刘秀的传说——宜阳县

申报地区：宜阳县 2014年12月 第3批扩展项目

“刘秀的传说”主要形成和流传于宜阳县汉光武帝庙为中心的洛河两岸及周边地带。据旧《宜阳县志》二《光武庙记》记载：“宜阳县治之西九十里，有镇日“三乡”，唐属福昌，即古宜阳也。治之西北，山高数仞，古柏苍然，汉光武之庙在焉。建武三年，光武降赤眉于此，明帝即位，遂诏立庙，历代咸无纪述。”汉明帝为了彰表这个重要事件，就在汉山之颠修建了这个皇家庙院--光武庙，虽迭经新朝旧代，但仍岿然于宜阳汉山。

宜阳众多与刘秀相关的历史古迹，如：洗眉泉、赤眉寨、王莽村、刘秀沟村等等，为刘秀的传说奠定了传承的基础。

民间文学（口头）刘秀的传说起源较早，自东汉开始，在宜阳的洛河两岸和周边地带百姓中就广为流行，在宜阳民间称其为“王莽撵刘秀”，主要以口传为主，通过一代一代人的口口相传而把其变的更加理想化与神化。解放后，新编纂的《宜阳县志》、《宜阳文史资料》、《宜阳旅游文化》等书箱，对民间流传的“刘秀的传说进行了搜集、整理。2006年，由宜阳县文联整理的《中国民间故事全书.河南宜阳卷》中收录了部分相关传说，书中有这样的描述：“王莽撵刘秀的传说，在宜阳流传较为广泛，且有各种不同的版本，书中仅选择了一些有代表性的篇什”。由此可见刘秀的传说在宜阳流传之广。

宜阳境内关于刘秀的传说颇多，与刘秀有关的地名众多，涉及人物、事件、典故、地名由来等诸多方面。主要有：王莽撵刘秀的传说，如扳倒井、溜马崖、倒勾针、两个村鸡叫有早有晚、隐身草、马抬蹄、白脖鸭、刘秀石；降服赤眉军的洗眉泉传说；地名故事如刘秀沟的由来、王莽村的由来、演礼沟的由来、柿沟的由来、刘秀椅的传说等40多篇。

The Legend of Liu Xiu(Emperor Guangwu) was composed and spread in the Luohe River and its surrounding areas in Yiyang County, with the Temple of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty as its core. According to"Guangwu Temple Records" in the old "Yiyang County Annals II":"Ninety miles west of Yiyang County, there is a town named "Three Villages" (old Yiyang County), administered by Fuchang in the Tang Dynasty. In the northwest of the country, amid towering mountains and ancient green cypress, the temple of Emperor Guangwu is located. In the third year of Jianwu period (25-56), Guangwu defeated the Red Eyebrow Army here. When Emperor Ming acceded to the throne, he ordered the temple be set up. There is no record of this in the past dynasties. "In order to commemorate this important event, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty built this royal temple, Temple of Emperor Guangwu, on the top of the Han Mountain, which still stands on the Han Mountain in Yiyang County, surviving different dynasties. Many historical sites in Yiyang County are related to Liu Xiu, including Ximei Spring(Eyebrow-Cleaning), Red Eyebrow Village Wangmang village and Liuxiugou Village, laying the foundation for the inheritance of the Legend of Liu Xiu. Apart from legends about Liu Xiu, including characters, events and allusions, there are also many place names related to Liu Xiu in Yiyang County. The representatives are: The Legend of Wang Mang Chasing Liu Xiu, The Tilting Well, Cliff for Walking the Horse, The Origin of Wangmang Village, The Origin of Liuxiu Village and The Legend of Liuxiu Chair.