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What is the meaning of Xuanwu ornaments? Dragon: It is the god of beasts, who can spread clouds and rain, benefit all things and wind. It is a symbol of courage, authority and dignity. It was once used by the royal family in past dynasties, and now it is regarded as sacred, auspicious and auspicious by the people. Together with the phoenix, it means that the dragon and phoenix are auspicious.

Phoenix: the embodiment of good luck. Together with the phoenix tree, it symbolizes the sunrise in Feng Dan. The head of a hundred birds symbolizes beauty and peace, and is regarded as the representative of the highest female in the royal family. It is a symbol of good luck and celebration, matching with the dragon.

Magic: an auspicious animal that can make money and get rich. It is said that the demon is the nine princes of the Dragon King, whose staple food is gold and silver, but only gold and silver can't enter. Therefore, the people have a good wish: "it will be explosive at the first touch, and then it will be rich at the first touch, and it will be achieved at the third touch."

Jin Chan: Toad is homophonic with money. It is common for a toad to have copper coins in his mouth, which represents wealth. It is said that she is the princess of the Dragon King. She spits money and is a three-legged spirit beast. The ancients thought she could make a fortune. She is a prosperous and wealthy beast.

Kirin: Auspicious animals only appear in times of peace and prosperity. It is a symbol of kindness and good luck, and it is also said that the boy sent by Kirin must be a good minister.

Crane: It means to prolong life. The crane is called a bird, which shows that it is the product of the dynasty or the product of promotion. Together with pine trees, it symbolizes the longevity of pine cranes. With deer and phoenix tree, it means that cranes and deer are in the same spring.

Turtle: It is a symbol of longevity. I wish people a long and healthy life. It is said that turtles are old and live long. Safe turtle or long-lived turtle. Together with cranes, it means that turtles and cranes share the same life. The horned turtle is a long-lived turtle.

Xuanwu: Xuanwu is a combination of tortoise and snake. "East Black Dragon, West White Tiger, South Suzaku and North Xuanwu" represent four directions: east, west, south and north. Xuanwu, a rich man, has been regarded as a patron saint since ancient times.

Brave lion: represents courage, and two lions represent all the best. A big lion and a little lion mean a great teacher, Shao Shi, which means a high position.

Tiger: It is a metaphor for being mighty and brave, showing a kind of strength.

Dragon: the legendary dragon without horns, also known as tiger or grass dragon. Tigers represent SHEN WOO, strength, power and kingship in ancient culture; Extremely fickle, can exorcise evil spirits and avoid disasters; It means beauty and auspiciousness.

Hou Ling: Smart, smart, which also means making Hou an official. Coupled with the horse, it means that it will be sealed soon. Seal with seal, which means seal and seal. A big monkey with a small monkey on its back represents a generation to seal the Hou monkey.

Carp: yue longmen, a carp, is a metaphor for promoting to a higher position and getting rich. Later, the metaphor went upstream; Make progress. The moral of dragon head fish is high.

Goldfish: it means "surplus", which means wealth, auspiciousness and auspiciousness. It means happiness from now on.

Catfish: More than a year.

Reindeer: a long-lived immortal beast, which often protects Ganoderma lucidum and fairy grass with cranes and birthday stars, meaning "Lu", indicating longevity and prosperity. The meaning of Fulu. Together with the official, it means to increase the official position and accept the contract.

Parrot: It is the longest-lived bird among birds. Also known as SHEN WOO the Wise.

Rui beast: together with bats, copper coins and magpies, it symbolizes happiness in life.

Swan: Because of its white feathers, graceful posture, touching voice and loyal behavior, people always regard the white swan as a symbol of purity, loyalty and nobility.

Magpie: It means seeing happiness every day. There is ancient money in front of the magpie, "happiness is in sight"; Magpie three longan, good news three yuan "; Magpie in the sky, badger in the ground, "happily"; Two magpies symbolize double happiness; Together with the leopard, it means good news; Magpies and lotus flowers together mean that they are happy.

Bat: It means blessing and good luck. Five Blessingg's longevity Chinese characters or peaches symbolize Five Blessingg's birthday. Being with copper coins means happiness is in sight. Coupled with sunrise or waves, it means happiness as the East China Sea. Together with Tianguan, it symbolizes God's blessing to the people.

Elephant: It means good luck or happiness. Together with the bottle, it means peace.

