李冰斗河神的故事-中國神話故事英語版
中國歷史上最激動人心的工程不是長城，而是都江堰。在秦始皇下令修長城的數十年前，四川平原上已經完成了一個了不起的工程。它的規模從表面上看遠不如長城宏大，卻注定要穩穩當當地造福千年。關于李冰有一個神話傳說，就是斗河神，傳說河神每年都要兩個黃花閨女做自己的媳婦。李冰把自己的兩個女兒送給河神，酒祭河神并與之大戰N個回合的故事。
When King Zhao of Qin conquered Shu , he appointed Li Bing governor of the area. At that time there in the river was a river deity（河神）, who each year demanded two virgins as his wives. One day, the official responsible for the matter came to report to Li, "This time a million copper coins must be collected to buy two women for the deity." "Don't worry," Li Bing comforted him, "I have got girls for him already." When the day came, Li had his two daughters properly dressed, ready to be thrown into the river. He stepped onto the terrace for the ceremony and poured a libation, saying, "Today, I am greatly honoured to become a relation of yours. Please, my River God, come out and honour the occasion with your respected presence, and allow me to propose a toast to you." After saying these words, Li emptied his cup, put it down and waited. The wine in the cup for the deity, however, only stirred a little and remained full to the brim. Flying into a rage at this, Li said in a stern voice, "Since you look down upon me so, I have no choice but to fight you." Li drew out his sword, and the next moment disappeared. Quite a while later, two grey buffaloes were seen fighting on the other side of the river. Soon, Li reappeared, ordering his subordinates to help him, saying, "The buffalo facing south with a white stripe on the middle part of his body is me. That is the ribbon for my seal." Then he disappeared again to go back to his fight. Finally, his chief secretary killed the buffalo facing north. That was the end of the river deity and all the trouble he had caused.
公元前277年，李冰官任蜀郡太守，受命于秦昭王的治水重任。為了追究水患的由來，李冰翻山越嶺，邁著艱難的步子去察看了滋江地勢，掌握了岷江出高山峽谷后河面開闊，流速頓減的特點，發現了可資修渠的有利地形，并吸取了岷江兩岸人民多年來與洪水斗爭的經驗，終于合理地選擇了渠首的位置，因勢利導巧妙地布置了都江堰的渠首工程。
"滄桑有變古堰永存，水旱無常清流不息。”李冰治水，功績千秋。史書記載他的治水事跡："冰乃壅江作堋……于是蜀地千里，號為陸海"。從此，成都平原。旱則引水侵潤，雨則杜塞水門，水旱從人，時無荒年，天下謂之天府。古人忘不了李冰，祭祀他的活動極為隆重，"李大守疏江驅龍，有功于西蜀，祠祭甚盛"。
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