Zodiac literature

The zodiac poem was first written by Shen Jiong, a poet in the Southern Dynasties, and the first sentence was embedded with the zodiac:

In the case of mice and dust, cattle and sheep came down at dusk.

Tigers sit in empty valleys for food, and rabbits open windows to the moon.

The dragon ridge is far green, and the snake willow lingers near.

Ma Lanfang is far away and breeds sheep in spring.

The monkey chestnut shames the fragrant fruit, and the chicken anvil leads to a clear cup.

Dogs are proud of owning, but pigs are carefree.

In the Song Dynasty, there were twelve poems read by Zhu, and the rest were smiling.

In the evening, I heard that empty baskets were biting hungry mice, so I drove to the abandoned nursery in Niu Geng.

When I was a tiger, I listened to arrogance, and the old rabbit garden was unscrupulous.

You see, after sleeping for three winters, the dragon's head doesn't argue with the snake.

Destroying a car and killing a horse is easy to cook and drink.

Hand-planted monkey peaches hang green and raise crows.

The guest came to bark for tea, not to buy pork from the host.

Ge, who was a little earlier than Zhu, wrote "Give a Friend", four sentences and one rhyme:

Sleeping with a dog is enough, which is even more embarrassing.

Get up and hang quail, who envies the dragon to weave ice.

The sheep that stepped on the bottom of the vegetable garden screamed from his spring thunder.

When you ring the bell, you can cook the pot, and you will love it.

Half-life is hungry and cold, and mice and rice are becoming more and more popular.

Ji Yun's horse will become a pig slave bear on the third day.

The tiger's head is full of boasting about eating meat, and the source of virtue is appropriate.

Danzao succeeded without jumping rabbits, and Fang Yuhan Temple was surrounded by green snakes.

Twelve Chen Poems by Liu Yin, a scholar in Yuan Dynasty;

The hungry eagle can't scare the mouse, and the cow sleeps on its back.

The battle for the rabbit hole in Jingzhou has traveled thousands of miles.

There is no limit to the size of the dragon entering the water, and the dreamland is a snake in a cup.

The autumn wind in the horse's ear has gone without a trace, and the narrow path has returned home early.

Why are you dancing with monkeys in the hall? Dolphins and chickens live in heaven.

Chai Men's dog barked at his neighbors and told them to buy Xie Chunyu, a god pig.

Hu Yan, a poet in the Ming Dynasty, also has it in poems of past dynasties, and every sentence is quoted:

Cows and girls have hardly seen each other for years.

The rabbit grows longer in the middle of the month.

Dragons with beads often don't sleep, and drawing snakes is very tiring.

Has the old horse ever had horns, and the sheep angered the princes?

Don't laugh at the Chu people's crown bathing monkeys, but wish the chickens were empty nests.

Wuyang slaughtered dogs in Langzhong, and Ping Jin chased dogs in Haidongtou.

In the early years of the Republic of China, the painter Wang drew a picture of the Chinese zodiac, and the scholar Huang Jun wrote the title of the Chinese zodiac:

The world is full, but poetry is a string.

I have never been an emperor, a tiger, a wolf or a Qin dynasty. It's really boring to watch the rabbit garden at night.

Long Hanxin knew that the robbery was not over, and Jia Sheng burst into tears.

There are no horses in the pear garden, only sheep and cars are like jade.

The child is like a miraculous macaque, drawing a chicken window alone.

Banqiao dog meat is not to be envied, Dongpo meat. At all times and in all countries, countless people have joined the zodiac with different styles and themes, such as directly describing animal images, quoting classics and expressing their feelings. ...

Rat: There are many stories about the names of subjects A and B, but the filial piety of children and grandchildren has existed since ancient times.

Niu: I once escaped from Hangu Pass with Li Er to help Tian Dan break through.

Tiger: The blazing valley earthquake made thousands of trees wind and lightning.

Rabbit: The snow is gone, the lion is thin, and the rabbit is fat when the moon is full.

