It is said that pine trees only bear pine towers, only pine seeds, and do not bloom. How did the name of Songhua River come about? I heard from the elderly who felled the mountains that earlier pine trees also blossomed, and later they were borrowed. Speaking of which, there is a story in it.

A long time ago, the grounds of Heilongjiang was full of mountains and water, trees were lush, and there were only a few people. At that time, Xing'an Ridge and Changbai Mountain were connected, and countless rivers and lakes also led directly to the sea. The whole year is full of waves, with no edges or edges. But it is said that in this large water, there is a big lake full of lotus flowers, named Lotus Lake.

This lake is not ordinary. The surface of the lake, whether in winter or summer, is always covered with lotus leaves, pink lotus and white lotus calla lily, red, green and yellow, one crop after another, without breaking the twist. Besides, under the lotus leaf, the spine is next to the spine, the cheek is next to the cheek, the inner three layers and the outer three layers are full of fish and clams. A closer look shows that the eyes of each fish are a pair of amber-colored big Liuliu'er, and each clam shell contains a shining night pearl. As soon as the stars and the moon come out at night, the sky and the ground are full of spirit, and the whole lake is as good as a cornucopia.

But in such a geomantic treasure land, I don't know that month of that year, a white-winged, white-scaled dragon broke into its nickname "Little White Dragon." At first, it hid at the bottom of the lake, silent. Slowly, it became presumptuous. At every turn, the waves turned horizontal and vertical, jumped up and down, stirred the clear water of the blue and blue lake into the sky, and in the end, the lotus flowers withered, the fish disappeared, the clams closed their mouths, and the night pearl no longer shone. A treasure lake suddenly turned into stinky stagnant water. This is not to mention, sometimes when the little white dragon blows its wings, the flood immediately rolls, and the sky is dark, and the place within a radius of hundreds of miles is implicated, and it can't be stopped.

Making trouble, the little white dragon did something evil, so the old dragon king of Weizhen Donghai found out. He sent the big black dragon with black wings and black scales to subdue the little white dragon.

After a while, the big black dragon didn't care about the little white dragon at all. He thought to himself, "I'm strong, big, and three inches thick, and as soon as I got there, I couldn't catch it?" In this way, it called the wind and rain all the way, and came to Lotus Lake with joy. The big black dragon didn't bring nothing, but only a chain that was ready to tie the little white dragon. On the way, in order to show his prestige, he deliberately shook the chain. It didn't matter, there was a flash of thunder, and he sent a letter to the little white dragon. The big black dragon was tired and stopped in mid-air to rest. It didn't matter this time, the hail as big as an egg fell to the ground and accumulated three feet thick. The little white dragon knew that the enemy was coming, and it was well prepared. It filled its stomach with fish and clams. After eating and drinking, he hid in the dark. It was also the big black dragon that had a strong heart. After being noisy on the lotus lake for a long time, he didn't see the little white dragon. When the big black dragon was hungry, his body was exhausted, and his strength was relaxed, the little white dragon jumped up fiercely, causing the dragon's horns to hit the ground.

The head will suffer a loss in the bright sky, and the second time it comes again, the big black dragon will go along the bottom of the river. But I didn't expect that wherever it swam, the water was black, the waves were black, and the clouds and mist were dyed like black paint. The little white dragon had sharp eyes, and knew from a distance that the opponent was coming. He hurried to catch fish and clams, stuffed his stomach, nourished his spirit, and hid behind the lake reef. As soon as the big black dragon arrived, it exploded with thunder, rained heavily, and turned the lotus lake upside down. After tossing for a long time, the little white dragon did not come out of the water. At this time, the big black dragon was hungry again, and his body was tired again. I saw the little white dragon flying out of the water, and after a few rounds, he chased the big black dragon to the East Haikou.

The big black dragon can't enter the lotus lake, and can't control the little white dragon. It knows that it always sends a signal to his opponent. Only by thinking of a way to make him unaware of it can it be captured. But what method? After thinking about it, it was the second summer in a blink of an eye. The ground was full of pine flowers, which were white. Some of the flowers fell on the water, covering the rivers and lakes. The big black dragon was overjoyed when he saw it. "Why don't I go to the mountain to borrow pine flowers?" After thinking about it, it ate and drank enough, packed up neatly, came to Changbai Mountain and Xing'an Mountain, flew around and ran a few laps, and grabbed them. After a while, it knocked the pine flowers to the ground, and the tornado swept them all over the lake. Looking at it again, the river was completely white, and the big black dragon was full of food and drink. He secretly left the East China Sea and came to Lotus Lake, where he subdued the little white dragon at once. Unfortunately, the little white dragon was not locked up. Later, he turned south from the East China Sea and fled to what is now Xingkai Lake. Since then, the big black dragon has put the mountains and waters back together, leaving only three big rivers, which are today's Heilongjiang, Wusuli River and Songhua River. The lotus lake later became less and less water, and became a half-moon shaped Wudalianchi. Daxing'an Ridge and Changbai Mountain were also separated, one on the other side and one on the north side. Some places where the big black dragon visited in the lower river have flattened the mountains in some places, and some places have become swamps.

From then on, the pine trees stopped blooming. In memory of the big black dragon, the river was called Songhua River.