Rooster: Fortunately, there are often five chicks, which means that the fifth son has entered a subject or taught the fifth son.

Egret: Feathers are gorgeous, and male and female live together. They were called "birds" in ancient times, symbolizing the love between husband and wife and never parting. It means bon voyage, and being with the lotus is connected all the way.

Crab: rich or rampant in the world.

Quail: Good luck. Together with chrysanthemums and fallen leaves, it means living and working in peace.

Arowana: The body of arowana changes from carp to dragon ball, and fish to dragon-metamorphosis.

Gecko: You must be very happy.

Lizard: It's not what it used to be.

Spider: Its eight big feet trample in all directions, and the contented are always happy, which means that the contented are always happy.

Butterfly: a new life is born after the pupa is broken, which means immortality.

Shuanghuan: Carve two badgers (Huan) at the beginning and end. Badger: It means happiness.

Beetle: Rich in the world.

Ao: According to legend, the turtle is the leading turtle in the sea, which stands aloof and symbolizes the success of the imperial examination.

Cicada: Regeneration, a blockbuster. Knowing means knowing, and reading will make progress.

Bear: Together with the eagle, it symbolizes the heroic fighting spirit.

Shrimp: It's smooth.

Mouse: smart, kind, optimistic, with money patterns, is a money mouse, symbolizing wealth.

Bull: Hard work makes you rich ... >>

Xuanwu beast symbolizes the god of the north, Chu Ci? "Journey" notes: "Xuanwu, the name of the North God." "Historical Records" records: "Gong Bei is in danger for publicizing martial arts". Rebuilding the Six Rivers Map of the Weft Book Integration Volume: "North Hei Di, famous for Ye Guangji, is good at Xuanwu". According to the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, Guangdong Water God believes that the north belongs to water, so the North God is the water god. Wuyi's "Nine Sentences of Zhang Huai" said: "Turtles are water gods". Wang Liangchuan in the later Han Dynasty: "Xuanwu is the name of the water god." Rebuilding the Integration of Weft Books "Volume 6" River Map ":"The residence of the seven gods in the north actually started from fighting, and the town in the north dominated the storm ". Everything needs rain to grow, and water can put out fires, so Xuanwu's water god attribute is quite valued and believed by the people. Qu Dajun's "Guangdong New Language" states: "There are many Zhenwu palaces in Guangdong, and Bukkoji in the South China Sea is the largest, which is called Rizu Temple. It's like wearing hair without a crown and clothes of an emperor to build Xu Anqi. A Jin sword stands in front of it, and a turtle and a snake are tied around it. According to Gaitianguan's book, Hei Di and Gong Bei were also the masters of Xuanwu Gate or the founders of Han Temple. Cantonese worship Chi Di and Hei Di, Hei Di is in the North Pole, and Ming Dynasty is in the South. Nane is aquatic in the Arctic, with the Arctic as the source and Nane as the commission. People who worship Chi Di regard it as the committee for refining water, while those who worship Hei Di regard it as the water source. Guangdong is also a country with solid water, and people's livelihood is in brine tide, and it is longer than low tide. It is considered as the advantage of Chi Di that it will not change with the election of dumpling houses, but I don't know that this is the advantage of Hei Di. It's a pity that the family is ruined and the family has a wish. Although the ceremony was inappropriate, the Cantonese also reported it. " ("Zhenwu" Volume 6) It can be seen that Xuanwu is the allusion of the water god. In ancient China, the stars in the sky were divided into seven star zones, namely "Three Walls" and "Four Elephants". The so-called "wall" means "city wall". The "Three Walls" is the "Wei Zi Wall", which symbolizes the palace, the Taiwei Courtyard, the sky wall of the administrative organization and the bustling market. These three walls are arranged in a triangle around Polaris. There are four elephants around the three walls: East Black Dragon, West White Tiger, South Suzaku and North Xuanwu. That is to say, the stars in the east are like dragons, the stars in the west are like tigers, the stars in the south are like big birds, and the stars in the north are like turtles and snakes. As the earth revolves around the sun, the stars in the sky change with the seasons. Every evening at the turn of winter and spring, the black dragon appears; At the turn of spring and summer, Xuanwu rose; At the turn of summer and autumn, white tigers emerge; At the turn of autumn and winter, Suzaku rises. Xuanwu, like other three souls, is also derived from the 28 stars in the world: bucket, ox, female, air, danger, house and wall. In ancient times, people explained Xuanwu in this way. Xuanwu is a turtle. ”。 Volume 44 of Tai Shang Huang Zhai Yi calls the northern Xuanwu Star King: "Dou Su Tian Miao Star King, Niu Su Tianji Star King, Female Su Tianxing King, Xu Su Tianqing King, Wei Su Tianqi Star King, Su Su Shi Tianxing King." Regarding its image, "The Collection of Jiao Tong's Needs" has seven clouds: "North Xuanwu, Taiyin Metaplasia, virtual danger and superficial quality, tortoise and snake platform shape, traveling around nine places, commanding all souls, coming from my right." At the same time, Taoism also uses it in alchemy. For example, Volume 72 of Yun Qi Tanabata quoted the Dan of the Four Gods in ancient books and said, "Xuanwu is the black mercury in northern China, which can be soft and firm." "Jing" says: goodness is like water. Non-lead, non-tin, non-stone and the like, water is Hedong Shenshui, born before heaven and earth, so medicine can't be abandoned temporarily, and it can support everything, so it is called Xuanwu. The value of Xuanwu was promoted and personified in the Song Dynasty, which was inseparable from the help of the emperors in the Song Dynasty. In the early Song Dynasty, Zhenwu and Tian Peng were legendary generals in heaven. In the first year of Tianxi, something happened in the military camp. In "The Original" for seven years:' Someone saw a snake in the camp, and the sergeant built a real martial arts school because of it. In April of the following year, the spring was inexhaustible, and the sick people drank more. When Zhenzong heard this, he wrote a letter and built a landscape there, named it' Xiangyuan'. This is probably the earliest Zhenwu Temple in China.

