Xiang River goddesses
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The Xiang River goddesses were daughters of the Emperor Yao who were said to have been married by him to his chosen successor, and eventually emperor, Shun, as a sort of test of his administrative abilities: later they became goddesses.
, caused by the tears which fell upon them, shed by the two Xiang River goddesses, mourning the disappearance and presumed death of their beloved husband Shun.
Legend of the spotted bamboo
The spots that appear on the stems of certain bamboos legendarily first appeared on the bamboo growing by the Xiang RiverXiang River
The Xiang River , in older transliterations as the Siang River or Hsiang River, is a river in southern China...
, caused by the tears which fell upon them, shed by the two Xiang River goddesses, mourning the disappearance and presumed death of their beloved husband Shun.
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