Why are there so many crows in the Forbidden City? Are crows in Qing Dynasty divine birds?

Why are there so many crows in the Forbidden City? I believe many netizens and friends are curious, especially those who have just arrived in Beijing. Where are there so many crows in their hometown? Traditionally, crow is a bad symbol. When they see crows, they must be driven away. But in the Qing Dynasty, crows were divine birds. Isn't it amazing? What makes the black crow special is that it is a god bird? Let me introduce them to you.

Whenever the sun sets and dusk falls, there are often hundreds of pairs of crows returning from the Forbidden City, or hovering in formation, or perching on temples, carefree. The Forbidden City in the twilight is full of people's carefree longing, and with so many crows, it adds a sense of mystery.

Manchu worshiped crows earlier. The worship of crows is an ancient belief. Many ethnic groups in ancient China once worshipped crows. In ancient mythology, there was a myth that three-legged SHEN WOO ate the heavenly queen. The crow crowed? SHEN WOO? . Divination with crows is a manifestation of ancient people's worship of crows. As early as the Western Han Dynasty, the custom of crow divination was popular. Later, there was even a book "The Crow Classic of Yin and Yang Bureau" devoted to crow divination. In the story of Li nationality's "raising cattle", crows can save people, and in the myth of Pumi nationality's "Flood from heaven", crows can predict disasters.