Qinglong White Tiger Suzaku Xuanwu represents the meaning of East Palace Qinglong: horn, sound, fork, room, heart, tail and dustpan;

West Palace White Tiger: Kui, Lou, Stomach, Ang, Bi, Gou, Shen;

Nangong Suzaku: Well, ghosts, willows, stars, Zhang, wings and birds;

Gong Bei Xuanwu: War, Cow, Female, Air, Danger, House, Wall.

The "Four Gods" represent the four directions of east, west, north and south, and provide scientific reference for dividing the sky and making calendars. Later, with the popularity of the theory of yin-yang and five elements, people paid more attention to the role of the patron saint of the four gods and were endowed with higher divinity. 28 huts have also become objects of worship. The four gods in Qin and Han Dynasties and the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, blue, white, red and black, were systematically recorded in Huai Nan Zi, Historical Records and other documents at that time, and became a generally accepted ideological system.

The "four gods" in the pre-Qin and Han dynasties also have a wide range of uses: astronomers use four seasons; Land users use it to distinguish Kyushu; Military strategists use it to set the direction. "Woods? When talking about the entrance and exit of the three armies, Bing Zhi said: "When you start, there must be a green dragon on the left, a white tiger on the right, a suzaku in front of you, a Xuanwu behind you, ostentatious on the top and engaging in the bottom. "Because people were very familiar with the orientation of the' Four Gods' at that time, they used it as a sign on the flag to command the troops to advance and retreat. Of course, the widespread application of the "Four Gods" is directly related to people's religious concepts. Ancient palaces were often named after the four gods, and there were bricks with four gods in the Western Han Dynasty. The north gate is often named after Xuanwu, and there are many examples of the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties in the Forbidden Monument written by Wang Shidian in the Yuan Dynasty. In the tombs of the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties, dragons and tigers, tortoise snakes, suzaku, etc. are often portrayed or written on coffins to protect the soul of the tomb owner from ascending to the ground. 194 1 year, the sarcophagus of Henry Hui Wang's tomb in the late Han Dynasty was discovered in Lushan County, Sichuan Province (made in 2005). There is a winged dragon on the left wall and a winged tiger on the right wall. The foot of the sarcophagus is in the shape of a snake wrapped around the turtle body, with exquisite composition and beautiful shape. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the clothes in Gaochang Tomb often appeared such sentences as "See you at that time: Zuo Qing (Qing) Dragon, Right White Tiger, Suzaku in front, Xuanwu in the back". In addition, the bronze mirror with the pattern of Eight Diagrams and Four Spirits was popular in the Han Dynasty, with inscriptions such as "Four Gods" and "Left Dragon and Right Tiger are ominous, Suzaku Xuanwu follows Yin and Yang", which also has religious significance: that is, the mirror reflects a person's image and the soul is attached to it, so it is protected by the four gods to ward off evil spirits.

