张孝嵩屠龙记【英】

The Story of Zhang Xiaosong’s Dragon Slaying

定义

唐五代敦煌民间传说故事。讲述了沙洲西北玉女泉有妖龙作怪，刺史张孝嵩为民除害，进而得到唐玄宗赏赐龙舌的故事。

It is a folk tale widely known in Dunhuang during the Tang and Five Dynasties. In the story, a vicious dragon in the Yunü Spring in northwestern Shazhou Prefecture is a public menace, and Zhang Xiaosong, the prefectural governor, manages to kill it. He is awarded for his heroism with the tongue of the dragon by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.