When, why and what is the significance of Yunnan Jinma Bijifang?

Jinma Bijifang was founded in Xuande period of Ming Dynasty, and has a history of nearly 400 years. The descriptions of Golden Horse and Blue Chicken in Han Dynasty are mostly simple and vague. What is Golden Horse Blue Chicken? Various explanations are inconclusive. Yan Shigu and others explained: "Gold is like a horse, and blue is like a chicken." It means that jade is produced in central Yunnan. According to today's anthropology, ethnology and folklore, Jinma Biji is probably related to the animal totem worship of Yunnan minority ancestors. The description of Golden Horse Blue Chicken in Huayang Guozhi Nanzhongzhi, a regular channel in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, is slightly specific: "When Emperor Zhang was in charge of Yizhou, Shu County was treated differently, and four horses came from Dianchi Lake ..." "When the elders rumored that there were horses in the pool, or made friends, they gave birth to a pony, commonly known as Dianchi Pony, which traveled for 500 miles a day." "Lan Feng, many people saw it. It is also said that there used to be Feng Ming on it, and the natives called it Biji because they thought it was named like this. " He also said: "Yutong Mountain (now Dayao and Yongren) has Biji and Golden Horse, and the light and shadow are abrupt, so people often see it ...". The descriptions of Golden Horse and Blue Chicken in the National Records of Huayang in South China show that the belief in animal totem worship may have appeared in the central and southern regions where the ancestors of various ethnic minorities lived at that time. And all kinds of magical and wonderful animal stories related to totem worship have been woven into myths and legends. The ancient Dianchi Lake and the vast area of western Yunnan have warm climate and dense vegetation, which have a good environment suitable for the reproduction and survival of all kinds of birds and animals. According to the Biography of the Southwestern Han Dynasty, "There is a flat river in this county (Yizhou County), and there are many parrots and peacocks ..." Pheasants, pheasants, pheasants, peacocks and other birds live in groups among mountains and valleys, or stroll for food or play and chase, which are colorful and colorful. "Blue Chicken" is probably the legendary lucky bird Phoenix. Its prototype should be rare birds such as peacocks that are common in South China. Their feathers are colorful, their bodies are symmetrical and their manners are gorgeous. The ancestors of ethnic minorities loved it, so with their rich imagination, they weaved the beautiful myth of "Biji". "Brigitte" has green feathers and often soars in the sky when colorful clouds appear, dazzling; Wherever it goes, it radiates sacred light. When it crows, the crisp sound spreads far away ... Because Golden Horse and Blue Chicken symbolizes good luck and reflects people's yearning and pursuit for a better life, its legend has been circulated in Sancha for thousands of years. Kunming people even regard the Golden Horse and Golden Rooster as the symbol of their city, praising it and praising it, leaving many beautiful poems ... Among them, there are many famous sentences such as "The East is God and the West is Spirit" in the long couplet of Sun Ranweng Daguanlou. In order to commemorate Jinma Biji, people built Jinma Temple and Biji Temple at the foot of the second mountain of Jinma Biji, and also built Jinma Biji Square in Kunming, and named the road where the second square was located as Jinbi Road. It is worth mentioning that Jinma and Bijie Square were once famous cultural landscapes and city symbols in Kunming. It is located at the southern end of the traditional central axis of Kunming, which is the intersection of Jinbi Road and Zhengyi Road today. It was built in the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty. There is Jinma Square in the east and Biji Square in the west. The two squares are about tens of meters apart. They are all gatehouse-style wooden archways with upturned cornices, ready to go, and magnificent. Together with the favorite square, they form three squares with the word "goods". After the completion of Jinma and Biji Square, it was destroyed by soldiers and rebuilt many times. In the 10th year of Guangxu (1884), Cen Yuying, governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, presided over the reconstruction of Jinmabi chicken coop, which was demolished in the late 1960s. In the past, "resplendent" was once one of the "eight scenic spots" in Kunming. It is said that in the evening of Mid-Autumn Festival in a certain year, the sun sets in the west, and the afterglow moves eastward according to the reflection of Bijifang. At this time, the moon rises, and the reflection of Jinmafang moves westward in the moonlight. The reflections of the two squares are facing each other, getting closer and closer, and will eventually be handed over. It is said that this is a magnificent spectacle. As a symbol of the city, Jinma Biji Square has already penetrated into the hearts of Kunming people. 1998, during the reconstruction and expansion of Jinbi Road, the Kunming Municipal People's Government rebuilt Jinma Biji Square again, and the newly-built Jinma Biji Square was even more magnificent ... Today, Kunming people not only call their hometown "Golden Horse is beautiful and Biji is auspicious", but also call it the golden horse that flies. With the implementation of the strategy of modernization and new Kunming, the hometown of golden horse and chicken will have a better tomorrow. & lt/SPAN>。 & lt/SPAN>。 & lt/SPAN>。 & lt/SPAN>。 & lt/p & gt；