The difference between Pixiu and the gold-swallowing beast is that they have different appearances and different meanings.
Pixiu is a ferocious and auspicious beast. It is divided into female and male like Phoenix and Qilin. The male is called "Pixi" and the female is called "Pixiu". However, it has not been divided into male and female. Yes. In ancient times, Pixiu was divided into one or two corners. One corner was called "Tianlu" and the two corners were called "Evil-warding". Later, it was no longer divided into one or two corners, and the shape of one corner was the main one.
In the south, most people like to call this auspicious beast "Pixiu", while in the north it is still called "exorcism". As for "Tianlu", few people use it to call this kind of auspicious beast, and some people call it "monster" or "four different images". Three types of women are not suitable for wearing Pixiu.
Pixiu has many shapes and is difficult to subdivide. After the change of dynasties, the shape of Pixiu is relatively unified, with a dragon head, a horse body, and lin feet. There is a long beard under the forehead, wings on both ribs, it can fly, and it is fierce and powerful, such as short wings, double horns, curly tail, and mane. It is often connected to the chest or back, with protruding eyes and long fangs.
The most common and popular shape now is one horn on the head, long curly manes all over the body, some have wings, and tail hair tendrils. It has a characteristic. This beast has no anus and can only go in but not out. It is a metaphor for attracting wealth.
The functions of Pixiu
According to ancient books, Pixiu is a ferocious beast, one of the five auspicious beasts in ancient times (dragon, phoenix, turtle, unicorn, and Pixiu), and is called the god of wealth. beast. Pixiu was once the totem of two clans in ancient times. Legend has it that he helped the Emperors Yan and Huang in battle and was awarded the title of "Tianlu Beast", which means blessings from heaven. It was specially designed to protect treasures for emperors and was also a symbol of the royal family. It was called "Emperor Treasure". Because Pixiu specializes in eating ferocious beasts and evil spirits, it is also called "evil evil spirits." Ancient Chinese Feng Shui scholars believe that Pixiu is an auspicious beast that can turn disaster into good fortune. The seven meanings of Pixiu.