Dragon: It can suck the wind and cloud to prosper the vast sea and benefit the people in the rain.

Snake: Tongues are paired vertically, and they never talk glibly. Although there are no limbs, it can be switched on and off.

Horse: Lead your neck to show your ambition, and fly your hoof to make a long March.

Sheep: Pimo asked him to wear it, and he must guard against evil guests for good; I must be provided with meat to eat, so that the spring night will be rich and rare.

Monkey: gongs and drums are loud and lively; Dress up, three points elegant, three points romantic.

Chicken: Both meat and eggs are delicious, and chicken crow is always good news.

Dog: deliberately look after the house, never chop and change; Be loyal to the Lord and never love the rich and hate the poor.

Pig: don't talk with a smile for too long, and don't make trouble; Don't be thick-skinned, you never mean to brag and flatter.

The Chinese New Year is also the handover of the zodiac, and the zodiac has become the protagonist of auspicious and festive events. It is common that the lunar zodiac is in pairs, and there are also two-year-old or two-year-old zodiac embedded.

Year of the Rat: Rats are happy to set off firecrackers in the middle of the night, and there is laughter at the door.

Year of the ox: the jade mouse returns to the palace to report good news, and the spring tide of Taurus is surging.

Year of the Tiger: The tiger and dragon win the past, and the birds sound old and new.

Year of the Rabbit: Qingyu Rabbit rises this year, and I wish Jinlong take off tomorrow.

The Year of the Loong: The Chronicle of China, which caught the moon for nine days, and soul of china, which is full of dragons and dragons.

Year of the snake: The wild dance of the golden snake adds color to the spring, and the purple swallows the willow green.

Year of the Horse: Run to the other side of Qian Fan. The flatter the place, the more horses will be whipped.

Year of the Sheep: Five sheep have a bumper harvest, and the Spring Festival is auspicious.

Year of the Monkey: Flowers and fruits are fragrant and beautiful, and the Year of the Monkey adds color to the world.

Year of the Rooster: The cock crows before the window and the moon, and people laugh and enjoy spring.

Year of the Dog: The cock crows to know the sun, and the dog barks in spring.

Year of the Pig: When you visit the residents in the Year of the Pig, there are many stories about Xiyingmen Zodiac in ancient novels. In the biography of Xie Xiaoe by Li Gongzuo in Tang Dynasty, the protagonist dreamed that "the monkey in the car is the grass under the door" was a mystery, in which "the monkey in the car" implied the murderer's surname "Shen".

Vernacular novels Jin Ping Mei, A Dream of Red Mansions, The Flower in the Mirror and Old Travels can also describe the zodiac. The zodiac is written at 2 1 in Jin Ping Mei, indicating that the age is 6 times, the matchmaker changes his post 6 times and fortune-telling 5 times, reflecting that the zodiac involves superstition and customs. In A Dream of Red Mansions, Jia Baoyu leafed through the books of twelve women in Jinling, including "the battle of three spring and the scene of early spring, the dream of meeting tigers and rabbits and returning home", Yuan Chun's birthday was silver moon's birthday, and "Yuan Fei's date was December 19th, which was the year of silver moon's handover". The Meeting of Tiger and Rabbit hints at the tragic ending of Yuan Chun. In ancient and modern historical stories, legends and fables, there are countless animal images related to the zodiac, and there are more than 2,000 idioms that have been passed down so far. Most stories of the zodiac are full of fun and profound meanings, and these stories are often included in modern children's books.

Liu Zongyuan's fable "Yong's House Mouse", four love stories "Cowherd and Weaver Girl", "Legend of White Snake", Tang legend "Liu Yichuan", "Tiger Changed Daughter-in-law", the legend that Guangzhou Yangcheng gave an ear because of a fairy sheep, the seven pigs of Beidou in Ming Taizu Miscellaneous Notes, Liu Ji's "Chu Man Defends Sniper" and "Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio"