Legend of the Big Dipper

The king of Beidou (the ancients believed that Beidou was the master of life and Nandou was the master of death) said: "Beidou, the life of the emperor, also dominates the position of Xiang Juelu." After the popular saying that "the Big Dipper is the master of longevity and the Southern Dou is the master of death", Taoism absorbed it and deified the Big Dipper, becoming the King of Seven Stars in charge of life and longevity. "Shangqing Jing" cloud: The Big Dipper, the first Shu Tian Gong, is the star of Siming; The next day, the palace was taken away; On the third day, I went to Gong Ke Palace, where I was the star king of Lucun. On the fourth day, the right palace was the king of Yanshou; The fifth Yuheng Palace, for the benefit of Star King; The sixth Kaiyang Palace is the proper star king; The seventh palace of glory is the loving mother and the king of stars, collectively known as the king of seven stars. The temple dedicated to the Big Dipper is called the Big Dipper Temple. Because Beidou specializes in survival, it is also called "life extension teacher" by the people. The Big Dipper is the seven-star god worshipped by Taoism, that is, the Big Dipper. Their names are: ● Beidou No.1 Yangming Siming Xing Jun (Shu Tian) ● Beidou No.2 Silent Lu Si Xing Jun (Tian Xuan) ● Beidou No.3 Real Person Lu Cun Xing Jun (Tianji) ● Beidou No.4 Xuanming Yanshou Xing Jun (Tianquan) ● Beidou No.5 Danyuan Yishu Xing Jun (Yuheng) ● Beidou No.6 Arctic E Xing Jun (Kaiyang) ● Beidou No.1 from the top of bucket handle to the end of bucket handle, there are Yuheng is the brightest and Tian Quan is the darkest.

According to the records of historians. The official book, Beidou is the statue of the emperor, and Shu Tian is the hub of the seven stars. The palm of the hand rotates and Tianshi changes; In the balance system of celestial forces, jade balance is the balance of weight, and yang opening is the opening of yang; Shake the lamp means shake the lamp. The Emperor of Heaven sat in a carriage and kept patrolling all directions. Because the bucket handle of Beidou points to the four directions of southeast, northwest and northwest in the four seasons, the ancients often use it to divide the four seasons: "bucket handle points to the east, and the world is spring; Bucket handle guide, the world is summer; Bucket handle refers to the west, and the world is autumn; Bucket handle refers to the north, and it is winter in the world. " . And bucket handle turned for a week, that is, the Emperor of Heaven toured for a week, and another year later.

You can see the North Star by extending a straight line from Tian Xuan through Shu Tian for about five times. "Star Recognition Song" has: "Star recognition begins with Beidou, and then begins from north to west." The position of the Big Dipper in the sky is different in different seasons. In ancient China, the seasons were determined according to their position changes.

Compared with Polaris, the position of the Big Dipper is basically unchanged, but the rotation of the earth will make people think that the Big Dipper revolves around Polaris (in fact, the earth revolves around the earth axis). If you keep watching the Big Dipper at night, you will find that it also rotates from east to west, and you can't see it when the sun comes out during the day. When the earth revolves to other places, such as half an orbit, the night is exactly the other half of the space seen at night six months ago, so seeing the direction of the Big Dipper is equivalent to seeing the shape of the Big Dipper during the day six months ago.

Dou Kui's four stars (namely, Shu Tian, Tian Xuan, Tianji and Tianquan) are collectively called "Kuixing", which is the common name of "Kuixing", one of the twenty-eight lodging houses. After Taoism, it was regarded as the god who dominated the literary movement and served as the god of Wenchang Emperor. Kuixing belief flourished in the Song Dynasty and lasted for a long time. Many places in China have built Kuixing Pagoda or Kuixing Pavilion, and its main hall has a statue of Kuixing, which is hideous in appearance, with golden face, red hair and red eyes, and two horns on its head, just like ghosts. Holding a tube of calligraphy in his right hand and a bucket in his left hand, his right foot is independent, and his foot stands on the head of the lion in the sea, which means "taking the lead", and his left foot leans back, which means "the big dipper kicks the bucket"

Legend has it that there was a scholar in ancient times who was very talented and eloquent, but he was extremely ugly, pockmarked and limping. One year, he passed the provincial examination, went to high school, and finally arrived in palace examination. When the emperor saw his face, he was very unhappy and asked, "What happened to your face?" He replied: "Back to the Holy Land, this is' pockmarked face reflects the sky and holds the stars'." The emperor thought this man was very funny and asked, "What about your lame leg?" He replied: "Go back to the Holy Land. This is' jumping on one foot and taking the lead'." The emperor appreciated his agility very much and asked, "I ask you a question, and you have to answer truthfully: Who do you think is the best writer in the world now?" He thought for a moment and said, "the articles in the world belong to my county, the articles in my county belong to my hometown, and the articles in my hometown belong to my brother." My brother asked me to change the article. " The emperor was overjoyed. After reading his article, I was even more amazed: "It is worthy of being the first in the world!" So he was appointed as the champion.

The talent, wisdom and diligence of this ugly scholar made him a superstar-the top four of the Big Dipper, in charge of fame and fortune. Take the word "kui" apart, half of it is "ghost" and the other half is "fight". It should be the talented Kuixing people and Beidou constellation. It is said that the calligraphy in Kuixing's hand criticizes your original appearance, and that "you are afraid of calligraphy and don't nod" comes from this. It is said that from then on, the stone slab in the middle of the steps of the main hall of the palace was carved with dragon patterns and fish patterns, and there was a chief bucket next to it. After the list was published in the Palace Examination, the candidates gathered in front of the Palace, and the Jinshi stood at the bottom of the steps to meet the list. The champion appeared at the top with the chief bucket in his hand, indicating "winning the championship at one fell swoop" and "taking the lead".

In the imperial examination, the one who got the highest score was called "Kui" because the homonym of "Kui" and "Kui" means "first". For example, in the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examination should implement the "Five Classics Selection". The so-called "Five Classics" are poetry, calligraphy, ceremony, Yi, Spring and Autumn Period, which is also the Five Classics of Confucianism. The first place in each course is "Jingkui". "Kui" means "first" and "first". In the rural examination, the top five in each subject must be one of the classics, so it is also called the Five Classics or Five Classics. In addition, in the imperial examination, the name of the champion is the champion, also known as "Jia Kui"; Juren's name is Xie Yuan, also called "Kui Jie", which means "first" after having obtained the provincial examination.