Therefore, the duty of the dragon king is to spread clouds and rain to relieve people's summer heat and troubles, and the dragon king's water control has become a common belief among the people. The "Dragon King's Product" in Taoism's "The Mantra Sutra of Taishang East Shen Yuan" says that "the land is dry, the grain is not harvested, and the time is unknown in twos and threes." At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the Buddha came to the land by five-color clouds, and together with the Dragon King and other heavenly kings, he preached dharma to save all beings and get timely nourishment.
Regarding the birthday of the Dragon King, there are differences between various literature records and local folklore. In the past, temples dedicated to the dragon king were almost as common as temples in the city god. Whenever the wind and rain are unbalanced, it doesn't rain for a long time, or it rains for a long time, the people will go to the Longwang Temple to burn incense and pray for the Dragon King to control the water and the good weather.
Archaeologists believe that the early dragons were snakes with horns on their heads and were pure reptiles; Some people think that dragons are primitive, with a head like a pig and a body like a snake. Others pointed out that dragons were transformed from crocodiles; Mr Wen Yiduo, a famous scholar, has a unique view on dragons. Mr Wen thinks that dragons are formed by snakes and many other animals. They are based on snakes, incorporating horsehair, oxtail, antlers, dog claws, fish scales and beards. ...
Since entering the modern society, many experts and scholars have deeply explored the origin of dragons. From the analysis of many unearthed cultural relics about dragons, the formation of dragons has experienced a long history. Among them, the mussel dragon unearthed in Puyang, Henan Province has a history of 6,000 years. On the one hand, it embodies the context of Yangshao culture, on the other hand, it proves the initial formation of dragons.
With regard to the origin of the dragon, after long-term research and textual research, people finally reached a relatively consistent understanding: the dragon is a synthesis of various animals and a symbol of totem worship formed in primitive society.
The dragon is great because it is respected by all people in China. The dragon is nothing, because it is only a spirit, not a substance.
In China's myths and legends, it is a magical animal, with the image of snake body, lizard legs, talons, snake tail, antlers, fish scales, whiskers in the mouth and beads under the forehead. According to Shan Hai Jing, Xia Houqi, Ru Shou and Ju Mang all "rode the rain dragon". There are other secretaries, Zhuan Xu, Lapras and the Four Seas, Di Ku, Spring and Summer, Lapras. The predecessors divided dragons into four types: those with scales, those with wings, Ying Long, those with horns and those without horns. Some people think that this is the image formed by the totem of each clan after the ancient Yanhuang unified the tribes in the Central Plains. Legend has it that you can hide and show, climb the sky in the spring breeze and dive into the deep sea in the autumn wind. It also brought clouds and rain, and later became a symbol of imperial power. Emperors of past dynasties used dragons as costumes, and their utensils were also decorated with dragons. Dragon was worshipped by Chinese ancestors as the ancestor god, and was generally called "dragon". People in China often call themselves "descendants of dragons".
Dragon ranks fifth among the traditional Chinese zodiac animals in China. Dragon, phoenix, unicorn and tortoise are also called "four great beasts". (There are also many ancient books and history books that refer to the "four auspicious beasts" as: caring for each other, nurturing, caring for each other and caring for each other. ) Qinglong and Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu are the four astronomical phenomena in China.
The dragon in Buddhism is one of the eight parts of heaven and man, that is, the dragon part of eight parts. In Buddhism, Tianlong Babu is the protector of Buddhism, especially all living beings in Longbu take the oath to defend King Kong, the French king, to ensure that Buddhism will not be harmed in the three realms. When some people really practice Buddhism, some dragon people are sent down to protect the practitioners, in order to protect the law.
Although "dragon" is generally translated as "dragon" in English, the image of "dragon" in western culture is similar to the traditional dragon image in China, but the background and symbolic meaning are quite different. The "dragon" in the west is generally evil, which is completely different from the Swiss beast in the east.
