The national bird of the United States is a vulture, while Russia is a two-headed eagle. What is the national bird of China?

After the formation of modern society, many countries began to find some representative things for themselves, such as national flags, national anthems, Chinese paintings and national anthems. These signs are still considered to be created, and sometimes some natural signs that can reflect the characteristics of a country are needed, such as the national flower and the national bird. As we all know about the national flower, China once argued online about who is the national flower of China, peony or plum blossom, but he finally decided that peony is the national flower. What about the national bird of China?

The concept of national bird was first put forward by Americans. 1782, six years after the publication of the American Declaration of Independence, the United States decided to choose an album. A symbol of national spirit? 、? National love? And then what? Unique to the whole country Three kinds of birds with different characteristics are taken as their national birds to strengthen the national collective honor of the United States. At that time, the bald eagle, a rare animal unique to the United States, became the unanimous choice of all Americans.

Vultures have fierce temperament, sharp claws and bright eyes, and can fight the sky in the waves, which Americans think is very in line with American character. Therefore, no matter on the national emblem of the United States or on the military uniform of the United States, a unique vulture will be specially painted: it has keen eyes, one paw holds an olive branch to symbolize peace, and the other paw holds an arrow to symbolize force. That's why people sometimes call America. American eagle? Reason.

Our neighbor in the north, the national bird of Russia? Two-headed eagle? The double-headed eagle does not exist in reality, but Russia has inherited the spirit of the Byzantine Empire. 1453, the once brilliant Byzantine Empire declined, was overtaken by the gradually powerful Ottoman Turkey, and constantly attacked the Byzantine Empire. In order to resist the Ottoman attack, the Byzantine Empire had to unite with the Principality of Moscow.

The royal family of the Ottoman Empire married Sophia, the daughter of Constantine Xi? Gulog married Russian Ivan III of Russia, the Grand Duke of Moscow, and absorbed the Principality of Moscow as his own strength through marriage. Sophia carries a double-headed eagle symbolizing the Byzantine Empire? Go out? Russian Ivan III of Russia, the Grand Duke of Moscow, successfully conquered him. With the help of Sophia, Ivan III of Russia of Russia unified Russia and declared independence. Since then, the double-headed eagle has appeared on Russia's national seal and become Russia's national bird.

So what is the national bird of China? Maybe many people will think of Phoenix and Dapeng Bird when they hear the word "National Bird of China". Because Phoenix and Dapeng Bird have left too many deep impressions in the history of China. Zhuangzi's sentence:? Kun is so big, I don't know its thousands of miles; Become a bird. Its name is Peng. Peng's back is thousands of miles away; Fly away angrily, its wings hang in the sky like clouds. ? Until now, we can recite it, which is so impressive!

Phoenix and Peng actually refer to an ancient bird, because in ancient times? Phoenix? Word sum? Peng? Chinese characters are universal, which explains the phoenix in Shuo Wen Jie Zi:

Phoenix, god bird. ?

Five-color preparation, out of the country of oriental gentlemen, soaring beyond the four seas, crossing Kunlun Mountain, drinking the mainstay, breaking feathers and weak water, seeing the wind at dusk, the world is peaceful. ?

From birds to sounds. There are tens of thousands of birds in the flock, so they think they are cronies. ?

It can be seen that the ancient Phoenix and Peng were actually birds, because as soon as the Phoenix came out, tens of thousands of other birds followed, so why use it? Friends? Words to describe the way they gather cronies, so Phoenix is also called? Friends? Or? Peng? . Peng can soar in Wan Li, and phoenix is a colorful bird. It stands to reason that these two birds are very suitable as the national birds of China. However, because Phoenix and Peng have been strangers for thousands of years, they were not selected as national birds.

Besides the phoenix, the red-crowned crane is the second choice for Chinese birds in China culture. Red-crowned crane is one of the ancient cultures in China? Fairy bird? It is also a unique bird in East Asia. Its graceful posture and beautiful appearance are very consistent with the gentle character of China people and the kind and beautiful national outlook of China people. The ancients even used it? May's wife and crane? Describing a person's otherness shows that the red-crowned crane is extraordinary in China culture.

However, the red-crowned crane has always been questioned because its English name and Latin scientific name are literal translations. Japanese crane? Because the red-crowned crane will also travel to Japan, so this? Japanese crane? Many foreigners know our names. For this reason, many netizens are opposed to using the red-crowned crane as the national bird of China. Therefore, the national bird of China is not a red-crowned crane, but there is no conclusion yet, waiting for everyone to make a choice. Readers, what do you think is the national bird of China?