Chinese Traditional Story: Swallows Speak to a Devout Taoist Hermit

Chinese people love swallows more than any other birds. Maybe it’s because they build nests on the porch beams of people’s homes and live together with people every day. If the swallows suddenly leave their home and do not return, it could be a signal of an impending disaster. So, people believe that living together with swallows is a symbol of auspiciousness. Some swallows are indeed more than just birds.During the time of the Later Wei, there was a hermit named Yuan Dao-kang, also known as Jing Yi, who lived on Lin Lu Mountain. He never went down the mountain to human society, and lived in the mountain for more than twenty years.