What exactly are the five spirit animals in China?

There are many legends about dragons, and there are many theories about the origin of dragons, some say that they were introduced from India, and some say that they were turned into Chinese stars. In China, the dragon is a sacred object, the supreme being, the symbol of the emperor, and the representative of the East. The stars are used in the twenty-eight constellations, the seven oriental nakshatras, horns, kang, di, fang, heart, tail, kei, the ancients imagined them as the image of the dragon, because they are located in the east, according to the five elements of yin and yang to the five sides of the color matching, the east color is blue, so the name "green dragon".

In the minds of the ancients, tigers were terrible things and respectable things. The scary thing is that it eats people and animals. And what is respectable is that because of its incomparable power, it can ward off evil.

And in some ancient books, such as the Eastern Han Dynasty. Ying Shao's "Customs and Customs. Rituals:

Draw the tiger in the door, the ghost does not dare to enter', 'the tiger, the yang thing, the long of the beast.

The southern seven star wells, ghosts, willows, stars, zhang, wings, and wings are in the shape of birds, called vermilion birds. Suzaku resembles a phoenix, the god of the south. Because of its bird-like shape, located in the south, and fire attributes, it often appears in the shape of a phoenix in the game.

But in fact, the Vermilion Bird and the Phoenix are two different creatures, the Phoenix is the king of birds, while the Vermilion Bird is the spirit animal of the sky, which is rarer and more noble than the Phoenix, and the destructive power is also stronger.

Xuanwu is a kind of spiritual creature composed of a turtle and a snake. Like the other three spirits, Xuanwu was also transformed from the twenty-eight stars in the world: Fighting, Bull, Female, Void, Danger, Room, Wall.

According to ancient records, Pixiu is a fierce beast, one of the five ancient Rui beasts (dragon, phoenix, turtle, unicorn), known as the Fortune Divine Beast. It is also known as Tianlu and warding off evil spirits, and is considered to be the beast of Jirui who turns disaster into auspiciousness. As a kind of mythical beast in ancient Chinese myths and legends, it has a dragon head, a horse body, and a lin's feet, which resembles a lion, has gray and white fur, and can fly.

First of all, it is the green dragon that people most often say, followed by the Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu White Tiger and Qilin, which are combined into five spirit beasts.

The dragon is the main totem and symbol in Chinese culture, with the meaning of the emperor's throne. In the Chinese main ethnic group (i.e., the majority of the Chinese), Koreans, Vietnamese, and Cambodians claim to be the descendants of the dragon. The dragon was also a symbol of the emperors of China and other East Asian countries in the feudal era.

The dragon, together with the phoenix, the pixiu, the turtle and the unicorn, is known as the "five beasts", and the banknotes issued by the Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong since 1979 are based on these beasts. The dragon is ranked fifth in the traditional Chinese zodiac, and the corresponding earthly branch is Chen, so there is a saying that Chen Long.

In China, dragon culture and dragon legends (these entries have various branches) contain the cosmology of the unity of heaven and man that the Chinese value; the appeal of the concept of benevolence and love; the development concept of yin and yang; An inclusive and multicultural outlook.

China's five major spirit animals: unicorn, green dragon, white tiger, vermilion bird, Xuanwu.

The green dragon in the east, the vermilion bird in the south, the white tiger in the west, the Xuanwu in the north, and a unicorn.

Ancient Chinese spirit animals include the green dragon, the white tiger, the vermilion bird, and the Xuanwu, each of which has its own direction.

Green Dragon White Tiger Vermilion Bird Xuanwu! Or something else, I don't know.

It is the symbol of the emperor and the representative of the East. The stars are used in the twenty-eight constellations, the seven oriental nakshatras, horns, kang, di, fang, heart, tail, kei, the ancients imagined them as the image of the dragon, because they are located in the east, according to the five elements of yin and yang to the five sides of the color matching, the east color is blue, so the name "green dragon".

The four great spirit animals in ancient China are the Green Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, and the Xuanwu.

1. Qinglong, also known as Canglong and Meng Zhang, is an image in ancient Chinese myths and legends, and is one of the "Four Spirits of Heaven" as the god of the East, corresponding to the "Seven Oriental Houses" in the "Four Elephants".

According to the Book of Stars, the early form of the green dragon had wings. According to the records of the "General Examination of Literature", "Dan Lead General Record Notes" and "Ancient Records of Daoyuan Studies", the body of the green dragon is composed of the seven stars in the east of the 28 Nakshatras, which resembles a dragon, including a long head with two horns, a body covered with scales, and a blue color because of the five elements of the Eastern wood, and has a neck and neck root, shoulders and flank bones, heart and tail.

