Crows are scavengers. They will find the bodies of animals and people and often peck at their meat together. Because, like death, they bring people an ominous feeling, crows are regarded as a symbol of bad omen in many places. The black body of crows makes people feel scared. A large number of crows gather together to represent the change of weather and the arrival of some natural disasters, which further aggravates its bad impression in people's minds.
The relationship between Beijing crow and Manchu;
In fact, before the Tang Dynasty, crows represented auspicious and prophetic birds in China folk culture.
The origin of Ai Xinjue Roche in Qing Dynasty was related to crows.
According to legend, there is a Bukuri Mountain in Changbai Mountain in the northeast of China. There is a lake on the mountain called Lake Brehuri. The scenery here is beautiful and very pleasant. One day, three fairies came here. The eldest brother is called Engulun, the second is called Zhengulun, and the third is called Fogulun. Seeing that the lake was beautiful, they played in the lake. Suddenly, a crow and magpie flew in, with a mouthful of Zhu Guo in its mouth, which landed in Fokulun.
The relationship between Ai Xinjue Roche and crows goes beyond this. After many years of success in Bukuri, the growing Ai Xinjue Roche rebelled. In the end, only one descendant named Fan Cha was able to escape, but in the face of many pursuers, Fan Cha could no longer run and was about to be caught up. At this time, the crow magpie appeared again and landed on him. The pursuers mistakenly thought that the crow and magpie had landed on the dead tree, but they couldn't find Fan Cha, so they had to go back and Fan Cha escaped.
The Aisingiorro family can continue to reproduce because of crows and magpies. Crows and magpies are believed, revered and worshipped by Aisingiorro and Manchu people. Then, among Aisingiorro Shi and Manchu people, the custom of not hurting crows and magpies has been popular. Manchu and Ai Xinjue Roche not only didn't hurt crows and magpies, but also tried their best to please crows and magpies. When Manchu people worship their ancestors, they will erect a sacred pole in the yard. They are called solo poles, and one will be installed on top of them.
It is precisely because of this custom that the number of crows in Beijing has gradually increased, and even the palace has become its resting place. Moreover, crows often defecate everywhere, and former Beijingers won't resent being hit by crow excrement, because it is "the dung of nature", which has a good meaning.
Environment affects the survival of crows;
Crows enter Beijing every June 165438+ 10, and spend the night in groups until the following March. They live in Beijing for more than four months every year and begin to migrate in March and April. May-August, when crops are ripe in summer, is the breeding period of crows. Crows usually breed in the mountainous areas of Beijing, and their nests have been found in Songshan Mountain in Yanqing and Baihua Mountain in Mentougou. In addition, in summer, the temperature is higher in both fields and urban areas. Therefore, in summer, most crows migrate to the forest in the suburbs.
Crows like big trees, roofs and telephone poles in the city. Street trees, parks and campus trees provide good habitats for crows. In addition, due to the heat island effect caused by human activities, the temperature in the city center is higher than that outside the city. Crows mainly look for corn and urban garbage in winter, go out of the city for food during the day and fly back to the city center at night to avoid the cold in the suburbs. At the same time, crows are also city cleaners.
Crows are found in many international cities, such as new york, Moscow and London. But there are100000 crows in Beijing, which has become a scenic spot in Beijing.