What does Suzaku mean?

Suzaku is one of the four spirits in ancient China mythology, which originated from the worship of ancient stars. It is the southern god who represents Emperor Yan and the seven nights in the south. It is separated from the gossip, igniting the fire in the five elements, symbolizing Lao Yang in the four elephants and summer in the four seasons.

One of the five beasts in Huainanzi, namely, Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku, Xuanwu and Huanglong, is also known as the five beasts of heaven.

According to the arrangement and research of astronomical data of Oracle Bone Inscriptions unearthed in Yin Ruins, it is found that the images of Suzaku and other four elephants have been produced in Oracle Bone Inscriptions in the early Yin Shang Dynasty.

It is recognized by historians that Twenty-eight Nights was first used in astronomy, so its position in the history of astronomy is quite important and it has always been a topic of interest to Chinese and foreign scholars.

One of the five beasts: Suzaku

Suzaku is one of the four images representing the south in China traditional culture, and it belongs to fire in the five elements. "Wu Xian Zhan" said: Suzaku God, the king must worship, then his way is prosperous, and the world is prosperous. Well, Gui, Liu, Xing, Zhang, Yi and Qi are its seven nights.

Many people think it is a phoenix or a kind of phoenix, but in fact Suzaku is very different from Phoenix, and Suzaku, as one of the four spirits in the sky, is more noble than Phoenix, one of the four spirits in the Book of Rites.

Qi's Pan-Asian Theory says that the ancient Yue state took Suzaku as its totem.

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