Mengjiangnu, a well-known Chinese ancient figure, has been advised by the masses to be called "Eastern Eros." And Qinhuangdao, hometown of Mengjiangnu, was named "Mengjiangnu Cultural Town" and "The Great Wall Cultural Town" by the Chinese Folk Artists Association on December 26.
It is said in a historical tale in China that Mengjiangnu in the Qin Dynasty (221-206BC) cried over her husband dead of toiling to build the Great Wall and buried under it so loudly that the Great Wall in Qinhuangdao collapsed due to the resonance. The story of Mengjiangnu's deep affection for her husband has moved many Chinese people.
In 2003 Qinhuangdao authority began to repair the Shanhaiguan section of the Great Wall in the city, and now it has started the plan to build and publicize the image of Mengjiangnu as "Eastern Eros."
As an extension of the Great Wall culture, Mengjiangnu culture also affects Chinese people deeply. And it is learned that related constructions such as Mengjiangnu Temple and Mengjiangnu Garden, will also be reconstructed in Qinhuangdao.
(China News Service December 29, 2006)
