Sea Big Fish: A Mysterious Phenomenon by the Seaside

Discover the intriguing tale of the 'Sea Big Fish' and the strange appearance of mountains by the seaside during the Qingming Festival.

By the seaside, there were originally no mountains. One day, suddenly, they saw towering and overlapping ridges, extending for several miles. Everyone was extremely astonished and frightened when they saw it. Then, another day, these high mountains suddenly moved away, and in an instant, there was nothing left. People say there is a kind of big fish in the sea. Every Qingming Festival, it comes with its whole family to worship the ancestors’ graves. Therefore, this kind of scene is often seen on the Cold Food Festival.

《海大鱼》

海滨故无山。一日，忽见峻岭重叠，绵亘数里，众悉骇怪。又一日，山忽他徙，化而乌有。相传海中大鱼，值清明节，则携眷口往拜其墓，故寒食时多见之。