Meng Liang Stairway


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The legend goes that General Yang Jiye (a decedant of the Yang Family) was killed and his body was buried on the mountainside in the <a href="/amaze_yangtze/attraction/qutang/index.htm">Qutang Gorge</a>. One of his understrappers named Meng Liang decided to carry his body back and move it to a safe place. He had to do this work at nighttime to avoid getting caught. He cut holes on the cliff and inserted iron sticks on which wooden planks were set up. Just before he reached the site, a monk from a temple on the other side of the gorge found him and crowed like a cock; Meng thought it was day break and stopped. Later when Meng found out the truth, he was so angry that he hanged the monk upside-down on the cliff. The 'upside-down monk' (a stone resembles an upside-down monk) and the holes are two sights which are good for viewing nowadays. Bold Italic (Your IP address will be recorded in this page's edit history.)
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