The original image of the Queen Mother of the West is half man and half beast. How did she become an elegant and beautiful fairy?

China's fairy tales have a long history, and every fairy tale is full of romanticism. Among them, the beautiful legend about the Queen Mother of the West has been widely circulated among the people for thousands of years.

In our cognition, the Queen Mother of the West rules the heaven where many immortals live in Kunlun Mountain in the west, and is often accompanied by a jade girl and a three-legged bird. Therefore, the graceful, dignified and elegant image of the Queen Mother of the West has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

According to Shan Hai Jing, "The Queen Mother of the West lives in Yushan. She is like a human being, but she is good at whistling, making a blockbuster in Dai Sheng. She is a genius and five disabled people. "

According to Erya Shi Ming, "Bamboo, Beihu, Xiwangmu and Sunset Red are called the Four Wastes." Guo Pu (276-324), a scholar and geomancer in Jin Dynasty, noted: "Bamboo is in the north, the northern household is in the south, the queen mother of the West is in the west, and the sun is in the east. They are all stupid and barren countries, and they are the second quadrupole. "

From these records, we can know that there is indeed a "Queen Mother of the West" in history, which is located in a corner of the west. The leader is a "Queen Mother of the West", half-human, half-beast, male and female are hard to tell. Full of anger and anger.

However, in the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Queen Mother of the West began a romantic relationship with the Zhou Emperor of the Central Plains. According to the "Bamboo Book Year", "In the seventeenth year, Wang Xizheng conquered Kunlun Mountain and met the Queen Mother of the West. When the Queen Mother of the West came to Korea that year, she was invited to Zhaoguan Pavilion. " The Historical Records of Zhao written by Mr. Sima Qian is also known as Mu Wang's "Hunting in the West, Seeing the Queen Mother of the West, I am glad to forget to return."

In the biography of Mu, which describes the story, it is said that I met the Queen Mother of the West and Yaochi (the legend is now Tianchi in Tianshan Mountain, Xinjiang). They drink and sing, and they are very happy. After their separation, the Queen Mother of the West still remembers Zhou Muwang. Here, the Queen Mother of the West is already a gentle and affectionate goddess.