According to legend, the dragon has nine sons. Which nine are they? What are their characteristics?

In China, there has been a folk saying that Jiuzi is not a dragon, that is to say, Jiuzi is not a dragon, but nine different animals. There are many versions of this legend, and each version is not uniform, but it is basically the difference in the ranking of nine animals, which is basically the same for the nine animals themselves.

Li Dongyang's Collection of Huailu Hall records: "Yi Long, the ninth son, is not a dragon, but each has his own interests. A prison cow has good music all his life. Today, the beast carved on Hu Qin's head is his portrait. Yazi (pronunciation: tooth character) is easy to kill all his life. Today, the dragon swallowing mouth on the hilt is his portrait; Mocking a phoenix is a close call in my life, and all the animals in the corner of this temple are portraits of it; Singing all my life is not old, it is the portrait of the beast button on this clock; Sister-in-law (sound: sour Ni) has been sitting well all her life. Today, the lion in the Buddha's seat is his portrait. Overlord, a good burden in life, this monument beast is its portrait; Armadillo (sound: completing a case) is always ready to go to court, and the lion's head on the prison door is his portrait; After a long time (sound: bi), he was a good writer all his life, and the dragon characters on both sides of this monument are his portraits; Kiss is easy to swallow in life, and the head of this temple ridge animal is its portrait.

It is described in "Auspicious Map of China" that the eldest of the nine sons is called prison cow, who likes music and squats at the piano head; The second child is called Yazi, who loves to kill and fight, and is engraved on the knife ring and handle. The third child's name is Mockingwind, and it was a close call in my life. The beast in the corner of the temple is his portrait. Sizi is not old, and when he is beaten, he growls loudly, acting as the animal button for Hong Zhong to carry the beam and help him sing far and wide; Su Anni, who is shaped like a lion, likes to smoke, sit still, lean on the foot of the incense burner and smoke; Liu Zi, also known as XX (Bi), is like a tortoise with teeth and likes to carry heavy loads. Gambi, who is a tiger and litigious, has an image on both sides of the prison gate or the official main hall; Eight negative, like a dragon, elegant and gentle, coiled on the stone tablet; Laojiu's Chiyou Kiss, also called Chiyou Kiss or Chiyou Kiss, is thick and easy to swallow, so it has become a spineswallowing beast at both ends of the temple ridge, which is used to put out fires and eliminate disasters.

There is a detailed explanation in Daqian Traditional Pattern Network:

One of Longsheng's nine sons, prison cow.

Prison bull, the eldest of Longsheng's nine sons, loved music all his life. He often squatted on the piano head to enjoy the music played by plucked strings, so his portrait was carved on the piano head. This kind of decoration has been used up to now, and some precious huqin heads are also engraved with the image of the dragon head, which is called "the dragon head huqin".

Longsheng JIU zi er ya zi

The second child is a son, aggressive and likes to kill people all his life. The knife ring, the handle and the dragon swallowing mouth are all portraits of it. After decorating the image of the dragon, these weapons add awesome power. It is not only decorated on the weapons of famous soldiers in the battlefield, but also widely used in ceremonial weapons and court guards, making it more dignified and solemn.

Longsheng, the third of the nine sons, laughs at the wind

Laughing at the wind, shaped like an animal, is the third child. He is doing well and looking forward to it. The animal in the corner of the temple is its portrait. These animals line up at the front of the vertical ridge. The animals are led by a "fairy" riding a bird, followed by dragons, phoenixes, lions, Tianma, seahorses, dragons, horses, bulls and other animals. Their placement has a strict hierarchy, and only the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in Beijing can have all kinds, and the number of auxiliary halls should be reduced accordingly. Mocking the wind not only symbolizes auspiciousness, beauty and majesty, but also means to deter demons and eliminate disasters. The placement of Mockingwind makes the shape of the whole palace rigorous and changeable, achieving the harmony of solemnity and vividness, and the unity of grandeur and exquisiteness, adding a mysterious atmosphere to the towering palace.