Nine sons give birth to dragons, that is, nine sons give birth to dragons, and none of them are Jackie Chan, so they are different. The so-called "dragon gave birth to nine children" does not mean that the dragon just gave birth to nine children. In the traditional culture of China, nine represents a lot and has a supreme position. Nine is an imaginary number and an expensive number, so it is used to describe the dragon son. There is a long-standing saying that dragons have nine sons, but there has been no saying about which nine animals are, and it was not until the Ming Dynasty that there were various opinions.
2. Legends about dragons
① The Dragon Lady worships Guanyin.
Beside Guanyin Bodhisattva, there is a pair of men and women. The man is called Shancai and the woman is called Dragon Lady.
The dragon lady was originally the little daughter of the East China Sea Dragon King. She was born with fine features and smart, and won the favor of the Dragon King. One day, she heard that there were fish lanterns in the world, and it was very lively, so she clamored to see them. The dragon king stroked his beard and shook his head. "It's deserted and crowded, but it's not where you dragon princesses go!" " The dragon girl pretends to cry, but the dragon king always refuses. Dragon girl pouted: I thought to myself, if you don't let me go, I'll leave! Very easy to enter the dead of night, and then quietly slipped out of the Crystal Palace, turned into a very beautiful fisherman girl, stepping on the moonlight in the magnum, came to the noisy place of fish lights.
This is a small fishing town, and there are many fish lanterns on the street! There are yellow croaker lights, horn lights, octopus lights, cuttlefish lights, shark lights, lobster lights, sea crab lights, scallop lights, conch lights, coral lights ... Dragon girls look around, the more they look, the happier they are, and sometimes they push themselves into the crowd. Soon came to the crossroads, here is more interesting! Fish lanterns and fish lanterns are stacked, and Dengshan is connected with Dengshan, which is colorful and dazzling. Dragon lady stood in front of Dengshan like a fool and could see God. Behold, at this moment, half a cup of Leng Cha was poured from the attic and poured on the dragon lady's head impartially.
The dragon lady was startled and complained bitterly. The dragon girl who becomes a girl can't touch half a drop of water. As soon as she gets wet, she can't keep the girl's appearance anymore. The dragon lady was in a hurry, fearing that there would be a dragon shape in the street, which would lead to the ruin of the Lantern Festival. She desperately squeezed the crowd and ran to the seaside. Just ran to the beach, suddenly "suddenly", the dragon girl turned into a very big fish, lying on the beach, unable to move. As it happens, two fishing boys, one thin and one fat, came to the seaside. They suddenly froze when they saw the shiny big fish.
"What is this fish! How can you put it on the beach? " The fat man was timid and stood far away and said, "I haven't seen it."
I'm afraid this kind of fish is unlucky. Let's go! "The thin boy was so bold that he refused to leave. While fiddling with the fish, he said, "No matter what kind of fish it is, you can definitely earn some extra money by selling it on the street?" The two men muttered for a while, and then took the fish to the streets to sell. That night, Guanyin Bodhisattva sat in the purple bamboo forest. She clearly saw what happened just now, and she was moved.
Sad, he said to the boy standing behind him, "Go to the fishing town, buy a big fish and release it in the sea."
Shancai bowed his head and said, "Bodhisattva? How do disciples buy fish with silver? " Guanyin Bodhisattva said with a smile, "Just grab one from the incense burner." Sugiyama nodded and said yes. He hurried to Kannonji, grabbed a handful of incense ashes, stepped on a lotus flower and went straight to the fishing town. At this time, the two boys had carried the fish into the street and were suddenly surrounded by people watching the fish lanterns. People who are amazed and amazed charge exorbitant prices, and the village is buzzing, but no one dares to buy such a big fish rashly. An old man with a white beard said, "son, this fish is too big." Why don't you chop it up and sell it at retail outlets? " The fat man thought the old man was right, so he borrowed a meat axe and lifted it to cut fish. Suddenly, a child cried, "See? The big fish shed tears. " When the fat man stopped the axe and saw that the big fish really shed two strings of crystal tears, he was scared to throw away the meat axe and drill outside the crowd. The thin man was afraid that the extra money would go to waste, so he quickly picked up the meat axe to cut it, but was stopped by a panting little novice monk: "Don't cut it! Don't cut! I bought this fish. " Everyone was surprised when they saw it: "Why did little novice monk buy fish?" The old man paused, cocked his goatee and said, "I'm afraid the monk will end the meat when he buys fish." Little novice monk blushed when he saw that everyone was sneering, and quickly said, "I bought this fish to set it free!" " "He said, and took out a pinch of broken silver and handed it to the thin man, asking them to transport the fish to the seaside.
