Phoenix, also known as "Phoenix Emperor", is the king of birds in ancient legends. The male is called "Phoenix" and the female is called "Phoenix". It has always been called Phoenix, and it is also called Dan bird, firebird, stork, hawksbill and so on. It is usually used to symbolize auspiciousness, phoenix and Qi Fei, and it is a symbol of auspiciousness and harmony. It has been an important part of China culture since ancient times. The image of the phoenix, like the image of the dragon, is becoming more and more complex, which was first recorded in Shan Hai Jing.
According to Shan Hai Jing, the two birds of Phoenix look like ordinary chickens with colorful feathers. The patterns on their heads are in the shape of "De", the patterns on their wings are in the shape of "Yi", the patterns on their backs are in the shape of "Li", the patterns on their chests are in the shape of "Ren" and the patterns on their bellies are in the shape of "Xin".
Phoenix pattern
According to "Collected Works of Kan Jin", Yu Jia was born in Yinglong and Ying Long was born in Phoenix. According to other records, the ancestor of Phoenix is Ying Long. In the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the phoenix was regarded as a divine bird. Therefore, carving phoenix patterns on jade articles and Shang and Zhou bronzes highlights the ruler's concept of "destiny". The phoenix characters in Oracle Bone Inscriptions and inscriptions on bronze also fully show this feature. The phoenix pattern at this time is completely the mystery and artistic exaggeration of birds.
During the Warring States period, a hundred schools of thought contended and the new economy flourished. The phoenix pattern has taken on a new look, and it has become graceful, charming and graceful. In the pre-Qin period, there was an allusion that "the mysterious bird was born in heaven, and the business was born in heaven". At the same time, there was a saying of "Qishan in Feng Ming" in the early Zhou Dynasty. Bird totem worship is mostly associated with sun worship. As we all know, the three-legged sun was originally a "sunny bird in the sun".