The legend of Dong Yong has a long history and is one of the most popular legends in contemporary China. It is also widely passed down in Danyang City, Jiangsu Province. According to legend, Dong Yong was from Yanling, Danyang. He was from a poor family and was very filial to his parents. He sold himself as a slave because his father died without a coffin for burial. His filial piety moved the Jade Emperor's youngest daughter, the Seventh Fairy. So the Seventh Fairy secretly came down to earth and married Dong Yong under the shade of a locust tree. The man farmed and the woman wove, respected and loved each other, and repaid the debt together. Unexpectedly, after the Jade Emperor learned that the Seventh Fairy had come down to earth, he sent heavenly soldiers and generals to capture the Seventh Fairy and bring her back to heaven. From then on, the couple in heaven and on earth were separated. Later, the Seventh Fairy gave birth to a son in heaven and sent him to the world, where Dong Yong raised him up. The son was eager to wait for his mother, so he knelt on the Wangxian Bridge for 49 days, and finally the mother and son met. A pair of deep knee prints were left on the Wangxian Bridge. The Records of Zhenjiang during the Yuan Dynasty Zhishun records that Dong Yong's tomb in the Yanling Mausoleum of Danyang is inscribed with a stele, also known as Dongfen. The Records of Weaving Brocade by Gu Jueyu during the Ming Dynasty Jiajing records that "Dong Yong's courtesy name is Yannian, and he is from Danyang, Runzhou (now Zhenjiang City). The Records of Huaiyin, a Qingyang Opera during the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty, records that "Dong Yong was originally from Danyang County." The Records of Danyang County during the Guangxu Period of the Qing Dynasty records that there is Wangxian Bridge (after the 1958 district adjustment, Wangxian Bridge was assigned to Jintan City, adjacent to Danyang Yanling) and Dong Yong's tomb in the south of Danyang Yanling. Dong Yong of the Han Dynasty worked as a laborer to support his parents. When his parents died, he borrowed 10,000 strings of money from his master to pay for the funeral. On the way, he met a woman who asked to be his wife. Together with the master's family, they wove 300 pieces of silk to repay the master. It was completed in one month. He said to Yong, "I am the Weaver Girl. Because of your filial piety, the emperor ordered me to help you repay the price." He left in the air. Later generations named the place "Dongbi" and the bridge "Wangxian". Before the "Cultural Revolution", Dong Yong's tomb was in Dongge Village, Yanling, Danyang, and Dong Yong Temple was in Dongjia, Erling, Danyang. They were destroyed during the "Cultural Revolution". The Huangmei Opera "The Fairy and the Fairy" based on "The Story of Weaving Brocade" and "The Story of Sophora Shade" is sung all over the country. The lyrics "I live in Danyang, my surname is Dong and my name is Yong" are well-known to everyone, including women and children. The legend of Dong Yong has been performed in local operas, TV dramas and other literary and artistic forms, giving it new vitality. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)