相传，古时候，"海上仙山之祖"昆嵛山，无人居住。一天，天上神仙女娲造了两个小泥人，来到昆嵛山上空，用嘴一吹，两个小泥人变成一对少男少女，飘落到昆嵛山上。开始，他俩以兄妹相称，后来成为昆嵛山一带人类的祖先，被称为"高公高婆"。高公高婆来到昆嵛山，起初，无衣无食无住处，同时还遭到山妖、海妖的侵扰。他们在土地神及海龙王和龙女的帮助下，克服了种种困难在昆嵛山上生存下来。后来，他们长大成人，要结为夫妻。这时，土地神用了三个"难题"来考验高公高婆。先是叫他们"穿针引线"，接着又叫他两人"合磨"，再后来又叫他们去找"连理枝"。这三件事并没难倒高公高婆，虽然找连理枝经过一番周折，但最后却戏剧般地完成了。土地神为他们主持了婚礼（高公高婆结婚仪式一直流传到今天）。婚后两人相亲相爱，生儿育女，接着又经历了严寒、缺食和病痛的生死考验。高公高婆发明了"火"，开始吃熟食，又用兽皮做成衣服并发明了生产、生活用具，创造了人类文明。后来儿女们长大了，祖祖辈辈在昆嵛山上繁衍生息，与恶妖作斗争，保护了万亩山林。百年之后，高公高婆的子子孙孙遍布昆嵛山及周边地区，过着渔猎牧耕的生活。高公高婆百岁大寿，儿孙从各地带着自己的发明和劳动成果回到昆嵛山，为高公高婆庆寿，阖家欢乐，高公高婆无比高兴。高公高婆是一方人类的祖先，他们创造了一方文明历史，后世人为纪念他们在昆嵛山上修建高祖庙。高公高婆的传说至今还在昆嵛山一带广为流传。(According to legend, in the past Kunyu Mountain, the first celestial mountain on the sea, was not inhabited. One day mother goddess Nüwa molded two figures from the yellow earth and flew up to Kunyu Mountain, giving them life. They turned into a young man and a young woman who descend on Kunyu Mountain. At first they called each other brother and sister. Later they became ancestors to locals living around Kunyu Mountain and came to be known as "Grandpa Gao and Grandma Gao"。 Grandpa Gao and Grandma Gao settled on Kunyu Mountain. At first they were without clothing, food or shelter, and were harassed by mountain and sea spirits. With the help of local God of Land, Dragon King and Princess they overcame various difficulties and survived. Later they became adults and were going to be married. The God of Land challenged them with three "difficult tasks". They were asked to "thread a needle", "grind together" and find the "twinned trunks". The three tasks did not stop them. Though they had a bit hard time finding the twinned trunks, they completed all the tasks in the end in a dramatic way. The God of Land presided over the wedding (which continue to be performed to this day). They were deeply in love, produced offspring and underwent deadly challenges like cold, starvation and pain of disease. Grandpa Gao and Grandma Gao invented fire and began eating cooked food, used animal skin to make clothes and invented tools for life and production. Human civilization developed. Their children grew up and lived on Kunyu Mountain for generations. They fought the evil spirits and protected the mountain forest. Centuries later Grandpa Gao and Grandma Gao's offspring covered the mountain and surrounding areas, making a living by fishing, hunting, stock raising and farming. On the hundred-year birthday of Grandpa Gao and Grandma Gao children went to Kunyu Mountain bringing things they invented and produced to celebrate. Grandpa Gao and Grandma Gao were overjoyed by they sight. Grandpa Gao and Grandma Gao were ancestors of locals living in and near Kunyun Mountain. They founded local civilization. To commemorate them people built a temple on Kunyu Mountain. Their stories are still told in places near the mountain.)