In this way, the four ancient gods kept their own side, and their ranks and status should be the same. However, in Wudang Mountain, their status has completely changed. After the personification process of birth and cultivation, Xuanwu finally became the main god of Wudang Taoism, and was honored as a mysterious god, enjoying human incense in a prominent position. Therefore, in Wudang Mountain, the most conspicuous position of the main hall is dedicated to Tian Xuan the Great. Although Qinglong and Baihu have their own anthropomorphic processes, they are both "gatekeepers" guarding the gate of Wudang Mountain. People can see that there are green dragons and white tigers guarding the mountain gate around the temple (commonly known as the Dragon and Tiger Hall).

There are many reasons why Xuanwu God evolved into Taoist God. In folk beliefs, Xuanwu has the following divine characteristics:

(A) the God of the North

"Chu ci? You Yuan notes the cloud: "Xuanwu, the name of the North God". Historical records? Tian Guanshu said: "Gong Bei is Xuanwu, which is empty and dangerous.". Rebuilding the Six Rivers Map of the Weft Book Integration Volume: "North Hei Di, famous for Ye Guangji, is good at Xuanwu".

(2) Water God

According to the theory of yin-yang and five elements, the north belongs to water, so the northern god is the water god. Wuyi's "Nine Sentences of Zhang Huai" said: "Turtles are water gods". "Once"? Wang Liangchuan: "Xuanwu, the name of water god". "Rebuilding the Integration of Weft Books" Volume 6 "River Map": "The residence of the seven gods in the north actually started from fighting, and the town in the north dominated the storm". Everything needs rain to grow, and water can put out fires, so Xuanwu's water god attribute is quite valued and believed by the people.

(3) The God of Reproduction

In ancient China, great divine power was always compared with the phenomenon of the sympathetic evolution of all things, and the reproductive divine power was worshipped. The snake itself is a symbol of reproduction. Xuanwu appeared in the shape of tortoise and snake, which was regarded by the ancients as a symbol of male and female mating and reproduction. Wei Boyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty (who lived around 12 1 year) also used the example of tortoise and snake to explain that Yin and Yang must cooperate: "Guan Guan Sui dove, in Jiangzhou, is a gentle and graceful lady, the husband is not lonely, and the mother is not lonely. Xuanwu tortoise and snake help each other.

(4) God of life

In ancient times, turtles were symbols of longevity and immortality, and they could guide dying people. "Biography of Turtle Policy" said: "Old people in the south use turtles to support their beds, and they are in their twenties. When the old man died, he moved the bed. The tortoise was not dead. Turtles can guide qi. " "Bao Puzi" contains: Chengyang hunted when he was frugal, fell into an empty tomb, and was hungry and cold. Look at the tomb first ... >>

What does the patron saint Xuanwu symbolize? The four most terrible and powerful beasts in ancient China were Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu. Qinglong is the God of the East; White tiger is the god of the west; Suzaku is the god of the south; Xuanwu is the god of the north, and the tortoise and snake are one. So there are "Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku, Xuanwu, Tiansiling, Tongfang and Wangzhi temples." .

The ancient ancients divided the sky into four palaces, east, west, north and south, named after Qinglong (black dragon), white tiger, Suzaku and Xuanwu (a turtle-shaped god). In fact, the sky is divided into four parts, which are connected by seven main stars in each part and named after their shapes.

The horn, sound, sound, room, heart, tail and dustpan of the East Palace are shaped like dragons, so the East Palace is called Qinglong or Black Dragon.

The West Seven Stars, Kui, Lou, Stomach, Ang, Bi, tapir and Shen, are shaped like tigers, calling the West Palace the White Tiger.

The well, ghost, willow, star, Zhang, wing and net in the south are bird-shaped, called suzaku;

The northern seven-star bucket, cow, female, empty, dangerous, houses and walls are shaped like turtles and called Xuanwu.

