Sacred objects in ancient mythology of China.

The dragon has nine sons, each with his own unique temperament ―― brothers and sisters may be different in many ways.

It is on the sword of Longquan, used to kill demons.

Big brother (b √√)

Parenting the second child/tail (chǐwīn/chǐweǐ)

Lao San pu Lao (pǔláo)

Laosi armadillo

Old five gluttonous (tāotiè)

A six-year-old centipede

Lao qi ya zi

Old BaSao (suāní)

Laojiu Jiao Tu (shūtú) refers to the legend of nine sons of Longsheng, and none of these nine sons became dragons, which are different from each other. The so-called "dragon gave birth to nine children" does not mean that the dragon just gave birth to nine children. In the traditional culture of China, nine represents a lot and has a supreme position. Nine is an imaginary number and an expensive number, so it is used to describe the dragon son. There is a long-standing saying that dragons have nine sons, but there has been no saying about which nine animals are, and it was not until the Ming Dynasty that there were various opinions.

One of the sayings of "Dragon of Nine Children" comes from the Collection of Huailu Hall written by Li Dongyang in Ming Dynasty. The nine sons of the dragon are:

Some sayings also include beheading, Kirin, Chaotianhao (rudder) and mythical animals as one of the sons of the dragon.

Jiuzilong is different. There are many sayings about Jiuzilong in ancient China. Let's introduce some legendary descendants of the dragon for the time being.

One of them said:

The prison cow, one of the nine children born to the dragon, is a yellow dragon with scaly horns. He likes music and squats in front of the piano. This musical dragon not only stands on the Hu Qin of the Han nationality, but also has the image of raising its head and opening its mouth on the Yue Qin of the Yi nationality, Qin Sang of the Bai nationality and some Tibetan musical instruments.

Yazi (pinyin: Yázì), one of the nine sons of the Dragon, is a dragon with a bow, with a strong character and the most murderous and aggressive, carved on the knife ring and handle. Looks like a jackal, killing people like hemp. Often engraved on the scabbard of the handle. Yazi's original intention is to glare. The so-called "the virtue of a meal will be repaid, and Yazi's hatred will be reported." Bao couldn't help killing people, so the dragon son who looks like a jackal naturally appeared on the scabbard of the sword handle.

Laughing wind dragon is one of the nine sons, and it is a close call in his life. Now the beast in the corner of the temple is his image.

One of the legendary nine sons of Longsheng is not old. When he was hit, he roared loudly and acted as the animal button for Hong Zhong to lift the beam to help him sing. It is shaped like a dragon, but Buron is small and easy to sing. It is said that I don't live by the sea all the time, and what I fear most at ordinary times is whales. Whenever there is a whale attack, he will scream when he is not old. Therefore, people put their own image on the clock and carve the long wood that hit the clock into the shape of a whale to make it loud and bright.

Sister-in-law (pinyin: Suānní), one of the nine sons born in legend, looks like a lion and likes to sit on cigarettes, so the image usually appears on incense burners and then smokes.

Also known as Jin Xian and Lingxian. Sister-in-law is another name for a lion, so she looks like a lion. She is good at setting off fireworks and sitting well. Its style can be seen in Buddhist temples and incense burners. Lions, which even tigers and leopards dare to eat, are magnificent animals and were introduced to China with Buddhism. Because Buddha Sakyamuni is known as the "fearless lion", people naturally arrange it as a Buddha's seat or carve it on an incense burner to enjoy the incense.

Hui Lin, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, said: "Sister-in-law is also a lion, leaving the Western Regions."

Hissing (pinyin: b √ x √), also known as turtle, bully and bu, is the son of nine, shaped like a turtle, with teeth, great strength and good load bearing. It also carries heavy objects on its back, and the stone turtle under the stone tablet is its image.

When the wall of the old city of Beijing was demolished, half a coffin was found under the walls of Dongbianmen and Xibianmen, so the coffin carried the city of Beijing.

