secondly, kissing (kissing, mocking wind, good hope, tortoise fish, owl tail) seems to be a four-legged snake with its tail cut off. It likes to look around in dangerous places and swallow fire. The animal or animal head on the ridge, corner and roof of the temple is its image.
The third name is Bulan, which looks like a dragon and is small in size. It likes singing. Living by the sea, but afraid of whales The animal buttons on ancestral temples, temples and iron bells are their images. According to Bulao's fear of whales, people carved the long wood that struck the bell into a whale shape. It is said that it struck the bell loudly and brightly.
Four-day armadillo (Charter) is tiger-shaped, powerful and easy to litigate. The tiger's head carved on or standing on the prison door is its image.
Five-day gluttony, which looks like a wolf and has an excellent diet. The carved animal head on the tripod cover is its image.
Six-Day Sister-in-Law (Golden Sister-in-Law) is shaped like a lion, likes fireworks and is easy to sit. The image of the Buddha in the temple and the animal head carved on the incense burner is its image.
The seven-day prison cow is like a yellow dragon with scaly horns, and likes music. The animal head carved on the Hu Qin is its image.
Eight-name yazi, which is shaped like a jackal, likes killing. Its image can often be seen in the hilt and scabbard.
The Nine-Day Pepper Map is shaped like a snail, so it is quiet, so its image is often carved on the head of the gate.
There is a saying that "the dragon gives birth to nine sons", which has a great influence:
The eldest son is a prisoner of cattle, likes music and stands at the head of the piano. Some valuable huqin heads are still engraved with the image of the dragon head, which is called "the dragon head huqin".
The second son, a raccoon, looks like a jackal with dragon horns, glaring, and his horns cling to his back. They are fond of killing and fighting, and are carved on weapons such as knife rings and hilts or ceremonial ceremonies to serve as a deterrent.
Sanzi mocked the wind and looked like a dog. He had a close call in his life. The animals in this temple corner are his portraits. These animals stand in a single line at the front end of the vertical ridge. The animals are led by a "fairy" riding birds, followed by dragons, phoenixes, lions, Tianma, seahorses, dragons, horses, bulls, bulls and animals. Their placement has a strict hierarchy, and only the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in Beijing can have all kinds, and the number of secondary halls should be reduced accordingly. Mocking the wind not only symbolizes auspiciousness, beauty and majesty, but also has the meaning of deterring demons and eliminating disasters.
Sizi Pulao, shaped like a dragon but smaller than Buron, likes music and singing, and is carved on the clock knob. It is said that Bulao lives by the sea, and what he fears most at ordinary times is whales. Whenever there is a whale attack, Bulao will shout. Therefore, people put their image on the clock, and carved the long wood that hit the clock into a whale shape, so as to make it loud and bright.
suān ní, also known as Jin Xi and Ling Xi. Sister-in-law was originally an alias for a lion, so it was shaped like a lion, liked smoking and sat on the foot of a censer, and was introduced to China with Buddhism. As the Buddha Sakyamuni is known as the "fearless lion", it is logical for people to arrange him as the seat of the Buddha, or carve him on an incense burner to enjoy the incense leisurely. In addition, the sister-in-law is also the seat of Manjusri Bodhisattva, and a temple dedicated to the sister-in-law is also built on Wutai Mountain in the Dojo of Manjusri Bodhisattva. Because the sister-in-law is the fifth son of the dragon, the temple is called Wuye Temple, which has a great influence in the local area. The dragon-shaped ornament in the middle of the neck collar of a stone lion or a bronze lion in the Ming and Qing Dynasties is also an image of a lion-in-arms, which makes the traditional China gate lion guarding the gate more powerful.
Liu Zi, also known as bìxì Xia, looks like a turtle and likes to carry heavy loads. It's also true that a turtle under a monument. Legend has it that in ancient times, it often carried three mountains and five mountains to make waves. After being soothed by Xia Yu, he made a lot of contributions to Xia Yu. After the success of water control, Xia Yu put its merits on his back, so the stone tablets in China were mostly put on his back. Baxia and tortoise are very similar, but there are differences when they look closely. Baxia has a row of teeth, but tortoise doesn't. The number and shape of nail plates on the carapace of Baxia and tortoise are also different. The bully, also known as the stone turtle, is a symbol of longevity and good luck. It is always struggling to move forward with its head held high, its four feet desperately propped up, struggling to move forward, but it can't move.
the seven-son armadillo (bì' an), also known as the Charter, looks like a tiger, is powerful, and is good at prison proceedings, so people carved it on the prison door, so there is a saying among the people that a tiger's head is fastened. It is also said that it upholds justice and can distinguish between right and wrong, so it is also placed at the top of two cards in the lobby of the yamen and officials' patrol avoidance to maintain the awe-inspiring atmosphere of the court.
Eight sons' funerary objects (á) are like dragons, elegant and gentle, and coiled around the top or both sides of the stone tablet.
the kiss of the moth (chī), also known as the kiss of the owl's tail or chī, is a fish-shaped dragon (also said to be like a lizard with its tail cut off), and it likes to look around, so it is located at both ends of the temple ridge. In Buddhist scriptures, kissing is something under the rain god seat, which can put out fires. Therefore, putting it at both ends of the roof also has the effect of eliminating disasters and putting out fires.