The thin boy was secretly happy: "I made extra money!" " Carry it to the seaside, and maybe the little novice monk will be able to carry the big fish back when he is gone! "He told the fat man to carry the big fish and followed the little novice monk to the seaside. Three people came to the seaside, and the little novice monk told them to put the big fish into the sea. As soon as the fish touched the sea, it immediately splashed and swam far away, then turned around, nodded to the little novice monk and suddenly disappeared. When the thin man saw the fish swim away, he broke the idea of making extra money and found out the broken money to give to the fat man. Unexpectedly, when I opened my palm, the broken silver turned into a handful of incense ashes and was blown away by a gust of wind. Looking for little novice monk in an instant, he was gone.
Besides, in the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea, since the little princess disappeared, there has been a stampede outside the palace. The dragon king was so angry that the dragon beard stood upright, the turtle prime minister was so anxious that his head and neck stretched out, the gatekeeper crab general was foaming at the mouth, and the jade shrimp maid-in-waiting knelt on the ground and trembled with fear ... until dawn, the dragon lady returned to the Crystal Palace, and everyone was relieved. The dragon king glared at him and roared, "Little evil beast, how dare you break the palace rules and go out without permission! Say! Where have you been? " Seeing that the dragon king was angry, the dragon lady knew it was useless to play coquetry, so she told the truth: "Dad, my daughter went to see the fish lanterns. If Guanyin Bodhisattva hadn't sent a good boy to save me, my daughter would have almost died! " Then I told my story again. The dragon king turned pale when he heard this. He was afraid that Guanyin would tell the story and let the jade emperor know, and he would be accused of "lax discipline of his daughter." The more he thinks about it, the angrier he gets. In a rage, he expelled her from the Crystal Palace.
Dragon girl is very sad. Where can she live in the vast East China Sea? The next day, she came to Lianhuayang in tears. When the cry reached Zizhulin, Guanyin Bodhisattva knew it was the Dragon Lady, so she ordered Shancai to fetch the Dragon Lady. Shancai skipped up to the dragon girl and asked with a smile, "Sister Dragon, do you still remember me as a little novice monk?" Dragon girl quickly wiped away her tears and blushed and said, "Are you a good brother? You are my savior! " If you say it, you have to bow your head. Shancai grabbed her: "Let's go, Guanyin Bodhisattva, let me pick you up!" " "Chinese fir and dragon girl hand in hand into the purple bamboo forest. As soon as the dragon lady saw Guanyin Bodhisattva sitting on the lotus platform, she bent down and bowed down. Guanyin Bodhisattva liked this dragon girl very much, and let her and Shancai live in a cave near Yin Chao Cave like brothers and sisters, which was later called Shancai Dragon Girl Cave.
From then on, the dragon lady followed Guanyin Bodhisattva. However, the Dragon King broke his word and often told the Dragon Lady to go back. The dragon lady is attached to the scenery of Mount Putuo and never wants to go back to the Crystal Palace where bronzing is forbidden.
② Cengang Bailonglong.
There is a bay called cengang on the west coast of Zhoushan Island. There is a high mountain in cengang, and the landscape pours down like a hundred feet of white cloth hanging on the cliff, which is spectacular. Year after year, at the foot of the ridge, a deep stone pool named "Longtan" is washed out. According to legend, a long time ago, there was a white dragon in the pond. Whenever there is a drought, the White Dragon Angels draw water from the East China Sea and turn it into showers, which makes dozens of villages in Fiona Fang have good weather and bumper harvests every year. People remembered the white dragon and called him "Cengang White Dragon".
