What are the three common sacred beasts in ancient times?

The unicorn is a traditional beast, mild temperament, the legend can live for two thousand years, generally speaking, the unicorn haunts, there must be auspiciousness, and the status of the unicorn is the same as the dragon, it is precisely because the status of the unicorn is relatively high, so, in ancient times, the door of the ordinary people can not be placed in the door of the unicorn, the reason is that it does not match. With the improvement of living standards, many unicorns have also begun to appear in shops and some ordinary families, generally just to attract wealth in the town. The most typical Qilin town house in ancient times is the Qilin in front of Cining, Cining Gate is located in the Forbidden City Tingwai West Road, the northwest corner of the current Ice Cellar Restaurant, this pair of gilded Qilin long meters, high meters, the Lin's hair towers, the two eyes are in front of each other, the head is held high, and the gods are all present.

Its appearance characteristics are: dragon head, antlers, dragon body, horseshoe, dragon scales, and tail hair like a dragon's tail stretch.

The three major mythical beasts in China are the bronze lion, the unicorn, and the pixiu. Lions are native to western Asia and Africa, and were introduced to China as tribute during the Han Dynasty. At that time, lions and rare animals were kept in the imperial palace, and it was difficult for ordinary people to see them.

The introduction of lions shook the prestige of the legendary tiger, and it gradually became regarded as a beast to ward off evil spirits. In addition, Buddhism greatly admires lions, so lions have also taken root among the people along with Buddhism. And is seen as:"King of Beasts", a symbol of the evil Anji.

The unicorn, a traditional Chinese beast, has a gentle temperament and is said to live for 2,000 years. The ancients believed that wherever the unicorn haunts, there must be auspiciousness. It is sometimes used as a metaphor for people with outstanding talents and both ability and integrity.

Pixiu, also known as "warding off evil spirits and Tianlu", is a ferocious beast recorded in ancient Chinese books and folk myths and legends. Pixiu has a mouth without an anus, can swallow the world's wealth without leaking, only in and out, the magic is special, so it has the meaning of attracting wealth and entering the treasure, absorbing the wealth of the Quartet, and also has the effect of driving away evil spirits and bringing good luck

There must be Pixiu (pinyin: pí xiū). Also known as "warding off evil spirits, Tianlu", it is a ferocious beast recorded in ancient Chinese books and folk myths and legends.

Pixiu has a mouth without anus, can swallow the world's wealth without leakage, only in and out, the magic is special, so there is the meaning of attracting wealth into the treasure, absorbing the wealth of the Quartet, but also has the effect of driving away the evil spirit, bringing good luck, one of the five ancient Rui beasts (in addition to the dragon, phoenix, turtle, unicorn), called the fortune beast. Ancient Chinese feng shui scholars believed that Pixiu was a beast of auspiciousness that turned evil into good fortune. From ancient times to the present, up to the emperor, down to the common people have paid great attention to the collection and wearing of Pixiu, in addition to the effect of attracting wealth, good luck, and warding off evil spirits, there are also the functions of town house, turning Tai Sui, and promoting marriage.

In ancient times, people often used Pixiu as the name of the army.

Kirin. Ancient Chinese traditional Rui beasts, with a mild temperament, are said to live for 2,000 years. The ancients believed that where the unicorn haunts, there must be auspiciousness, so it is called the "four spirits" together with the phoenix, turtle and dragon.

The Book of Rites, the Ninth of Rites and Fortunes: "Lin, phoenix, turtle, and dragon are called the four spirits." Legend has it that the Qilin is the grandchild of Ying Long, "Huainanzi Topographical Training":

The hairy calf should give birth to the dragon, the dragon should give birth to the horse, the horse should give birth to the unicorn, the unicorn gave birth to the beast, and the hairy one was born in the beast. "In ancient China, there was a custom of Qilin town house, and there were many unicorn stone carvings or relief statues in ancient shops, temples and government offices, indicating that the evil turned into good fortune and the death was auspicious. ‍‍

Pixiu. Ancient China is a very common town house beast, said to be the ninth prince of the dragon king, also known as "evil spirit", "Tianlu", is a kind of fierce beast of folk myths and legends. From ancient times to the present, from the emperor to the common people, they have the habit of using Pixiu to ward off evil towns.