As a result, Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu have become the four gods who guard the heavenly officials, create evil and regulate Yin and Yang. Among the four gods, Qinglong and Baihu are mainly regarded as spirits to ward off evil spirits, and their images mostly appear in palaces, temples, gates or tombs and their artifacts. On the last occasion, the dragon is not helping the tomb owner ascend to heaven, but deterring evil spirits and defending the soul peace of the tomb owner.

There are dragons and white tigers in all directions, Suzaku Xuanwu is in harmony with Yin and Yang, and the four spirits, black dragon and white tiger, Suzaku Xuanwu Heaven, rarely appear in European and American fantasy, but in Chinese and Japanese myths and legends, they appear as incomparable Four Holy Beasts.

There are many legends about dragons, and there are also many stories about the origin of dragons. Some said it was imported from India, while others said it was transformed from China. India itself is said by the dragon god, but the status of dragons in India is not high, and there is a real thing-python.

In the era when the Five Elements Theory prevailed, the story about Qinglong began to spread slowly. According to the Yin-Yang and Five Elements, the Five Elements assigned five colors to the Southeast and Northwest Middle Schools, and each color was equipped with a beast and a god. East is cyan, with dragons, west is white, with tigers, south is scarlet, north is black, with martial arts, and yellow is the central positive color.

Qinglong, also known as "Black Dragon", is the God of the East in ancient mythology. Dragon is the totem of the Chinese nation. Since the Yellow Emperor entrusted it to Tianhe and weiser, it has been a symbol of the Chinese nation and even the whole of China, and its stereotype was in the Han Dynasty. Since the Great Han Dynasty, it has been identified as the symbol and representative of the emperor. In oriental legend, the dragon looks like a long snake, the head of a unicorn, the tail of a carp, a long beard, horns like deer and five claws, which is frightening. In western mythology, the dragon is more like a lizard with wings.

Among the four gods, according to Shan Hai Jing, "Southern Zhurong is a beast with human face and rides two dragons. 」; "In the west of Ru Shou, there is a snake's left ear, riding two dragons. 」; "In the East, there is Ju Mang, a bird and a face, riding two dragons. 」; "North yujiang county, black hands and feet, was two dragons. Interestingly, the dragons in Shan Hai Jing are all riding, while the snakes of the same kind with him are all being led or held or held or wrapped around their necks, which shows the difference between them. However, the five gods are different from the four gods, so I won't elaborate here. Suzaku, Xuanwu (black tortoise snake, martial arts means tortoise snake), Qinglong and Baihu represent the twenty-eight lodges in four directions respectively. The dragon is the seven lodges in the East-horn, clang, car, room, heart, tail and dustpan. These seven lodges are all dragon-shaped. As can be seen from their meanings, horns are the horns of dragons, and clanging is dragons. The divination in>'s book includes "Six Dragons", that is, Kang Long has regrets, the dragon is in the sky, and it is not suitable to use the hidden dragon, or the deep is in the continent, and the dragon is in the field, and the dragons are leaderless. "Six Dragons" can be explained as follows: When the black dragon star is close to the sun, people can't see it, and it is covered by the light of the sun. We call it a hidden dragon. After that, the Dragon Horn and the everyday star appeared on the horizon at the same time, which was called Tian Jianlong, and then all the black dragon stars appeared, that is, "or deep in the mainland." When the stars in "Black Dragon" rose to the highest point and crossed the southern sky, people saw "flying dragons in the sky". After that, the dragon body began. And "leaderless" cannot be explained as the last link of this astronomical cycle. If you put the dustpan outside, the dragon without dustpan will be involved, but in ancient Chinese, the words "Tuan" and "Juan" are interchangeable, that is to say, this ...

What does Xuanwu mean? Xuanwu is a spirit beast in ancient myths and legends, belonging to one of the four elephants in traditional culture. The four elephants are Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu Four Holy Beasts.

Since the pre-Qin period, it has been a god beast representing Zhuan Xu and the seven nights in the north, but in the Han Dynasty, the theory of five elements began to rise, and its symbolic significance increased the benevolence and winter.

Twenty-eight lodgings, Xuanwu is the general name of seven lodgings in the north (bucket, cow, female, empty, dangerous, house and wall).

What does Xuanwu mean? Is it a good god or a bad god? The earliest legend about the origin of Xuanwu comes from Xia Dynasty. According to legend, the father of Yu, the founder of Xia Dynasty in China, is called.