One year, there was another drought, and Bailong was about to absorb water and rain. Unexpectedly, the Jade Emperor listened to the greedy words of the Dragon King of the East China Sea and issued a decree that he was not allowed to go to the East China Sea to absorb water again. Bai Longlong had to submit to humiliation and return to Longtan. Along the way, I was sad to see the grass withered and scorched, and there were married people everywhere. Walking, I suddenly heard crying in my ear. When I got closer, I saw a young woman dressed in linen, kneeling on the hot beach, crying in the face of the sea. Hearing this, Bai Laolong felt sad and asked, "Why is Sister-in-law crying?" When a woman wiped her tears, she saw an old man with white beard and hair and a kind face, looking at herself with concern. As soon as her heart warmed up, she began to cry. So this woman's name is Violet. Her parents died when she was a child, and her brother and sister-in-law decided to marry a lonely boy. The couple are very loving. Who knows, it won't last long. They met in this dry season less than half a year after they got married. There was no hope in the field, so the husband invited the villagers to go fishing in the sea. Unexpectedly, the first time I went out to sea, I met a disaster. The boat was overturned by the wind and waves, and my husband fell into the water and died, leaving her a young widow, helpless and miserable.
Bai Laolong was very sympathetic and sighed and said, "Sister-in-law, don't be too sad. Since ancient times, people can't come back from the dead. If you don't mind, I will help you catch fish for three years. " Violet zheng, hurriedly closed tears: "this ... this how make of! As the saying goes,' there is no wind and three feet of waves at sea', how can you stand it at your age! " Bai Laolong stroked his white beard and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, the old man has his own reasons." Violet to see his sincerity, secretly whisper, "look at his appearance, he is probably a loser. Why don't I accumulate some virtue and take him in? " So he said, "I have no parents since I was a child. Let me recognize you as my father!" " "Go ahead.
You have to kowtow if you want to try. Bai Laolong didn't like it, so he reached out and helped her up. He smiled and said, "Qing Er, you're welcome. The old man is ashamed!"
That night, Bailong jingled against the stars and began to repair the ship. Violet went home, took out a bucket of glutinous rice, and made a basket full of glutinous rice pieces according to Bai Laolong's instructions. At dawn the next day, Violet came to the seaside with a basket. She looked around, but she couldn't find the broken ship. She is in a hurry. Suddenly, she heard someone calling her. Looking intently, I saw Bai Laolong crawling out of a brand-new ship sweating profusely, only to know that his broken ship had been repaired. She was so happy and grateful that she rushed to meet him and said, "Dad, thanks! Eat quickly! "
Bai Laolong ate glutinous rice, took a few fishermen and went fishing in the sea that day. The fishing boat left the harbor like an arrow leaving the string, and in an instant it reached the East China Sea Ocean. Bai Laolong told the fisherman to cast his net, but he dozed off on the deck with a pillow on his head. I saw him snoring like thunder, sweating profusely, and huge sweat poured out from his forehead, wetting the deck. The fisherman was surprised, but he was afraid to wake him up. After a while, the snoring stopped, and he shouted dreamily, "Get up the net! Get online! " The fisherman heard the sound and ran to the boat to pull up the net.
Strange to say, several people are pulling a huge fishing net, but it is as light as silk thread. Pull, pull, pull into the sea, but all of them are large yellow croaker, golden and shiny, and their tails are alive and kicking. The fisherman was very surprised and poured the yellow croaker into the cabin. Who knows, all three cabins are full, and the fish in the net have not been emptied. Fishermen, look at me, I look at you, all stunned.
In the evening, the fishing boat returned home. Violet was very happy to see so many large yellow croaker caught! Everyone heard that the old man with white beard and hair was good at fishing, and they all came to beg him to be their leader. Bai Laolong smoothed his white beard and laughed, and readily agreed. From then on, the white dragon messenger led everyone to catch fish in the dark. Every time I go out to sea, I return with a full load. The fish I caught is big and fat, and the life of the villagers is getting better every day.