Legend has it that in addition to good luck and evil spirits, Pixiu can also turn Tai Sui and promote marriage, so people carve it into stone statues for town houses. In ancient palaces, government offices, shops, folk courtyards and other places, you can see the town house Pixiu. The ancients believed that the most effective thing was to use Pixiu Townhouse. ‍‍

Lion. Known as the "King of Beasts", the lion is the most common town house mythical beast in China. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the king of the Western Regions presented the first lion to China.

Since then, lions have appeared in China. It is also unknown when lions were carved into stone or bronze statues and placed in front of the door to be used for the town's house. In ancient times, two stone lions can be seen in the palace, the official mansion, and the door of the wealthy people's homes, and the lion is majestic and majestic, representing the meaning of dignity and inviolability. ‍‍

The stone lion is our most common place in the gate of the beast, it appears very widely, up to the palace compound, down to the homes of ordinary people, you can see the figure of the stone lion, many people may have questions, that is, why the image of the stone lion is different from the lion in reality, many people have thought about it, but there may be a lot less to explore the answer, after all, the beast looks much different from the real animal, and it is normal to be different. ‍‍

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 legend, the green dragon is shaped like a snake, with horns like antlers on its head, a fish's tail like a fish's tail, 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 and turtle body, which is the god of the north and symbolizes longevity, and its 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.

The four ancient mythical beasts were Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu, White Tiger, and Green Dragon.

1. Vermilion Bird. One is said to be the phoenix, in China, it is a spiritual creature that represents happiness. There are many different forms of it.

Such as golden pheasant, peacock, eagle vulture, hoof, black bird (swallow) and so onIt is also said that the Buddhist Dapeng golden-winged bird became. The phoenix myth says that the phoenix has the head of a chicken, the jaw of a swallow, the neck of a snake, and the tail of a fish, with five-colored stripes.

2. Xuanwu. Xuanwu is a kind of spiritual creature composed of a turtle and a snake. The original meaning of Xuanwu is Xuanwu, and the ancient sounds of Wu and Shen are connected.

玄, which means black; Yin means yin. Xuan Ming was originally a description of the turtle: the back of the turtle is black, and the turtle is to invite the turtle to the underworld to ask?

First, bring back the answer and show it to the world in the form of a sign. Therefore, the earliest basalt was the tortoise.

3. White Tiger. In traditional Chinese culture, it is one of the four elephants of the Seven Stars of Taoism in the West, according to the Five Elements Theory, it is a spirit animal representing the West, because the West is golden, the color is white, so it is called the White Tiger, and the season represented is autumn. The white tiger symbolizes the mighty and the army, so many places named after the white tiger in ancient times are related to the affairs of the soldiers, such as the white tiger flag in the ancient army and the white tiger statue on the military talisman.

4, Qinglong. The green dragon is one of the four elephants in traditional Chinese culture, according to the Five Elements Theory, it is a spirit animal representing the East, the green dragon is both a name and a race, and the orientation of the green dragon is east, left, representing spring.

The four divine beasts are the Green Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, and the Xuanwu.

Qinglong was named Meng Zhang, that is, the Taoist Meng Zhang Shenjun. It was recorded in the ancient book "Huainanzi" that those who could make the gods kneel were no more valuable than the green dragon, and it was at this time that the status of the green dragon was the most noble and became the head of the four divine beasts. The white tiger was named Jianbing, that is, the Taoist Shenjun, and his attribute is gold, so its color is white, which represents the Xiaosuo of autumn.

Suzaku was named Lingguang, which is the Taoist Lingguang Shenjun, because his attribute is fire, so the color is red, which represents the heat of summer. Xuanwu was named Zhiming, that is, the Taoist Zhiming Shenjun, because its attribute is water, which means winter. And its defense is amazing, and it also represents longevity.

The Four Divine Beasts: Qinglong Chen's hunger is late, representing the East.

The white-limbed tiger is the only one, and the faction is the West.

Suzaku represents the south.

Xuanwu, representing the north.

Xuanwu, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, Green Dragon.