The image of an armadillo (pinyin: bì' an), one of the nine sons of Longsheng, is a tiger. It is said that he is a good litigator, so his image is set up on both sides of the prison gate or the official hall. Also known as the charter. Looks like a tiger, powerful, and good at prison litigation, people carved it on the prison door. Tigers are powerful beasts, so the use of armadillos is to enhance the majesty of prisons and make criminals daunting.

The negative coffin (pinyin: Fùxì), one of the nine sons of Longsheng, looks like a dragon, elegant and gentle, coiled at the top of the stone tablet.

Kiss, also known as Qiwei and Chyi Chin (Pinyin, ch and w ě n, ch and w ě i, ch and w ě n), one of the nine sons of Longsheng, has a rough mouth and is easy to swallow, so it has become a thorn-swallowing beast at both ends of Miaoling, and it is used to put out fires and eliminate disasters.

Whether the owl's tail is a bird or a legendary sea whale is still unclear.

It is also a beautiful hope. This dragon is shaped like a four-legged snake with its tail cut off. It looks around in dangerous places and likes to swallow fire. According to legend, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built the Bailiang Hall, it was said that there was a kind of fish in the sea, whose tail was like an ostrich, that is, an eagle, which could splash waves and rain and avoid fire, so it was molded in the corner, roof and roof of the hall.

In addition, it is said that it is not Jiuzi who mocks the wind, imprisons cows and bears the burden, but:

Gluttony (pinyin: Tāotiè) is a legendary fierce and gluttonous beast. Ancient bronzes are often decorated with head shapes, which are called gluttony. Legend has it that the dragon gave birth to nine sons.

Looks like a wolf. Good diet. Zhongding Yi wares are often decorated with carved head shapes. Because gluttony is a particularly greedy beast in legend, people call people who are greedy for food and even property gluttony. Gluttony also appeared on Shang and Zhou bronzes, as a decorative animal face with patterns, called gluttony patterns.

The legendary Pteris vittata, one of the nine sons born, likes water, and is carved into the shape of a bridge column and a dripping beast in architecture.

Jiao rabbit, one of the nine sons of Longsheng, looks like a snail and has good sex. He hates it when people come into its nest and spread the first ring into its image.

It looks like a snail and is very quiet, so people often carve its image on the head of the gate or portray it on the door panel. Snails always meet and shell when they are attacked by foreign objects. People use it on doors, probably because it can be closed for safety.

Guo, Kirin, Hou and Wu are also nine sons.

Chi, or cicada's head, is one of the nine sons of the legendary dragon. It has a big mouth and a big belly that can hold a lot of water. It is often used to decorate the drainage outlet of buildings, which is called pool head apron.

Kirin, the ancient god beast of China. The man's name is Qi and the woman's name is Lin. Kirin looks like a deer and its tail looks like an ox's tail. It has a unicorn, but it is very rare. In ancient China, Kirin symbolized auspiciousness.

It is generally believed that Kirin is a giraffe.

Later, it was commonly known as looking up to the sky and yelling at the sky. According to legend, he was the son of the Dragon King and had the habit of watching. The dragon at the top of the watchpost in China growled at the sky, which was regarded as uploading providence and releasing people's hearts. There are also records that the mount of Guanyin Bodhisattva is "roaring to heaven".

Also known as Tianlu and exorcism. It is a kind of god beast in ancient myths and legends of China. It has the head of a dragon, the body of a horse and the feet of a lion. It is shaped like a lion, has a gray coat and can fly. Fierce and mighty, responsible for patrolling the sky to prevent monsters, plagues and diseases from disturbing the heaven.

In ancient times, people often used bravery as the name of the army. It has a mouth without anus, can swallow everything without diarrhea, can make a fortune, can only enter but can't leave, and has special magical powers. Now many people in China wear brave jade products because of this.

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: completed the case) has been a litigator all his life, 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.