Eight diagrams geomantic omen, the origin of the four great beasts, has existed in China since ancient times. Legend has it that there was a man in the mansion who suddenly got inspiration from the plants and animals in nature and painted on the ground? River map? That is, after the world knows? Gossip? From this, four images of Feng Shui are derived. You know, the wisdom of the ancients is far from what we can understand. They divided the stars in the sky into regions, including Ziweiyuan, Taiweiyuan and Tianshitan, centering on these three temples, corresponding to the stars in the southeast and northwest. According to people's imagination, seven stars in each direction combine their shapes with animals in cognition, giving them vivid animal images, such as dragons in the east, tigers in the west, big birds in the south and turtles in the north.
What is the color correspondence of ancient directions? The problem of painting is complicated. The east is green, the south is red, the west is white, the north is black, the sky is mysterious and the earth is yellow. ? Everyone knows that the earth not only rotates, but also revolves around the sun. Seasonal changes make the stars in the sky have different changes. Five lines of gossip has been inseparable since ancient times, so scholars of the Five Elements have added colors to several directions according to the Yin-Yang and Five Elements. It is recorded in "Flower King Gong Ji" that the east is green, the south is red, the west is white, the north is black, and the middle is yellow. Each color corresponds to a wild animal. The color of red is vermilion, so Suzaku in the south, because Xuanwu appears at the turn of spring and summer, is more like dark black with red in black. Tortoise and snake have appeared in classic barnacles, so Xuanwu is in the north.
In fact, these beasts are also holding the good wishes of our ancestors. I hope that the dragon is majestic and brave, the white tiger is also mighty and extraordinary, the birds can lead the way like the phoenix, and Xuanwu can also bring people a long life. I hope that the three temples guarded by these four great beasts will last forever. I wonder what other stories about wild animals you know?