Phoenix is the king of birds in ancient legends of China. What position does it occupy in the traditional culture of China?

Phoenix is the king of birds in ancient legends of China. What position does it occupy in the traditional culture of China? To answer this question, we must first correct a habitual misconception, that is, in ancient times, the phoenix did not refer to one kind of bird, but to two kinds of birds, that is, the phoenix was a female bird, the phoenix referred to a male bird, and the male and female birds were the primitive embryonic forms of the ancient phoenix. However, due to the changes of the times, people used to think that Phoenix was a bird symbolizing good luck, nobility and elegance, but there is nothing wrong with it today.

Phoenix plays an important role in China culture. Together with dragons, it constitutes the totem of the Chinese nation and is the spiritual sustenance of Chinese children. In ancient China, the dragon symbolized the majesty of the emperor and the supreme imperial power, while the phoenix symbolized the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation, which loved and advocated peace. In the traditional culture of the Chinese nation, Phoenix has always represented a beautiful vision of auspiciousness and luxury. In ancient China, tall women usually wore gorgeous and exquisite feather crowns when they got married. In ancient China, which always attached importance to wedding dresses, the phoenix, as the top ornament on the bride's head, showed its lofty position in the hearts of the ancients.

In fact, the lofty position of Phoenix in traditional culture is not only reflected in its role as the headdress of newly married women. In the 1980s and 1990s, the textile industry was not as developed as it is now. Most of the fabrics used by people, whether clothes or bedding, silks and satins, will have the gorgeous figure of phoenix. In addition to the patterns on cloth, in many ancient buildings, the patterns of phoenix and dragon are often painted on various buildings by skilled craftsmen. Of course, this must have a certain economic strength, which ordinary people do not have.

In a word, the position of Phoenix in China traditional culture is comparable to that of dragon, and it always appears in the image of dragon, and it can not be separated from totem dragon of the Chinese nation. This shows the weight of Phoenix in the eyes of the ancients in China, especially after entering the farming civilization, people associate Phoenix with the sun. Form a "worship culture". Phoenix patterns have been found in Hemudu site and Shui Yuan site.