Xuanwu fighting method

"Gun", the word Xuanming, can also be called Xuanwu, which helped Shun to control water before the famous Dayu. Because it only uses blocking instead of dredging, it has not succeeded despite the help of the gods. Generally speaking, guns are the embodiment of turtles, while Tu Shanshi, a Xia clan member, thinks snakes are his ancestors. After Xuanwu was regarded as a god by Taoism, there was a saying that turtles and snakes were in harmony.

In ancient mythology of China, the four great beasts were Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu. Xuanwu, also called Xuanming, is a combination of tortoise and snake. It is the water god, living in Beihai, and the tortoise lives long. Xuan Ming has become a symbol of immortality, and the underworld is also in the north, so it is the god of the north. Qinglong and Baihu palm in all directions, Suzaku Xuanwu follows Yin and Yang, Xuanwu can ask divination in the underworld. Therefore, Xuanwu is different from the other three spirits. It is called "Zhenwu Emperor" and is the god worshipped by Taoism.

According to legend, the prince of King Gu Jingle came from a mighty family and traveled to the East China Sea. He was given a sword by the gods and went to Wudang Mountain in Hubei Province to practice. After 42 years of success, it rose during the day and became the Xuanwu king of Weizhen North. However, the word "Xuan" was taboo in the Song Dynasty, so it was renamed Zhenwu. It is also said that Xuanwu itself is a big turtle in the North Sea. This turtle was once used as a pillar to support the whole Penglai Fairy Mountain. Because of its profound spiritual awareness, after years of listening and listening, it finally came to fruition. Therefore, there are many turtles carrying monuments in the imperial mausoleum, which is a metaphor for Xuanwu.

In addition, Xuanwu is also called Xuanming, so it is also called Beiming. Xuanwu, like other three souls, is also derived from the 28 stars in the world: bucket, ox, female, air, danger, house and wall. In ancient times, there were three interpretations of Xuanwu: (1) "Xuanwu" was a turtle. Book of rites? Qu Li (I) said, "OK, Zhu Bird first, then Xuanwu." (2) Basaltic tortoise and snake. "Chu ci? Hong Xingzu added: "Xuanwu is called tortoise and snake. Located in the north, it is called Xuan. He has scales, so he is belligerent. "(3) Xuanwu is a combination of snakes, and turtles and snakes make love.

The meaning of the four great beasts The four great beasts, Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu, are the ancestors of all animals in China mythology.

Qinglong: the God of the East. Among the twenty-eight lodgings, seven lodgings in the east are imagined as Jackie Chan, which belongs to wood and is blue in color, so it is called Qinglong.

White tiger: the god of the west. Twenty-eight nights, seven nights in the west and China, are imagined as tigers, which belong to gold and are white, so they are called white tigers.

Suzaku: God of the South. Seven of the twenty-eight lodgings in the south are imagined as birds, which belong to fire and are red in color, so they are called Suzaku.

Xuanwu: the God of the North. Seven of the twenty-eight lodges in the north are imagined as turtles, which belong to water and have mysterious colors, so they are called Xuanwu.

White Tiger

In China, the white tiger is the god of war and war. Tigers have many magical powers, such as avoiding evil, praying and punishing evil, promoting good, getting rich and getting married, etc. And it is one of the four spirits, and of course it is also changed from the stars. Among these 28 stars, there are 7 in the west: osmium, building, stomach, ang, bi, Gou and Shen. Therefore, it is the representative of the west, and its whiteness is due to the west. The five elements belong to gold and the color is white. So it is called white tiger not because it is white, but because it comes from five elements.

turtle

Xuanwu is a spiritual thing composed of turtles and snakes. Xuanwu originally meant Xuanming, and the ancient sounds of Wu and Ming are interlinked. Wu means black; Ghost means yin. At first, Xuan Ming described the tortoise's divination as follows: the tortoise's back is black, and the tortoise's divination is to invite the tortoise to the underworld to ask questions, bring back the answers and show them to the world in the form of divination. Therefore, the earliest Xuanwu is the tortoise. Since then, the meaning of Xuanming has been expanding. Turtles live in rivers, lakes and seas (including turtles), so Xuan Ming became a water god; The tortoise lives long, and Xuan Ming has become a symbol of immortality; It turns out that the underworld is in the north, and Oracle Bone Inscriptions's divination in the Shang Dynasty is "divination must go north", so Xuan Ming became a northern god again.

