The earliest records of Lanke Mountain's allusions can be found in Jin Yuxi's Zhilin and Southern Liang Renfang's Shu Yi Ji.
The story of Lanke Mountain originated from the local folklore of Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. According to legend, the story of Lanke Mountain originated from a woodcutter named Wang Zhi in the Jin Dynasty. One day, Wang Zhi went up the mountain to cut wood and happened to find two boys playing Go in the cave. He was attracted by their chess skills and watched the game until it ended. When he returned home, he found that decades had passed and his family had long passed away. This story was known as the Legend of Lanke Mountain by later generations, and Shishi Mountain was called Lanke Mountain. Lanke also became one of the nicknames of Go. The legend of Lanke Mountain was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011.
The story of Lanke Mountain originated from a legend in the Jin Dynasty. According to legend, a woodcutter named Wang Zhi met two boys playing Go when he was chopping wood in Shishi Mountain. He was attracted by their chess skills and sat to the side to watch. When Wang Zhi was about to leave, the child pointed at his axe handle and told him that it was rotten. However, when Wang Zhi returned to his hometown, he realized that decades had passed and his family was no longer there. Therefore, later generations called Shishi Mountain Lanke Mountain, and "Lanke" as another name for Go. This legend was spread in many parts of China and was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011.
The allusion to Lanke Mountain came from the poem "Lanke Mountain Stone Bridge" by Meng Jiao of the Tang Dynasty."The woodcutter returns to the road, and the axe is rotten with the wind. Only the stone bridge remains, still from Ling Danhong." This was a description of the woodcutter's axe being damaged on his way home, leaving only the stone bridge standing.
Lanke Mountain was located in many places, including Xin 'an County in Henan Province, Zhaoqing City in Guangdong Province, Xichang and Dazhou in Sichuan Province, Yanping in Fujian Province, Luochuan in Shaanxi Province, Wu County in Jiangsu Province, Qin County in Shanxi Province, and Quzhou City in Zhejiang Province.
" Lanke Mountain " was a traditional Kunqu opera of the Ming Dynasty. It told the story of a scholar named Zhu Maichen, who became a dignitary after studying hard during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Lanke Mountain was also a place of ancient folklore. It was said that the game of Go originated from China, and the root of the game of Go was in Lanke Mountain. However, the information provided so far did not mention the specific content and storyline of Lanke Mountain.
The allusions of Kuaiji Mountain are related to Dayu. According to the Records of the Historian, Xia Benji, when Yu met with the vassals in Jiangnan, he praised the achievements of the vassals in the world in controlling the water at Mao Mountain and gathered together to calculate the credit. From then on, Mao Mountain was renamed "Accountant Mountain" and gradually evolved into "Kuaiji Mountain". Kuaiji Mountain was the lucky place of Dayu. It was said that after Yu received the task of controlling the water, he found a "book of golden slips" on Kuaiji Mountain. From it, he learned about the power of the mountains and rivers, so he guided the rivers and completed the task of controlling the water. Yu the Great's worship ceremony, marriage, and merit calculation all took place in Kuaiji Mountain. After his death, he was buried here. This made Kuaiji Mountain one of the main activities of the Xia Dynasty, leaving behind a large number of legends and historical relics for thousands of years.
" Under Lanke Mountain " was a Jin opera that told the traditional story of Zhu Maichen divorcing his wife. In the story, Zhu Maichen was a poor scholar who married Cui Qiaofeng. However, because Zhu Maichen had never been elected, Cui Qiaofeng could not stand the poor life and forced Zhu Maichen to divorce his wife. Zhu Maichen had no choice but to leave his wife and go to Chang 'an, where he finally succeeded. A few years later, Cui Qiaofeng did not remarry. Zhu Maichen returned home after learning about it, hoping to reconcile. However, Zhu Maichen humiliated Cui Qiaofeng, and she eventually chose to commit suicide. This story had both comedy and tragedy elements. By depicting the contrast between the rich and the poor and the bitter and happy, it reflected the vicissitudes of life and the values of marriage. The drama caused the audience to think deeply about marriage in a realistic sense.
The legend of Lanke Mountain originated from the story of the woodcutter Wang Zhi of the Jin Dynasty who went up the mountain to watch the chess game Lanke. It was said that when Wang Zhi was chopping wood in Shishi Mountain, he met two boys playing Go. Wang Zhi sat at the side and watched, but he did not realize the passage of time. It was not until he returned to the village that he realized that decades had passed. His family was no longer around, so he returned to Shishi Mountain and eventually became an immortal. This story reflected the mystery of Lanke Mountain and the profundity of Go culture. The legend of Lanke Mountain was spread in China and Japan, and it was regarded as the place where Go originated.
At the foot of Lanke Mountain was a Jin opera, which told the traditional story of Zhu Maichen divorcing his wife. In the story, Zhu Maichen was a poor scholar who met Cui Qiaofeng and eloped with her. However, after seven years of waiting, Cui Qiaofeng did not wait for Zhu Maichen to pass the imperial examination. She could not stand the poor life and finally forced Zhu Maichen to divorce his wife. This story was full of tragic colors, showing the vicissitudes of life of the rich and the poor. The story at the foot of Lanke Mountain retained the classic passages of "Zhu Maichen divorces his wife" and "splashing water in front of a horse" in Jin opera, and the details and plot of the story were deeply excavated.