěrduǒ

The sound of the qin reached the ears of the He Bo of the Yellow River.

shìhuāhuāgōngkàndàofēizhèmeměijiùtōutōuliūdàoluòshuǐbiān

The He Bo was a playboy. When he saw how beautiful Mi Fei was, he secretly slipped to the Luo River bank.

Wèiledàofēibiànchéngtiáobáilóngzàiluòshuǐdǎoluànxiānlàngdàoshàngderénmendōuyānlefēijuǎnzǒule

In order to get Mi Fei, he turned into a white Long and caused trouble in the Luo River, raising huge waves that soon submerged the people on the riverbank and also swept away Mi Fei.

fēiguānzàishuǐshēnchù

The He Bo imprisoned Mi Fei at the bottom of the water.

fēijiàndàorénzhěngtiāndōuhěnshāngxīnjiùtánxiánqínláipáijiěyōuchóu

Mi Fei couldn’t see her people and was sad all day, so she played the seven-stringed qin to relieve her sorrow.

Hòuláihòu羿zhīdàolefēidezāofēichángshēngjiùfēicóngshuǐjiùlechūláirànghuídàoyǒuluòshìzhōngjiān

Later, Hou Yi learned about Mi Fei’s experience and was very angry. He rescued Mi Fei from the bottom of the water and let her return to the You Luo Shi nation.

Hòu羿fēijiǔshēngqíngchéngle

Hou Yi and Mi Fei fell in love over time and became husband and wife.

tīngshuōhòugèngjiāshēngle

When the He Bo heard about it, he became even more angry.

yòubiànchéngbáilóngqiánluòshuǐtūnlebiāndetiáncūnzhuāngshēngchùháihàilehěnduōrén

He turned into a white Long again and dived into the Luo River, swallowing up the farmland, villages, and livestock by the river and also killing many people.

Hòu羿fēichángfènchūshénjiànjiànshèzhòngledezuǒyǎn

Hou Yi was very angry and pulled out his divine arrow, shooting the He Bo in the left eye.

Shòushāngdezhǐhǎotáodào

The injured He Bo had to flee to the river.

Dànháishìyòuguòhòu羿jiùgàozhuàng

But the He Bo still wasn’t satisfied and couldn’t defeat Hou Yi, so he went to the Yu Di to complain.

shízǎojiùzhīdàoleshìqíngjīngguòhěnhěndechéngledùn

The Yu Di actually already knew what had happened and severely punished the He Bo.

zhǐhǎohuídàohuángzàigǎnguǎnhòu羿fēideshìle

The He Bo had to return to the Yellow River and never dared to interfere with the affairs of Hou Yi and Mi Fei again.

shìhòu羿fēijiùzàiluòshuǐbiāndìngxiàláiguòshànglexìngdeshēnghuó

So, Hou Yi and Mi Fei settled down by the Luo River and lived a happy life.

Hòuláiwèilebiǎozhāngmenfēnghòu羿wéizōngshénfēngfēiwéiluòshén

Later, in order to commend them, the Yu Di appointed Hou Yi as the God of Zong Bu and Mi Fei as the Goddess of Luo.

Luòshuǐliǎngànderénmenháijiànlezuòhóngwěideluòshénmiào ”, láiluòshéndegōng

The people on both sides of the Luo River also built a magnificent “Luo Shen Temple” to sacrifice to the merits of the Goddess of Luo.

Luòshénfēideshìjiùzhèyàngdàidàichuánxiàláile

The story of Luo Shen Mi Fei has been handed down from generation to generation like this.


通过阅读中国神话、民间故事、历史典故、人物传记学汉语,简单易学,中英对照,适合初学者!
Learning Chinese through reading Chinese mythology, folk stories, historical allusions, and biographies is easy to learn and bilingual, suitable for beginners!

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