Qualla: Mount Mangdang https://qualla.com/mount-mangdang en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:38 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Mount Mangdang https://qualla.com/mount-mangdang Mount Mangdang: Introduction https://qualla.com/mount-mangdang/ Every dynasty needs an origin myth, and the Han dynasty's begins with a sword stroke on a dark road. In 210 BC, a minor official named Liu Bang was escorting convict laborers to a construction site when many of his charges escaped. Knowing that failure meant execution under the harsh Qin legal code, he released the rest and fled to the hills of Mount Mangdang in what is now Yongcheng, Henan. There, according to legend, he encountered a great white serpent blocking his path and slew it with his sword. The Slaying of the White Serpent became the founding legend of the Han dynasty, and this modest hill in eastern Henan became hallowed ground.

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