The difference between ancient fire phoenix and phoenix

Phoenix is the king of birds in ancient myths and legends in China, and together with dragons, it is the totem of the Chinese nation. But the so-called phoenix nirvana comes from the artistic creation of modern literati. Fire Phoenix is the product of foreign civilization in modern China. There was no so-called fire phoenix in ancient China.

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The productivity of early society was low, and people lived in a harsh natural environment, unable to control the natural forces independently and unable to explain their own sources. They are full of illusions, longings and even fears about nature, and worship all kinds of natural or supernatural forces that are more powerful than human beings. This is the social foundation of totem and ghosts and gods.

Bird totem worship is mostly associated with sun worship. The well-known Sanzu House was originally a "sunny bird in the sun"; As a symbol of chinese heritage, the golden ornaments of "Sun God Birds" in Jinsha, Sichuan Province are also the shapes of four God Birds flying around the sun. This dual worship of the sun and birds promoted the birth of Phoenix, an important image of China culture.

The origin of the phoenix is about the Neolithic Age, and many bird patterns on pottery in primitive society are the embryonic form of the phoenix. 1977,7000 years ago, the "morning-patterned ivory dish of two birds" was unearthed at Hemudu cultural site. On each side of this object, there is a phoenix spreading its wings and flying, with round eyes and hooked beak, stretching its neck, holding its head high and embracing the sun.

It vividly reflects the ancestors' worship of birds that know time and the sun that shines on everything after the invention of primitive agriculture. Hemudu Phoenix was once considered as the earliest phoenix pattern in China by archaeological circles.

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