Folk culture of male prostitutes

Sitting like a prostitute, elephant and incense are homophonic, which means good luck.

Sitting on a tiger, a prostitute and a tiger as the king and commander-in-chief of all animals means a prosperous career and extensive contacts.

Male prostitute, Kirin, spread because of Kirin's allusion to books, symbolizing extensive knowledge and academic success.

Sitting on a gourd prostitute, because gourd is homophonic with Fulu, it symbolizes both Fulu and Fulu. There is also a legend about male prostitutes: one year, a plague broke out suddenly in Beijing, and almost everyone got it and could not be cured. Chang 'e was very sad to see this scene, so she sent the jade rabbit around her to treat the people. Jade rabbit turned into a girl. She went door to door and cured many people. In order to thank Jade Rabbit, people gave her things in succession. Co-Yu Tu stone

Don't want anything, just borrow other people's clothes and dress up everywhere, sometimes like an oil seller and sometimes like a fortune teller. One is men's wear, the other is women's wear. In order to treat more people, Yutu rode his horse, deer, lion and tiger all over the capital. After the plague was eliminated in Beijing, the Jade Rabbit returned to the Moon Palace.

Therefore, people created the image of Jade Rabbit with clay sculpture, including those who rode deer, those who rode phoenix, those who wore armor, and those who wore various work clothes. It was very cute. Every day on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, every family will worship her and give her delicious fruits and beans as a reward for her good luck and happiness. She is also affectionately called "Grandpa Rabbit" and "Grandma Rabbit". On September 5th, 20 10, Beijing Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center released and promoted the image of "Beijing Mid-Autumn Festival ambassador-male prostitute", and launched a brand-new male prostitute image designed by Wu Guanying, one of the designers of the Olympic Fuwa and the designer of the 20 12 Year of the Rabbit stamp.

The person in charge of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center believes that male prostitutes are chosen as the image ambassadors of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Beijing because they are the most representative folk symbol in the region, and because they are very interesting to appreciate, which can add a festive and peaceful atmosphere to the festival and bear the romantic heart of the people in Beijing. The image of the new male prostitute has been completed in copyright registration in relevant departments.