2. White Tiger, one of the four spirits of heaven in ancient Chinese mythology, the god of the West, was later believed in by Taoism, and was called the four gods of the four directions together with the green dragon, the vermilion bird and the Xuanwu. According to the record of "Zhongxing Zhengxiang", the white tiger's whole body is like snow, and there is no miscellaneous hair.

3. Vermilion Bird, one of the four spirits of heaven in ancient Chinese mythology, originated from the ancient star worship, is the god of the south on behalf of Emperor Yan and the seven houses in the south, in the gossip for the separation, in the five elements of the main fire, symbolizing the old yang in the four elephants, the summer in the four seasons, and also the southern land of the sky.

4. Xuanwu, one of the four spirits of heaven in ancient Chinese mythology, also known as the turtle and snake, originated from the ancient star worship, and refers to the 28 Nakshatras divided into the four elephants in the north, south, and north. In traditional Chinese culture, the four elephants refer to the green dragon, the white tiger, the vermilion bird, and the Xuanwu, which represent the four directions of east, west, north and south, respectively.

Four spirit beastsvsFour Divine BeastsThe difference is:

The four spirit beasts and the four divine beasts all refer to the green dragon, the white tiger, the vermilion bird, and the xuanwu.

In fact, it is not a divine beast, but a god, which was also called the four elephants and the four spirits of the sky in ancient times.

It is a product of the worship of the ancient stars.

The four beasts are integrated into the five elements and directions, and are represented by different colors: the eastern cyan is wood, the western white is gold, the southern red is fire, the northern black is water, and the yellow is earth. There is also "Huainanzi".

When it comes to one of the five dragons, the Yellow Dragon, that is, the Ying Dragon, is the chief of the four beasts.

In ancient China, the stars in the sky were divided into seven star regions: "Three Walls" and "Four Elephants". The so-called "wall" means "wall". The three walls surround the North Star.

It is arranged in a triangular pattern. There are "four elephants" distributed around the "three walls": "East Canglong, West White Tiger, South Vermilion Bird, and North Xuanwu".

That is, the astrological sign in the east is like a dragon, the astrological sign in the west is like a tiger, the astrological sign in the south is like a big bird, and the astrological sign in the north is like a turtle and a snake. Since the earth revolves around the sun, the stars in the sky also change with the seasons. Every evening at the turn of winter and spring, the dragon appears; At the turn of spring and summer, the Vermilion Bird rises; At the turn of summer and autumn, the white tiger shows its head; At the turn of autumn and winter, Xuanwu rose, and was collectively known as the "Four Divine Beasts".

The four great spirit animals in ancient times were the Green Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, and the Xuanwu. The four fierce beasts are: Poor Qi, Chaos, Gluttony, and Han Qi.

In fact, there were five ancient beasts, namely Pixiu, Qilin, Phoenix, Turtle, and Dragon. There are many legends about the 5,000-year-old history and culture of China, which not only represent the legends but also represent people's fear of evil things and their yearning for a better life.

The four sacred beasts of the Blue Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu have many meanings in our ancient culture, and they are all present in the five elements, astronomical stars, and martial arts metaphysics. In the legend, the body of the green dragon is like a snake, with horns like antlers on its head, a tail like a reed tail in the fish hall, and five claws on its feet. Among the stars is the head of the seven stars, and among the five elements is water.

The green dragon has been a symbol of the Son of Heaven since ancient times, symbolizing the infinite preciousness. The white tiger is gold among the five elements and is the symbol of the god of war. The Vermilion Bird resembles a bird, and the stars represent the south, and it belongs to fire among the five elements. Xuanwu is a snake body turtle body finger file, is the god of the north, symbolizes longevity, and the attribute is earth.

The description of the four fierce beasts of antiquity in the Classic of Mountains and Seas can speak people's words, and he is a good demagoguery who likes war and killing. Poor Qi represents a perfidious person, hypocritical and fickle. The Chaos body is shaped like a dog, which represents a deep moral penchant for stealing behind the scenes, and likes to cause chaos.

Gluttony is the most frequent occurrence, the body shape is like a tall cow, legend is like to appear in the New Year to attack people, gluttony is a symbol of greed. The body shape of the tiger is indeed the face of a human being, which is actually more sensible and reasonable, but it disturbs the natural and normal morality.

Among the four great beasts, Pixiu is the dragon's head, and the horse has wings. Pixiu is a symbol of warding off evil spirits and attracting wealth. The phoenix is the consort of the dragon and the king of birds.

Generally speaking, people who praise people will say that they are "dragons and phoenixes among people". The phoenix symbolizes auspiciousness and nobility. The turtle symbolizes health and longevity, and the unicorn symbolizes disaster relief and good luck.