|
 This
temple is located in the
Shanhai Pass District of
Qinhuangdao. Legend says
that in the time of Qin
Shi Huang, the First
Emperor of the Qin
Dynasty, Meng Jaingnü’s
husband was conscripted
to help build the Great
Wall. Missing her
husband very much, Meng
jiangnü set out on the
long journey to see him.
When she arrived at the
foot of the wall, she
learned that her husband
had been worked to death
and buried beneath it,
and she wept so many
tears that a huge
section of the Great
Wall crumbled away. The
sorrowful woman then
drowned herself in the
sea, and a temple was
erected to commemorate
her. A clay sculpture of
Meng Jaingnnü stands in
front of the temple
hall. Dressed in a black
gown, she gazes out at
the sea, her expression
revealing her grief and
indignation. |
