Why is the white cat called Chi Yuxiao Feilian?

Because in ancient times, people used snow, jade, etc. to describe white, clean and transparent, while black was described with black, ink, etc., so the ancients liked to call the snow-white cat "Chi Yu Xiao Fei" practice".

Chinese people have a history of loving and raising cats since ancient times. People do not care about the breed of cats, but regard cats as a symbol of good luck. The ancients said that "cats have five blessings", which is synonymous with the five blessings in "Five Blessings", which represent longevity, wealth, health, good virtue and a good death. There are also popular sayings such as "cats entering a blessed place", which believe that stray cats entering a house will bring good luck and good fortune.

Chinese Cat Culture

As early as the Tang and Song Dynasties, cat slave culture had become popular in mainland China. Among cat slaves in the past dynasties, literati in the Song Dynasty especially loved chanting, painting and petting cats.

The Song Dynasty vigorously developed the economy, the cities were prosperous and developed, and the people's material conditions improved, and they began to pursue spiritual enjoyment. Cats have also transformed from tool cats that "catch mice in the fields to fill their stomachs" to pet cats that "sleep in the arms of beauty and eat fish and meat" for the entertainment and enjoyment of the rich and powerful.

Not only did cats no longer need to hunt by themselves, a pet market also appeared in Hangzhou during the Southern Song Dynasty, with all kinds of related industries such as cat litter, cat food, cat and dog modification (pet grooming), etc. No less than now. It can be said that our ancestors began to play the "cat economy" hundreds of years ago.