Unusual birth
Wudang Mountain is the Holy
Land where Emperor Zhenwu cultivated
himself and succeeded in becoming
a god. But here was not his
birthplace; he was born in the
west of the sky, the other side
of the Pacific Ocean.
In ancient times, there was
a country called Jingle, in
which the emperor was upright
and strict, the queen beautiful
and kind; they ran the country
so successfully that the people
led a peaceful and joyful life.
One day, the weather was quite
fine and the queen had a happy
mood too; so she went out for
a walk in the Imperial Garden.
Suddenly, she saw a group of
color clouds with a lot of gods
on. One god bought a red sun
and threw it down to the earth.
When approaching the queen,
the sun turned into a red fruit
and moved in her mouth and slid
in the stomach. So she began
to be pregnant.
The queen had been pregnant
for almost fourteen months.
On March 3 of the next year,
she felt a heavy pain in the
belly, knowing that the child
was going to come out. At that
time, groups of color clouds
flied over the palace and groups
of birds sang happily over the
palace, and there was full of
fragrance in the palace. She
gave birth to a white and fat
baby. All the country talked
about the birth of the prince.
In order to memorize the birth
of the prince, people built
a palace named Jingle Palace
near Wudang Mountain. Wudang
Taoism has set the birthday
of Emperor Zhenwu, March 3 in
lunar calendar, a great festival
on which they hold various solemn
activities every year.
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