The story of Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall is a classic story in Chinese folklore. The story was about the prime minister of the ancient state of Qin, Meng Jiangnu. Her husband, the emperor of Qin, adopted the plan of a counselor and suddenly died on his way to his post. Meng Jiangnu was heartbroken until she arrived at the place where she lived on the Great Wall. The climax of the story is that Meng Jiangnu cried on the Great Wall and moved the heavens, causing the sturdiness of the Great Wall to begin to shake and eventually collapse. The ending of the story was that Meng Jiangnu received compensation from heaven, and the soul of her husband, the Qin Emperor, returned to heaven. The story of Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall was widely circulated in China and was seen as a symbol of the pain and emotional torture people suffered after losing their love or loved ones. This story was often used to describe the yearning and pursuit of a better life.