Half a year has passed in an instant. One day, Bai Laolong led everyone out to sea again. Violet prepared glutinous rice slices that Bai Laolong loved at home, and went to the seaside to wait for the boat to come back as usual. Wait and wait until the sun goes down and the moon rises, and the fishing boat hasn't come back yet. green
Lotus was hungry and tired, so she leaned against the rock and dozed off ... Suddenly, she saw her adoptive father coming in a hurry, full of sadness and indignation, and said to her, "Qing Er, I have to go. Take care! If you miss me, come to Cengangling to find me. There is a white cloth hanging in front of my house. " Say and float away. "Violet to pull, but closed on empty air. I woke up suddenly, only to know that it was a dream, and I was puzzled. Suddenly, I saw the roaring wind on the sea pushing the hill-like waves in. How windy it is! Blow away all the boat piles on the shore and break the hardest rocks. Qing Lian looked at the turbulent sea stupefied, thinking of her husband's tragic experience, and suddenly turned pale and trembled, crying at the vast sea and sky.
Day after day, until the morning of the eighth day, the sea was calm, but the kind white dragon never came back. Violet remembered what Bai Laolong told her in her dream and decided to go to Cengangling to find her adoptive father. She made a basket of glutinous rice slices that Bai Laolong loved, bid farewell to the villagers and set off. After walking day after day, village after village, I finally came to the foot of Cengangling. When I raised my eyes, I saw a vast field. How can there be a family? I'm a little scared. I was anxious when I suddenly saw a stone pool at the foot of the ridge, with a hundred-foot waterfall hanging on it, just like a piece of white cloth floating. Violet quickly put down the basket, took out the glutinous rice slices and threw them into the pool. Throw a piece of glutinous rice to call dad. A moment of loss, a moment of calling, a wave suddenly appeared in the pool, and a pair of dragon horns slowly appeared on the water. Violet was startled, but she heard a voice in the swimming pool: "Don't be afraid, Qing Er, I am your michel platini." Violet listened and cried sadly, "Dad, how did you become like this?" "I am the white dragon here," said Bai Laolong. "I didn't expect to help the people fish this time, but also offended the Dragon King of the East China Sea. I participated in a book in front of the jade emperor, saying that I killed the aquarium and disturbed the Dragon Palace. The jade emperor punished me and banned me from this dragon pool, so I was not free. "
Violet heard: I am so angry! I immediately wiped away my tears and sighed angrily: "Alas! Why do industrious people suffer instead, and good people are condemned instead? What's the point of living in such an unfair world! " After that, she poured all the glutinous rice slices into the pool and jumped in with her. Violet jumped into Longtan, turned into a dragon, and disappeared into the clear water with the white dragon.
Later, in order to commemorate them, the local people set up two clubs: one called the White Dragon Club and the other called the Qinglong Club. Once every three years, once every twelve years. At the meeting, people beat gongs and drums and carried beautiful green and white dragons through the village, which was very lively.
(3) the myth of the dragon reformed.
It is said that Dayu has three magic weapons to control water: one is the river map and jade slips given to him by Fuxi; Second, Ying Long in the sky paddled the ground with his tail to guide him. Yu led the migrant workers to dig rivers and divert floods along the line with the tail. The third kind is the tortoise, which throws the remaining stones and loam into low-lying places.
One day, a black dragon rolled in the flood near the dam, making waves and knocking down the dam that Dayu and others worked so hard to build. Ying Long told Yu Wang that this is a beautiful dragon of seven or eight years old, and the evil soul is too heavy to be corrected. So the tortoise rode Dayu up a high mountain and saw a dazzling white dragon horn on the black dragon head, which was frolicking and stirring waves from time to time. Dayu accused it and it completely ignored it. Dayu then took out a small colored stone and put it on the tip of the turtle's tail. The stone immediately turned into a huge stone.
