金馬碧雞
The Golden Horse and Jade Rooster
Level 4 · Folktales · 民间故事 · 56 vocabulary words
Source: 民间传说 · Folk tradition
昆明东西两座山,东山叫金马山,西山叫碧鸡山。
Two mountains flank Kunming, Golden Horse in the east, Jade Rooster in the west.
传说金马山和碧鸡山上住着金马和碧鸡,每隔六十年,金鸡啼鸣,金马扬蹄,昆明就会出一个大人物或者一件大喜事。
A golden horse and jade rooster dwell in them; every sixty years the rooster crows and the horse stamps, and something great comes to the city.
昆明的金马碧鸡坊,就是纪念这个传说。
Kunming's two memorial arches keep their names.
两座牌坊对着日月,日影月影交汇的时候,影子会叠在一起,叫金碧交辉。
Facing sun and moon, at the right moment their shadows merge, 'the golden and jade glows unite'.