What is the meaning of Xuanwu in Qinglong, Bailong and Suzaku?

Also known as "Black Dragon". Dragon is the totem of the Chinese nation. Since the Yellow Emperor entrusted it to Tianhe and weiser, it has become a symbol of the Chinese nation and even the whole of China. According to legend, Qinglong looks like a long snake, a unicorn's head, a carp's tail, a long beard, deer-like horns and five claws, which is awesome.

2. White tiger

The god of war, the god of war symbolizes power and the army, so many places named after the white tiger in ancient times are related to the military, such as the white tiger flag in the ancient army and the white tiger statue on the military symbol. It is generally believed that the white tiger has many magical powers, such as avoiding evil, avoiding disasters, praying for blessings, punishing evil and promoting good, getting rich, getting married and so on.

3. Suzaku

Also known as "Zhu bird", because it looks like a bird, located in the south, and has a sexual fire, it often appears in the shape of a phoenix. But in fact, Suzaku and Phoenix are two different creatures. Phoenix is the king of birds, but Suzaku is a spirit beast in the sky, which is rarer, nobler and more destructive than Phoenix. It is worth mentioning that Suzaku is nobler than Phoenix, one of the four spirits in The Book of Rites, and is a symbol of happiness.

4. Xuanwu

Also known as "Zhenwu", commonly known as "Zhenwu Emperor", it is a god worshipped by Taoism. In fact, Xuanwu is a spiritual thing composed of turtles and snakes. Xuanwu originally meant Xuanming, and the ancient sounds of Wu and Ming are interlinked.

It is also said that Xuanwu itself is a big turtle in the North Sea. This turtle was once used as a pillar to support the whole Penglai Fairy Mountain. Because of its profound spiritual awareness, after years of hearing and seeing, it finally came to fruition. Xuanwu also means immortality and good divination. Therefore, there are many tortoise-borne tablets in the imperial mausoleum, which is the secret of Xuanwu.

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The origin of the four beasts:

The so-called sky, left Qinglong, right White Tiger, former Suzaku, and later Xuanwu. Therefore, you can know the order of the sun and the moon in the shade of the class, and you can know the cold and heat of the world by seeing the ice in the bottle.

In ancient China, the stars in the sky were divided into seven star zones, namely "Three Walls" and "Four Elephants". The so-called "wall" is the "city wall". ? Three walls are arranged in a triangle around Polaris. There are four elephants around the three walls: East Black Dragon, West White Tiger, South Suzaku and North Xuanwu.

That is to say, the stars in the east are like dragons, the stars in the west are like tigers, the stars in the south are like big birds, and the stars in the north are like turtles and snakes. As the earth revolves around the sun, the stars in the sky change with the seasons. Every evening at the turn of winter and spring, the black dragon appears; At the turn of spring and summer, Xuanwu rose; At the turn of summer and autumn, white tigers emerge; At the turn of autumn and winter, Suzaku rose, known as the "four great beasts".