With a flick of the tortoise's tail, the sky draws a hazy rainbow-like arc, and the colorful stone just falls between the two dragon horns on the top of Oolong's forehead. Oolong laughed and said, "I can't help this little flower stone. But the colorful stones have been expanding. Soon, the dragon's horns were tightened, and it shook its head in pain. Colorful stones kept growing and finally surrendered to the dragon. From then on, Man Long became Dayu's right-hand man, at his disposal.
④ The legend of the Dragon Kiln
Legend has it that there was an oolong in ancient Taihu Lake. When it grew up, the Jade Emperor called it to heaven and made it responsible for sowing seeds in Yun Geng. Where it's dry, Oolong drinks enough water from Taihu Lake before spraying it there. The water sprayed by oolong is rain.
But there is a place where the Jade Emperor forbids oolong to spray water. This place is the area around Dingshan and Shushan in the west of Taihu Lake. Because people in this place don't respect Heaven Emperor, the Jade Emperor will punish them. But Oolong couldn't bear to see the people in this place suffer, so he secretly rained, which annoyed the Jade Emperor and sent heavenly soldiers to catch Oolong. Oolong fought with the heavenly generals, and eventually he was outnumbered, covered in injuries, and fell to the ground and died. The locals were so grateful to Oolong that they buried Oolong's body.
While people were in do or die, Fuxi rode on six dragons to surrender the dragon and horse. Strange to say, the dragon horse immediately became docile and kind. Later, according to the whirlpool of the dragon horse, Zhang Xi studied it carefully, sat for 8864 days, and finally worked out the gossip. "The dragon and the horse are only for heaven and earth, and the first river has the heart of a saint." In memory of Fuxi and Malone, later generations built a temple called Negative Map Temple. There are two big monuments in front of the temple, engraved with "the map of the old river course" and "the negative map of Malone".
Three. The birth of nine children's dining tables
The saying that "the dragon has nine sons" comes from Li Dongyang's Huailu Hall Collection in the Ming Dynasty. The nine sons of the dragon are:
Laoda prison cow (qiúniú)
Raul artistry
Cai Mao
Lao si pu Lao (pu Lao)
The fifth brother
Old six (b √×)
Laoqi armadillo
Old eight bears a heavy burden (Fuxi)
Laojiu kiss/tail (ch and w ě n/ch and w ě i)
Another way of saying it is:
Big brother (b √√)
Kiss the penis/tail (ch and w ě n/ch and w ě i)
Laosandao
Laosi armadillo
Old five gluttonous (tāotiè)
Six-year-old centipede (should be lying) (bāxià)
Lao qi ya zi
Old BaSao (suānní)
Laojiu intersection map (jiāotú)
Some sayings also include beheading, Kirin, Chaotianhao (rudder) and mythical animals as one of the sons of the dragon.
Length (pinyin: b √×):
Also known as turtle, bully, and tonic, Dragon Nine is long, shaped like a turtle, with teeth, great strength and good load bearing. It also carries heavy objects on its back, and the stone turtle under the stone tablet is its image. When the wall of the old city of Beijing was demolished, half of it was found under the walls of Dongbianmen and Xibianmen, so it was said to bear the city of Beijing.
Prison cow:
Longsheng is one of the nine sons, a yellow dragon with scaly horns. He likes music and squats in front of the piano. This musical dragon not only stands on the Hu Qin of the Han nationality, but also has the image of raising its head and opening its mouth on the Yue Qin of the Yi nationality, Qin Sang of the Bai nationality and some Tibetan musical instruments.
Artistry (Pinyin: Yázì):
One of the nine sons of the dragon, the dragon has a bow and a strong will. The most aggressive thing is killing. Carved on the knife ring and handle.
Laugh at the wind:
One of the nine sons of the dragon family, he was a close call in his life. Now the beast in the temple corner is his image.
Not old:
One of the legendary nine sons of the dragon roared loudly when he was hit, and acted as the beast button for Hong Zhong to carry the beam, helping him sing far and wide.
