Because the pronunciation of deer and Lu is similar, he also represents wealth, so sika deer is synonymous with wealth. If bats and sika deer appear at the same time, it means both blessing and blessing. Sika deer not only represents wealth, but also shows the symbol of power and status. In ancient Central Plains, there was always a struggle for power and profit, so sika deer also represented power and honor.
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China is the earliest country to raise deer in the world. Deer breeding began in Shang and Zhou dynasties, and it was passed down from generation to generation, which was earlier than New Zealand 100 years. According to written records, in the 4th century BC/KLOC-0, Shang Zhouwang once built a deer platform three miles high and thousands of feet high. There are also descriptions of "Wang Zailing, Elk Squatting" and "Being with the People" in The Book of Songs. At that time, elk, sika deer and red deer were mainly raised for slave owners to watch, hunt, sacrifice and eat meat. By the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was already a large deer garden, and deer breeding began to scale.
There was a record of "raising deer to kill blood and drinking alcohol" in the Five Dynasties. The Compendium of Materia Medica written by Li Shizhen, a great doctor in Ming Dynasty, said: "Thirty-five newborn strong deer will be domesticated for about three years to get the essence for use", which recorded the use of deer breeding and deer in detail, making China the first country in the world to use velvet antler to treat diseases, and sika deer is also known as the "oriental beast".