When the foundation stone of zhenping county International Jade City was laid, there were dragons, suzaku, white tigers and basalts buried in the four corners. Why bury it?

The remains of ancient buildings unearthed in various parts of China can really prove that the orientation of the Four Animals has become the representative of the orientation of China and Sichuan. Take the Han tile unearthed in Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province as an example. The tile represents the four directions of the building, or it is a custom to protect the building and house with beasts all around, to ward off evil spirits, or as a symbol of blessing. In the Qin and Han Dynasties, "Three Auxiliary Huang Tu", which was devoted to the capital construction, said: "Black Dragon, White Tiger, Suzaku and Xuanwu are the four spirits of heaven and square; How to choose the palace pavilion for the king system? 」; Quoting "Temple Records", I said: "Weiyang Palace has Xuanwu, Heilong Erque and Zhuniao Hall." , and so on. These descriptions refer to the basic layout concept of Qin and Han palaces. Therefore, the change of Xuanwu Gate initiated by Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin in the early Tang Dynasty certainly refers to the North Gate. Therefore, "Historical Records" cloud: East Palace Black Dragon, South Palace Zhu Bird, West Palace Xianchi, Xuanwu. Cao Zhi, a great genius of the Three Kingdoms, also said in the poem Ode to the Tortoise: "The Jiande of the Four Spirits lies in one side. The black dragon roared at Dongyue, the white tiger roared at Xigang, Xuanwu gathered in the cold door, and Suzaku lived in the south. "

In fact, the orientation concept of the four celestial phenomena not only affects the geographical orientation and architectural planning; In ancient times, the layout of war was also based on the concept of orientation of the four spirits beast; "Book of Rites. "Quli": "The soldiers in the army are brave and brave every day, like the wrath of the Emperor of Heaven. か. Woods' Art of War: "Where the soldiers fight, where the corpse stops, there is no doubt that they will die, and if they are lucky, they will die. "... it must be Zuo Qinglong, right white tiger, former Suzaku, and later Xuanwu, with ostentation on the top and sex on the bottom. 」; In other words, since the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the concept of relative orientation with "Zhong Jun" and "self" as the main body appeared due to the need of marching. And this thought also influenced the orientation thought of Feng Shui. In particular, "The Biography of the Three Kingdoms Shu Wei Guanluo" records: "Although the trees are lush, they can not be seen for a long time; Although the monument is beautiful, there is nothing to keep. Xuanwu hides its head, the black dragon has no feet, the white tiger hugs its body, and the rosefinch cries sadly. It is necessary to prepare for the four dangers, so the law will be extinct. Literature is the earliest. (Note: Guan Ju, whose name is Gong Ming, was a famous fortune teller at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and was recognized as one of the masters of Feng Shui. )

The New Book of Geography, officially published in the Song Dynasty, said: "The dragon has no head, and the water does not flow long; White tiger broken, road injury; Rosefinch bit corpse, stone when burial households; Xuanwu cried, and then heard the sound of running water; Four murderers met at the same time and were quickly eliminated. " , "there is running water on the left, called Qinglong; There is a long road on the right, called white tiger; There is a dirty pool in front, called Suzaku; Then there is the hilly plain, called Xuanwu; The most expensive place. .. white tiger edge mountain, green dragon in spring, rosefinch flapping wings, real martial arts ascend to heaven, good luck. 」 ..