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In China, the phoenix is a symbol of happiness. There are many kinds of prototypes. Such as golden pheasants, peacocks, vultures, mandarin ducks, blackbirds (swallows), etc ... Some people say it is a Buddhist Dapeng golden winged bird. According to the phoenix myth, the phoenix has a chicken's head, a swallow's chin, a snake's neck, a fish's tail and five-color stripes. There are five kinds of phoenixes, divided by color: Red Phoenix, Lan Fenghuang, White Swan and Rayna Sue Phoenix, which can also be called Suzaku or Blackbird. Suzaku is one of the four spirits, and like the other three spirits, it comes from the stars, which is the general name of the seven nights in the south: well, ghost, willow, star, Zhang, wing and bird. Think of it as Suzaku. Scarlet, like fire, the south belongs to fire, hence the name Phoenix. It also has the characteristics of being far from fire, also called fire phoenix, just like the immortal birds in the west.

Qinglong-the patron saint of the East in Taoism

In China, the status of dragons is much higher than that of Indians. Because in China, the dragon is sacred, supreme and a symbol of the emperor. It is also the representative of the east, and the five elements belong to wood. Because cyan belongs to wood, there is the saying of Zuo Qinglong and you Bai Hu.

Among these 28 stars, seven stars in the east-Jiao, Kang, Bian, Fang, Xin, Wei and Ji-are used as stars. The ancients imagined them as Jackie Chan. Because it is located in the east, the five elements are colored according to yin and yang, and the east is blue, hence the name "Qinglong". There is also a saying that dragons are lustful, and when they meet cows, they give birth to Kirin, and when they meet pigs, they give birth to elephants. Another dragon gave birth to nine sons, unlike the dragon. Here's the thing: the eldest son is called prison cow: he loves music, so he often stands on the piano head. Such as Hu Qin of Han nationality and Qin Sang of Bai nationality. Ma Touqin in Mongolia may also be a variant of prison cattle. The second son's name is Chipi: He loves to kill people, so he is often put on weapons to intimidate the enemy. At the same time, it is used in ceremonial ceremonies to appear more solemn. The third son's name is Mo Chifeng: it is an animal-shaped dragon, which looks a bit like a dog. It is good at viewing, so it is often placed in the corner of the temple. It is said that it can deter demons and eliminate disasters. The first Si Er is not old: people like to growl, so they put it on the clock, mostly the image of not old. It is said that it lives by the sea, but it is very afraid of whales. Once a whale attacks, it screams in fear. Therefore, people make the wooden pestle into the shape of a whale, which makes the bronze bell particularly loud. The fifth son is a sister-in-law: shaped like a lion. It's imported, and it was introduced to China with Buddhism, so it's a bit like Buddha. It is so quiet and likes fireworks. Therefore, it is often placed on the Buddha's seat or incense burner to protect Buddhism. The sixth son is Ba Xia: also called P looks like a turtle. Legend has it that in ancient times, it often carried three mountains and five mountains to make waves. After being appeased by Yu Xia, he made many contributions to Yu Xia. After flood control became an attack, Yu Xia accepted its advantages and let it recover on its own. So China's stone tablets are mostly carried by it. The seventh son is an armadillo: also known as * * *, he looks like a tiger. According to legend, it upholds justice and can distinguish right from wrong, so it is placed on the top and bottom of the prison gate, the lobby of the yamen, and the top of the sign of silence and avoidance when officials patrol, in order to maintain the silence of the court ... >>

What does Xuanwu Head mean? Xuanwu refers to an ancient animal with a tortoise body and a snake tail.

