There is a word on the copper coin to ward off evil spirits: Taishang Laojun is anxious for the law, and the word is about how old.

Most of the money spent in Shan Gui was earned by people in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. There is no difference between a square hole and a round hole, but the style is different. On the front of the money, it is written in italics: Shan Gui, thunder kills ghosts, subdues demons, exorcises evil spirits, and protects the gods forever.

On the back of Shan Gui's ornamentation, there are eight regular script ornamentation and eight regular script characters, which are the direction of eight diagrams. Their divination order is "Heaven (Dry), Gold (Right), Mountain (Inside), Water (True) and Fire (Fire).

There are different versions of the legend of Shan Gui.

Shan Gui first appeared in Qu Yuan's ninth poem Shan Gui during the Warring States Period. Qu Yuan was a great statesman and thinker in China during the Warring States Period, and also a famous ancient poet in the history of China literature. Qu Yuan was repeatedly frustrated in politics, excluded by his colleagues and exiled by the king of Chu. He only pinned his faith on "God", and "Shan Gui" is also called "Mountain God". Shan Gui in Qu Yuan's Shan Gui is the incarnation of Qu Yuan, which is the goddess in Qu Yuan's heart. She went on a date with her lover happily, and as a result, her lover stood me up. It was getting late and it was thunderstorm. "Shan Gui" left in sadness and despair on the tragic night of thunder and lightning.

There are many versions of Shan Gui, some of which are called Yao Ji. Hong Xingzu, a scholar of Chu Ci in Song Dynasty, wrote A Supplement to Chu Ci. Shan Gui explained: "Zhuangzi said:' There are mountains and rivers'." Huainan said: "The mountain rises from the sun", and the Chu people sacrificed it. Is that so? "Quidditch is a thing, which is familiar in ancient books and is rumored to be strange. Huaiyanzi Fuyang? "Yun Lun Xun" is a high-sounding note: "Mountain scenery is also. Humanoid, grown up, black face, body hair, turn your heels and smile at people. " People say that Shan Gui is a one-legged geek. During the Ming Dynasty, many scholars of literature and history believed that Shan Gui was a mountain god.

Shan Gui's Shan Gui is the author's prayer to God, which shows the author's strong feeling of being helpless in the face of dark and corrupt ancient society, praying to God and Shan Gui to save the world and protect the people. Qu Yuan is a bureaucrat. Facing the cruel reality, he can only hope in Shan Gui and pray for Shan Gui to protect the world. Spending money is a kind of big copper coin worn behind the big hood worn by folk children in winter, which is used to pray for evil spirits and safety. The appearance of the decorative pattern of "Shan Gui" when spending money reflects people's desire to pray for Shan Gui lightning to kill ghosts, bring down spirits and exorcise evil spirits.

The "haste is like a law" in Shan Gui's ornamentation is a spell in Taoism. "Five thunder generals, general training, foaming at the mouth, drive thunder clouds, fight thousands of teams, lead the magic soldiers, open the flag to call urgently, and do not stop. As urgent as the law! Taoism in China originated in the Han Dynasty, and "Law and Discipline" is the name of Zhou Muwang. This man's specialty is running fast and becoming a Thor after death. Legend has it that there is an ancient god beast in the northwest of China, which is shaped like a horse and runs very fast. It was ordered by law to become this person. " Urgent as a law "means that I hope the old man will be as quick as a law when he saves the people's suffering."

On the back of Shan Gui's decorative pattern, it is said that the Eight Diagrams decorative pattern was invented by Fuxi, the ancestor of human beings, who studied the hair of the dragon and horse. Bagua decoration was first seen in Yijing, and Yin-Yang and Five Elements are the central theory of Yijing. The thought of the Book of Changes, like a river that never dries up, has flowed in the hearts of China people for thousands of years; Like a touching song, it has been sung by generations of China people. For thousands of years, many aspects of people's lives are still inherited and developed in the principle of yin and yang and five elements. "Tai Chi gives birth to two instruments, two instruments give birth to four elephants, and four elephants give birth to gossip". In real life, people do not dare to violate these laws, but still develop along these principles. A Shan Gui decoration costs money. Simple decoration and concise words show the profoundness of national culture and the profound connotation of China culture. The more you understand these truths, the more you will feel your lack of knowledge, and the more you will stimulate your discussion and learning spirit.