In the northern part of Zengcheng District, Guangzhou, there are many abrupt mountains that enclose a basin called Gaotan. The mountains and rivers here are beautiful, the green sky, the wild flowers are splendid, the people are outstanding, and it is a blessed place for cultivation and recuperation. There is also a hot spring water gushing out of sixty or seventy degrees all year round, the hot spring water is rich in iron, sulfur, manganese, calcium, potassium, zinc, vanadium and other mineral elements, soaking can promote the metabolism of human body functions, enhance immune function and treat the effect of pain.
According to legend, one of the eight immortals, the female fairy He Xiangu, once did the washing here before ascending to immortals, because according to the immortal rules, before the ascension of immortals, mortals need to carry out 7749 days of continuous and uninterrupted washing, washing away mortal dust and miscellaneous desires, washing away feelings and concerns, and finally being able to become gods and immortals. Therefore, He Xiangu came here to wash, there is natural hot spring water, no need to boil water to baptize, it is indeed the most ideal place to wash.
Before He Xiangu ascended to immortal, she was just a plain-faced village girl, a famous aunt. But she is talented, smart and clever, devoted herself to studying medicine, and has advanced medical skills, saving countless people, and has become famous in the local area, becoming a girl loved by the people in the village. She is also open-minded, broke free from the shackles, repeatedly broke the convention, dared to make war with the feudal shackles, and was a model for all women.
It is said that Xiugu's road to becoming an immortal was also smooth sailing, and there were also twists and turns, and there were constant worries. When she was washing in the hot springs according to the fairy rules, the first-class ruffian (Wen Jin'an) near the hot springs often came to make trouble. He made trouble, made trouble unreasonably, and even forced himself into Xiugu's washing court, refused to leave, and whimsically wanted to take a mandarin duck bath with Xiugu. Xiu Gu hated him to the core, and she had no choice but to control it first, send him a lot of money and silver, and serve him like a Buddha with good wine and food every day. In the end, because of a big incident happened to him, Xiugu almost fell on the road to becoming an immortal. It is said that in the last two critical hours of Xiugu's baptism, suddenly, Wen's family came to report that Wen Jinan was bitten by a snake crossing the mountain, and the poisoning was very deep, and he was convulsed all over his body, and he was about to die. Xiu Gu thought that I was still two hours away from completing the baptism, and if I rushed there now, all my efforts would be wasted. In addition, there is a rule that if a wash is unsuccessful, it will take another three years before it can be washed. This really made Xiu Gu very embarrassed, she thought, anyway, he is a wicked person, and he is innocent of death, and he is not worthy of it and cannot afford to waste three years on the road to becoming an immortal for him. It's just that the doctor's parents are in their hearts, and Xiugu still stands on the principle of saving people as her own responsibility, and thinks of a way to do both. She first poured a glass of special snake medicine wine for Wen's family, and taught him some temporary treatment methods to hurry back and deal with it in advance, and she waited until she finished the baptism before rushing to remedy, because she really didn't want to waste her efforts. However, when Xiu Gu hurriedly arrived, Wen was already dead of anger and her body was stiff. This may be that he was poisoned too deeply, or it could be that Xiugu's medicinal wine and ** method were inappropriate, or it could be that his family did not follow Xiugu's guidance to do it. This incident caused Xiugu to fall into deep self-blame, and once made her look dazed and anxious. And Wen's family didn't give her a good look, and repeatedly complained that Aunt Xiu didn't save her when she saw death, and practiced medicine with emotions, which was detrimental to her medical model.
This incident was also paid attention to by Heavenly Court, so much so that there were many voices opposing Xiugu's ascension to immortals. They believe that a person who only cares about his own future and ignores people's lives is not suitable for ascending to immortals, because immortals should love the public, be compassionate, sacrifice their lives for righteousness, and put the sick first, so that they can be respected and loved by the people, and widely worshipped, and selfish acts like her will only be spurned by others. Of course, the voices supporting her ascension to immortality are not weak, and they objectively analyzed that if Xiugu hastily disconnected the washing that was still two hours away and went to the rescue, according to the immortal rules, it would take another three years to carry out the washing, and pay for three years of youth! And she has also taken corresponding treatment methods, so you really can't blame her!
For these praises and disapprovals, the Heavenly King Jade Emperor was also difficult to conclude for a while, and he ordered Tai Bai Xing to go down to the mortal world to investigate, listen to the words of the villagers, and then discuss whether Xiugu can ascend to immortality. Tai Bai Xing disguised himself as a cloud traveler to visit the Zengcheng area, and all he heard was praise for Xiu Gu, and even Wen Jin'an's family changed their tone, saying that Xiu Gu was a good person and a good person, and Wen Jin'an did not live because Wen was a heinous bad person, and God wanted to punish him, and no one could save him.
Later, on the seventh day of Wen Jin'an's death, commonly known as the first seventh, a farmer passed by Wen Jin'an's grave, heard a strange noise, felt strange, and rushed down the mountain to inform Wen's family. His family rushed to dig up the tomb and pry open the coffin board, and Wen Jinan miraculously came to life, sat up and ......There is a folk legend that on the first seven days, the soul will be found, if you can find the body and possess the body, you will come back to life and turn around, especially if you die accidentally, there is a corresponding possibility.
This incident caused Tai Bai Xing to be transmitted back to Heaven, and all the slander was self-defeating, and Xiu Gu ascended to immortality as she wished. There are rumors among the folk that this may be that Tai Bai Xing secretly used mana to make Xiu Gu successfully ascend to immortality, so that Wen Jinan could come back to life. It is also rumored that Xiugu's superb medical skills and many good deeds moved the Lord of Yama, and the King of Yama finally did not tick Wen Jin'an in the book of life and death, but released him, so that Xiugu ascended to immortality as she wished. In order to commemorate Xiugu's baptism in Gaotan Hot Spring, people named the hot spring here "Xiangu Spring".
Today, Xiangu Spring is famous in Lingnan and has become a famous tourist attraction, so that there are dozens of star-rated hot spring hotels and B&Bs in the Gaotan area. A large number of tourists from the Pearl River Delta, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and even Southeast Asia come to visit, they soak in the hot springs while looking for immortal traces, they hope to be able to cover the body with fairy energy here, eliminate all diseases, and hope to have a chance encounter with the fairy girl. And the villagers here have also facilitated employment and business because of the construction of tourist areas, and many people have become veritable bosses and live a happy and happy fairy life.