Longsheng JIU Zisipu Prison

Not as old as a dragon, ranking fourth, and having a good voice and a good roar all his life. The dragon-shaped animal button on the Hong Zhong is its portrait. I didn't always live by the sea. Although he is a dragon, he is always afraid of giant whales. As soon as the whale attacked, it roared in fear. According to People, it is characterized by "easy singing" and "every bell wants to make a loud sound", that is, casting Bulun into a bell knob and making the wooden pestle that rings the bell into a whale shape. When ringing the bell, let the whale hit the cloth wheel again and again, making it "ring into the sky" and "sound alone"

The fifth of Longsheng's nine sons

Sister-in-law, shaped like a lion, ranked fifth. All her life, she likes to be quiet, sit still and enjoy fireworks. The foot ornaments on the Buddha's seat and incense burner are its portraits. According to legend, this kind of robe decorated on the Buddha's seat was introduced to China by Indians in the Han Dynasty. By the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it had been widely used in Buddhist art in China. This shape was created by China folk artists, making it have the traditional style of China. Later he became the fifth son of the dragon. Most of the places where it is arranged are in front of Buddha and Bodhisattva sitting cross-legged or cross-legged. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the dragon-shaped decoration in the middle of the collar of the stone lion or bronze lion is also an image of the lion entering the tiger's mouth, which makes the traditional China gate lion more powerful.

The sixth of Longsheng's nine sons, Baxia

Baxia, also known as the tortoise, is the old six. He has a good load and great strength all his life, and the turtle under the pedestal is his portrait. Legend has it that in ancient times, Baxia often carried three mountains and five mountains on his back and made waves in rivers, lakes and seas. Later, Dayu subdued it when he was controlling the water. It obeyed Dayu's command, pushed mountains and dug ditches, dredged rivers and made contributions to water control. After the flood was defeated, Dayu was worried that he would run wild again, so he moved to a huge stone tablet with indomitable spirit, which was engraved with the merits of water control and told him to carry it. The heavy stone tablet prevented him from walking casually. The dam is very similar to the tortoise, but there is still a difference when you look closely. Bazaar has a row of teeth, but the tortoise doesn't. The number and shape of nail plates under the dam and on the tortoise shell are also different. Bullies, also known as stone turtles, are symbols of longevity and good luck. It is always struggling to move forward with its head held high, its four feet desperately propped up, struggling to move forward, but unable to move. The pedestals of some famous stone tablets in China are carried by tyrants, which can be seen in the forest of steles and some historical sites.

The dragon gave birth to seven of nine sons.

The armadillo, also known as the Charter, looks like a tiger and is the old seven. It has been litigating all its life, but it is very powerful. The tiger head decoration on the upper part of the prison door is its portrait. Legend has it that armadillos are not only eager for public interests and justice, but also brave in speaking, able to distinguish right from wrong and judge impartially. In addition, its image is majestic, and the prisoners are not only decorated on the prison door, but also squatting on both sides of the official hall. Whenever the yamen chief is in court, there is an image on the title card and the silence card of the chief. It looks around and looks around, maintaining the solemnity and righteousness of the court.

Eight of the nine children born in the Year of the Loong.

The coffin is like a dragon, ranking eighth, and his life is good. The dragons on both sides of the stone tablet are his portraits. China's inscriptions have a long history and rich contents. Some shapes are simple, smooth and bright, and light can be used as a guide. Some are exquisitely carved, with elegant words and vivid pens; There are also famous poems and stone carvings, and the population of moxibustion is famous throughout the ages. But she loves this inscription with artistic brilliance, and she is willing to turn it into a dragon pattern to set off these literary treasures handed down from generation to generation and decorate the pedestal more elegantly and beautifully. They are intertwined with each other and seem to be creeping slowly, which is more spectacular in coordination with the base.

Nine relatives of Longsheng's nine sons

Kiss, also known as tail licking and kissing, is a dragon-shaped spiny-swallowing beast. Laojiu, with a big mouth and a rough mouth, is easy to swallow all his life. The dragon heads at both ends of the temple ridge are his portraits. "Taiping Yu Lan" has the following description: "After the disaster of the Liang Temple in the Han Dynasty, the witch said,' There are fish in the sea, and the tail is like a owl, and the waves are like rain', so it is like a tail and Tired Ofthe Fire is auspicious." The "witch" mentioned in the article is the alchemist and the "fishbone" is the predecessor of kissing. Kissing is water-based and an evil thing to avoid fire.