1, "Hunting in the Western Expedition": It happened in Konosawa, the western border of Shandong at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. Its written history was first seen in the earliest chronicle "Spring and Autumn Annals" in China during the Warring States Period. Gong Yanggao, a historian of the Warring States Period, also recorded this in Biography of Ram and Biography of Guliangchi.
2. "Historical Records Confucius Family" contains: In the spring of 14th year of Lu Aigong (48 1 BC), Sun Shi's uncle car keys were obtained in the west, which was considered ominous. Zhong Ni thought it was "Yelin" and took it.
In the spring of 4865438 BC, Lu Aigong and his ministers hunted a monster driven by Sun Shushi. Everyone thinks it's unlucky. When Confucius saw it, he said it was a unicorn, and suggested that Lu Aigong take it back to cure the disease. I don't want Kirin to die in the end.
3. According to textual research, The Journey to the West happened in the ninth year of Zhou Dynasty (the 14th year of Spring and Autumn Period), and Confucius' book Spring and Autumn Period was written in this year. At this time, Confucius was 765,438+0 years old and had stopped writing books.
This fully proves that the story of "Confucius alone" that Juye is still circulating is true. Objectively speaking, Confucius is old and has poor energy. But subjectively speaking, being worried is also an important reason.
4. In BC 122, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went hunting in Yongdi and captured a one-horned beast, like a raccoon. After some arguments, "Yousi" was finally confirmed as Kirin, which was considered as a gift from heaven. In order to get lucky, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty changed the title to "Yuanshou" and wrote "Song of Bailin" to describe it.
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1, Kirin refers to the traditional Swiss beast in China. The ancients believed that wherever Kirin haunts, there must be auspicious signs. Sometimes it is used to describe people with outstanding talents and both ability and political integrity. "The Ninth Rite of the Book of Rites": "Lin, phoenix, turtle and dragon are also called the four spirits", which shows that the status of Kirin is at least the same as that of dragon, not lower than that of dragon.
2. Kirin is also said to be a middle-earth beast, but compared with Huanglong, which is regarded as middle-earth in many ancient books such as Huainanzi and Lingxian, Kirin is only compared with the four great beasts such as Qinglong in Yi Mao.
3. The ancients called the public Qi and the mother Lin, and Kirin was an auspicious god pet, meaning peace and longevity. Kirin, because of its profound cultural connotation, is made into various ornaments and ornaments in the traditional folk etiquette in China, which are worn and placed at home, in order to pray and keep peace.
Every time Kirin appears, it will be a very special period. According to records, Confucius had a close relationship with Kirin. According to legend, Kirin appeared before Confucius was born and before Confucius died. It is said that before Confucius was born, there was a unicorn in his yard that spit jade books.
5. From its external shape, it integrates lion head, antlers, tiger eyes, moose body, dragon forest and oxtail; The tail is as hairy as a dragon's tail, and there is meat in one corner. But it is said that Kirin looks like a musk deer and is regarded as a god by the ancients.
Kirin is a god that ancient people in China believed existed. Among the numerous folklores in China, although there are not many stories about Kirin, they truly reflect its unique preciousness and spirituality everywhere in people's lives.
6. In China, there is a folk saying that unicorns send children. Another image of the unicorn is the dragon head, the horse body and the dragon forest. The tail hair stretches like a dragon's tail. Its comprehensive aspects are not as extensive as those of Longfeng, but its reputation is not small.
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