Sister-in-law (pinyin: Suānní):
Legend has it that one of the nine sons of the dragon is shaped like a lion, likes smoking and sits well, so the image usually appears on the incense burner and then smokes. Hui Lin, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, said, "Sister-in-law is a lion, and she went out of the Western Regions."
Armadillo (pinyin: b √' an):
Longsheng, one of the nine sons, has the image of a tiger. It is said that he is good at litigation, so his image is built on both sides of the prison gate or the official hall.
Guilt (pinyin: fü xì):
One of the nine sons born by the Dragon, looks like a dragon, elegant and gentle, coiled at the top of the stone tablet.
Kissing, also called Li Wei and Li kissing (pinyin, ch and w ě n, ch and w ě i, ch and w ě n);
Dragon was born as one of the nine sons, and his mouth was thick and easy to swallow, so he swallowed spines at both ends of the temple ridge and took them to put out the fire and eliminate disasters. Whether the owl's tail is a bird or a legendary sea whale is still unclear.
Gluttony (pinyin: Tāotiè):
The legendary fierce and gluttonous beast is often decorated with its head shape on ancient bronzes, which is called gluttonous pattern. Legend has it that the dragon gave birth to nine sons. There is a passage in Zuo Zhuan's Eighteen Years of Wengong: "Jinyun has a son, is incompetent, gluttonous, and takes bribes with goods. Aggressive desires and luxuries, not excess and disgust; Gather together, accumulate facts, but don't know the truth. No matter who is widowed, there is no pity. People in the world are more fierce than the third watch, which is called gluttony. "
Pteris vittata should be lying down;
Legend has it that one of the nine sons of the dragon likes water and was carved into a bridge column and a dripping beast on the building.
Pepper map:
Dragon born one of the nine sons, shaped like a snail, is very closed and hates others entering its nest. This is the image of the first ring.
Chi (pinyin: ch and), or beheading:
One of the legendary nine sons of the dragon, with a big mouth and a big belly, is often used to decorate the drainage outlet of buildings, which is called decapitation.
Kirin:
It is said that the ancient beasts in China can live for two thousand years. The male is Qi and the female is Lin, which are collectively called Kirin. Gentle temperament, no harm to people and animals, no trampling on flowers and plants, so it is called a benevolent beast. Kirin looks like a deer and its tail looks like an ox's tail. It has only one horn, and it has no horn. It can spit fire with its mouth, and its voice is like thunder. In ancient China, Kirin symbolized auspiciousness. According to legend, this beast only appears in times of peace and prosperity, or when there are saints in the world. It is also called chime. According to folklore, Kirin will bring sons to people and make families prosperous, so there is a saying that Kirin will send sons. Legend has it that Kirin appeared before Confucius' mother gave birth to Confucius. Zheng He's fleet sailed to East Africa in the Ming Dynasty and brought back two giraffes to Beijing, which were considered as Kirin by people at that time. Ming Chengzu used this auspicious symbol to show his great management.
So, commonly known as looking up to heaven and yelling at heaven:
Legend has it that the son of the Dragon King has a habit of vigilance. The dragon at the top of the watchpost in China growled at the sky, which was regarded as uploading providence and releasing people's hearts. There are also records that the mount of Guanyin Bodhisattva is "roaring to heaven".
Gap (Pinyin: pí xiū), also known as Tianlu:
It is a kind of god beast in ancient myths and legends of China. It has the head of a dragon, the body of a horse and the feet of a lion. It is shaped like a lion, has a gray coat and can fly. Fierce and fierce, he likes to absorb the essence of monsters and turn them into wealth. It is responsible for patrolling the sky to prevent monsters, plagues and diseases from disturbing the heaven. There is also a saying that the ninth son of the dragon. In ancient times, people often used bravery as the name of the army. Legend has it that the brave man broke the dogma, and the jade emperor punished him for only eating money from all directions, swallowing everything without diarrhea, making a fortune and not getting in, which was extraordinary. Now many people in China wear jade, which is the reason.