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What do Qinglong, Baihu and Suzaku Xuanwu mean? East is green dragon, west is white tiger, south is suzaku, north is Xuanwu, and yellow is the central positive color. Qinglong: There are many legends about dragons, and there are also many sayings about the origin of dragons. Some said it was imported from India, while others said it was transformed from China. India itself is said by the dragon god, but the status of dragons in India is not high, and there is a real thing-python. In the era when the Five Elements Theory prevailed, the story about Qinglong began to spread slowly. According to the Yin-Yang and Five Elements, the Five Elements assigned five colors to the Southeast and Northwest Middle Schools, and each color was equipped with a beast and a god. East is cyan, with dragons, west is white, with tigers, south is scarlet, north is black, with martial arts, and yellow is the central positive color. Among the four gods, according to Shan Hai Jing, "Southern Zhurong is a beast with human face and rides two dragons. 」; "In the west of Ru Shou, there is a snake's left ear, riding two dragons. 」; "In the East, there is Ju Mang, a bird and a face, riding two dragons. 」; "North yujiang county, black hands and feet, was two dragons. Interestingly, the dragons in Shan Hai Jing are all riding, while the snakes of the same kind with him are all being led or held or held or wrapped around their necks, which shows the difference between them. However, the five gods are different from the four gods, so I won't elaborate here. Suzaku, Xuanwu (black tortoise snake, martial arts means tortoise snake), Qinglong and Baihu represent the twenty-eight lodges in four directions respectively. The dragon is the seven lodges in the East-horn, clang, car, room, heart, tail and dustpan. These seven lodges are all dragon-shaped. As can be seen from their meanings, horns are the horns of dragons, and clanging is dragons. White Tiger: In Four Holy Beasts, China, another animal that is often compared with dragons is the tiger. Tigers are the leaders of many animals. Its strength and legendary ability to subdue ghosts make it a beast belonging to Yang, and it often goes out with dragons. "Cloud follows dragon, wind follows tiger" becomes the best partner to subdue ghosts. And the white tiger is also the god of war and war. The white tiger has many magical powers, such as avoiding evil, avoiding disasters, praying and punishing evil, promoting good, making a fortune, and tying the knot. And it is one of the four spirits, and of course it is also changed from the stars. Among these 28 stars, there are 7 in the west: osmium, building, stomach, ang, bi, Gou and Shen. Therefore, it is the representative of the west, and its whiteness is due to the west. The five elements belong to gold and the color is white. So it is called white tiger not because it is white, but because it comes from five elements. Suzaku: Phoenix is a divine bird and the king of all birds. The ancients said that men were called phoenixes and women were called phoenixes. Later, Phoenix was collectively referred to as; Later, when the dragon and the phoenix matched, the phoenix became the name of the imperial concubine. According to legend, Phoenix evolved from the bird totem of the Yin people in the East. Shan Hai Jing. The Wild West Classic mentioned a colorful bird with three names, namely, Imperial Bird, Suzaku and Phoenix Bird. Shan Hai Jing. The Three Classics of the South records a bird, which is shaped like a chicken and has colorful patterns on its body. It's called Phoenix. It shows that the image of Phoenix is very beautiful from the beginning. In the future, just like the image of a dragon, the more complicated it is, the more it has a head, a hip, a snake neck, a fish tail, a dragon pattern, a turtle body, a swallow chin and a chicken mouth. (See Huai Nan Zi. Chinese parasol trees don't live, and they don't eat unless they are bamboo. (See "Poetry". Daya. It sings and dances, and seeing it means that the world is at peace. As the head of the flock, it has tens of thousands of followers. Phoenix died on the mountain. Every July and August, birds come here to mourn, and it will take seventeen or eighteen days to disperse, so this mountain is called "Mourning Mountain". (See Notes on Water Classics. Phoenix is the combination and sublimation of hundreds of birds, and its prototype is nothing more than four categories: sunny bird, eagle, peacock and chicken. The northern nationalities in China worship the eagle, the king of birds. After Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, great changes have taken place in the phoenix, which is basically a chicken and a sparrow, especially the strong wings and the prominent posture of the eagle. The common phoenix in our current artworks is actually the image after the Qing Dynasty, which is composed of pheasant tail, chicken body, comb, eagle eye, eagle claw, eagle neck, peacock feather and mandarin duck feather. Its tone is not as persistent and stable as that of a dragon. Xuanwu: Xuanwu is a spiritual thing composed of turtles and snakes. Xuanwu originally meant Xuanming, and the ancient sounds of Wu and Ming are interlinked. Wu means black; Ghost means yin. At first, Xuan Ming described the tortoise's divination as follows: the tortoise's back is black, and the tortoise's divination is to invite the tortoise to the underworld to ask questions, bring back the answers and show them to the world in the form of divination. Therefore, the earliest Xuanwu is the tortoise. Since then, the meaning of Xuanming has been expanding. Turtles live in rivers, lakes and seas (including turtles), so Xuan Ming became a water god; Ah ... >>

What is the significance of living with Xuanwu? "With Xuanwu", there is no such thing as fortune telling.