As the saying goes, "the dragon gives birth to nine children." What exactly does this "Jiuzi" mean? What are the characteristics?
Yazi is the second child. It is said that the jackal is born with a dragon body, strong-willed and aggressive all his life. He is the god of war in Zi Long. Yazi's fierce eyes staring up when she was angry were also used by the ancients to describe "glaring". Sima Qian's evaluation of "Fan Ju's revenge" in Historical Records is that "the virtue of a meal will be repaid, and the hatred of Yazi will be repaid", so "Yazi's revenge will be repaid" was born. It's easy to kill, so the ancients often carved it at the throat of the joint between the blade and the handle, adding 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. Because the emperor believed that Yazi could suppress all evil.
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. Animals are led by a "fairy" riding a bird, followed by dragons, phoenixes, lions, horses, seahorses, scorpions, scorpion fish, scorpions, bullfighting and what to do. Laughing wind is the second place. Their placement has a strict hierarchy, and only the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in Beijing can have everything. This 10 beast means "perfection", and the number of deputy 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.
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 screamed in fear to drive the whale away. According to its "easy to sing" characteristics, "every bell should make a loud sound", that is, the cloth wheel should be cast into a bell button and the wooden pestle that rings the bell should be made 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". Nowadays, there are cloth wheels on almost every ancient clock in the country.
Sister-in-law, also known as Jin Heling, looks like a lion, ranking fifth. Although he looks fierce, he likes quietness, correct sitting posture and fireworks all his life, so the foot ornaments on the Buddha incense burner are his 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. Sister-in-law is also the mount of Manjusri Bodhisattva. Today, in Wutai Mountain, the Dojo of Manjusri Bodhisattva, there is still a temple dedicated by the ancients. Because eldest sister-in-law ranks fifth, this temple is also called "Wu Ye Temple".
Baxia, also known as pencil necked, looks like a turtle, Lao Liu.
He is an old six. He had a heavy burden and great strength all his life. The tortoise under the pedestal is his portrait. The first legend is that in ancient times, Ba Xia 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 armadillo, also known as the Charter, looks like a tiger and is the old seven. It is litigious all its life, but it is powerful. The tiger head decoration on the upper part of the prison door is its old eight portraits.
. Legend has it that armadillos not only yearn for public interests and justice, but also dare to speak out, distinguish right from wrong and decide cases 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, which is very shocking to the criminals. 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. In ancient times, the head of an armadillo was engraved on the gate of the prison, so the prison was also commonly known as "Tiger Head Prison".
Being the lion's head, ranking eighth, living a comfortable life. He is another elegant dragon-he loves calligraphy.
On the stone tablets on both sides of Longwen are its 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 some famous poems and stone carvings, which are well-known 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.
Kissing, also called tail, is said to be the body of a leading fish. Its form first appeared in the "Bailiang Hall" built by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. At that time, a minister suggested that there was a fish in the sea. Its tail looked like an owl and it could spray waves and rain. It can also be shaped on a temple to protect the hall from fire. Emperor Wu agreed. After the completion of the hall, ministers scrambled to ask what was on the ridge of the hall. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty didn't know how to answer it, so he named it "the owl's tail" and gradually evolved into a homophonic "kiss". It is also said that it was introduced from India with Buddhism in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It is something under the rain god in Buddhist scriptures, which can put out fires. So the kiss was changed, so it was placed at both ends of the roof to eliminate disasters and put out fires. Laojiu, a dragon-shaped Donlon beast, has a wide mouth and a rough mouth, which is easy to swallow all his life. The tail-rolling faucets 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.