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Ele Willoughby · 2 · 2d ago According to folklore, many carp swim upstream in the mighty Yellow River, against the strong current, but few are brave or strong enough to make the jump over the waterfall where it cut through a cleft in the Longmen mountains. In fact, should a carp succeed in this final leap, it will be
Ele Willoughby · 5 · 2d ago transformed into a powerful dragon. There is even an expression, “a student facing his examinations is like a carp attempting to leap the Dragon Gate.”
Legend says the Dragon Gate was made by Yu the Great. Many carp who were washed downstream complained to Yu the Great, whose wife, daughter of
Ele Willoughby · 9 · 2d ago the Jade Emperor interceded on their behalf with her father. The Jade Emperor promised the carp that if they could leap the falls at the Dragon Gate he would become mighty dragons. Thus, every year the carp hold a competition to leap the Longmen Falls, & those who are successful fly away as dragons.