The name and ability of the nine sons of the dragon
2. The second son, Yazi, was aggressive and fond of killing all his life. The knife ring, handle and dragon swallow mouth are his portraits. After decorating the image of the dragon, these weapons have added awesome power. It is not only decorated on the weapons of famous soldiers in the battlefield, but also used in a large number of ceremonial weapons and palace guards, which makes it more dignified and solemn.
The dragon's head is a jackal, with a strong character, brave and aggressive, always holding a sword in his mouth, glaring, and carving it on the knife ring and hilt to increase his power. As the saying goes, the virtue of a meal will be repaid, and the resentment will be repaid. Yazi has become the embodiment of all evil.
3. The third son mocked the wind and looked like an animal. He had a good life and looked forward to it. Today, the lion's head on the prison door is his portrait, and the beasts on the corner of the temple platform are his portrait. These animals stand in a single line at the front end of the vertical ridge. The animals are led by a "fairy" riding birds, followed by dragons, phoenixes, lions, Tianma, seahorses, dragons, horses, bulls, bulls and animals. Their placement has a strict hierarchy, and only the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in Beijing can have all kinds, and the number of secondary halls should be reduced accordingly. Mocking the wind not only symbolizes auspiciousness, beauty and majesty, but also has the meaning of deterring demons and eliminating disasters. The placement of Mockingwind makes the shape of the whole palace both strict and varied, achieving the harmony of solemnity and vividness, and the unity of grandeur and exquisiteness, which adds a mysterious atmosphere to the towering palace.
4. Sizi Pulao looks like a coiled dragon, but Buron is small, and he likes to roar all his life. The dragon-shaped beast button on the Hong Zhong is its portrait. It turned out that Bulao lived by the sea. Although he was a dragon, he was always afraid of giant whales. As soon as the whale attacked, it roared with fear. According to its "good singing" characteristics, "every bell wants to make a loud sound", that is, the bulun is cast into a bell button, and the wooden pestle that rings the bell is made into a whale shape. When ringing the bell, let the whale hit the bulun again and again, making it "ring into the sky" and "sound alone"
5. Wuzi Sister-in-law, also known as Jin Xi and Ling Xi. Sister-in-law is an alias for a lion, so it is shaped like a lion. She likes quietness and inactivity all her life, likes smoking and sitting well, leaning on the foot of the incense burner. The foot decoration on the Buddha's seat and incense burner is its portrait, which was introduced to China with Buddhism. As the Buddha Sakyamuni is known as the "fearless lion", it is logical for people to arrange him as the seat of the Buddha, or carve him on an incense burner to enjoy the incense leisurely. In addition, the sister-in-law is also the seat of Manjusri Bodhisattva, and a temple dedicated to the sister-in-law is also built on Wutai Mountain in the Dojo of Manjusri Bodhisattva. Because the sister-in-law is the fifth son of the dragon, < P > so the temple is named Wuye Temple, which has a great influence in the local area.
By the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it had been widely used in Buddhist art in China. This style was created by Chinese folk artists, which made it have the traditional style of China. Later, it became the fifth son of the dragon, and its layout was mostly in front of the Buddha and Bodhisattva statues sitting cross-legged or cross-legged. The dragon-shaped ornament in the middle of the neck collar of a stone lion or a bronze lion in the Ming and Qing Dynasties is also an image of a lion-in-arms, which makes the traditional China gate lion guarding the gate more powerful.
6. Liuzi, also known as Ba Xia, looks like a turtle. He has a good load and great strength all his life, and the turtle under the pedestal is his portrait.
According to legend, in ancient times, it often carried three mountains and five mountains to make waves. After being subdued by Xia Yu, it obeyed the command of Dayu, pushed mountains and dug ditches, and dredged rivers, which made a lot of contributions for Xia Yu. After the success of water control, Dayu was worried that he would run wild everywhere again, so he moved to a huge stone tablet with indomitable spirit, engraved with the achievements of water control, and told him to carry it. The heavy stone tablet made him unable to walk casually. Therefore, China's stone tablets are mostly carried by it.
Baxia and tortoise are very similar, but there are differences when they look closely. Baxia has a row of teeth, but tortoise doesn't. There are also differences in the number and shape of nail plates on the carapace. The bully, also known as the stone turtle, is a symbol of longevity and good luck.
it is always struggling to hold its head high, struggling to move forward with its four feet desperately propped up, but it can't 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 historic sites.
7. Seven sons' armadillo, also known as Charter, looks like a tiger. It is powerful, good at prison litigation, but powerful. People carved it on the prison door, so there is a saying among the people that a tiger's head is fastened. The tiger-shaped decoration on the upper part of the prison door is its portrait. It is also said that it upholds justice, can distinguish right from wrong, and is impartial. In addition, its image is majestic, so it is also placed at the top of two cards in the lobby of the yamen and officials' patrol avoidance to maintain the awe-inspiring atmosphere of the court.
8. Bazi's funeral, with a good life, looks like a dragon, elegant poetry, coiled on the top of the stone tablet or on both sides, and Wenlong on both sides of the stone tablet is his portrait.
China's steles have a long history and are rich in content. Some of them are simple in shape, smooth and bright, and the light can be used as a guide.
Some of them are exquisitely carved, with graceful words and vivid pens; There are also some famous poems and stone carvings, which are well-known and famous throughout the ages. However, she loves this kind of inscription with shining artistic brilliance, and she is willing to turn it into a pattern dragon to set off these literary treasures handed down from generation to generation and decorate the pedestal more elegantly and beautifully. They are coiled around each other, which seems to be creeping slowly, and they match with the base, which is more spectacular.
9. Kissing a young son, also known as a tail or kiss, is a fish-shaped dragon (also said to be like a lizard with its tail cut) and a dragon-shaped spine-swallowing beast with a wide mouth and a rough mouth. The tail-rolling bibcock at both ends of the temple spine is its portrait, that is, the shape of the animal head on the temple spine.
in Buddhist scriptures, kissing is something under the rain god, which can put out fires. Therefore, putting it at both ends of the roof also has the effect of eliminating disasters and putting out fires. According to legend, it was introduced from India with Buddhism around the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It is something under the rain god in Buddhist scriptures, which can put out fires. Therefore, the kiss is changed from this, so it is placed at both ends of the roof to eliminate disasters and put out fires.