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There were various theories about the origin of the name "turtle". The tortoise was not used to "criticize mulberry" from the beginning, but it had a long glorious period and was loved by people. Before Qin and Han Dynasties, turtles were always regarded as "spiritual objects" or "auspicious objects". People refer to turtles, dragons, phoenixes and forests as "Four Spirits" (see Li Yun). In the Yin and Shang Dynasties, people burned tortoise shells as a good omen, and the texture of the burnt tortoise shells was called "tortoise omen" (Zuo Zhuan Zhao Gong Five Years: "tortoise omen is auspicious"); From the Qin and Han Dynasties to the mid-Tang Dynasty, people no longer regarded turtles as "spiritual things", but as precious things. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Tang Dynasty, people's worship of turtles reached the extreme. During this period, many people's names also had tortoise characters, such as court musicians Li Guinian, Wang Gui and Lu Guimeng. In the second year of divine providence, Wu Zetian stipulated that all officials with more than five items should wear a turtle-shaped purse, named "turtle bag", decorated with gold, silver and copper to distinguish the level of officials (see "New Tang Book Car"). It was not until the late Tang Dynasty that turtles were gradually used to curse people.
"Historical Records Biography of Turtle Policy" contains: "If a turtle can be named, the property will be returned and the family wealth will be tens of millions. 1. Beidou turtle, 2. Chen Nan turtle, 3-5 star turtle, 4-8 phoenix turtle, 5-28 night turtle, 6-moon turtle, 7-9 continent turtle, 8-jade turtle. "
The folk taboo "turtle" refers to the tortoise. Because "tortoise" is another name for tortoise. In ancient times, turtles were worshipped very much, which was recorded in names and historical materials.
Li Dongyang, a scholar, great poet, official scholar of Gai Hua Museum and Tianshun historian in the Ming Dynasty, once described the turtle carrying the tablet as the dragon six sons under the dam when he wrote Huailu Tangji.
For example, in Yong Xi Yue Fu compiled by Guo Xun in the Ming Dynasty, there is a poem "The preface to swimming and breaking laurel", which connects "turtle" with "turtle" and refers to the same kind of person: "The waist of shrimp, the generation of turtle, jade chain can not be tied with incense; A turtle cover with high ridge, thin twist and green fur. " It can be seen that the so-called "turtle" refers to the tortoise, which is an alias of the tortoise. Since tortoise is also commonly known as tortoise, people will inevitably avoid calling tortoise at the same time.