Since then, China's long feudal society has persecuted and suppressed people's personality psychology, especially women's personality psychology, and this depressed mentality has become the best hotbed for the birth of "Fox Fairy" culture. A newspaper in one's hand and in one's hand said: "People are busy with the fox god, offering sacrifices in the house for mercy, eating and drinking with the world, and acting differently. Sometimes Yan said, "Without being sycophantic, you can't become a village. "It can be seen that the fox was first loved by women in feudal society and regarded it as a god to please the spouse. The fox's beautiful fur, small and lovely body and cunning and eccentric temperament can really be compared with the charming girl in the eyes of the ancients. The fox also seems to represent some mysterious spirit, especially when it comes to women's personality psychology.
The fox was the most revered in the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, and it was one of the four auspicious symbols alongside the dragon, unicorn and phoenix. In the stone carvings and brick paintings of the Han Dynasty, the nine-tailed fox is often juxtaposed with the white rabbit, toad and bluebird to show good luck. Others concluded that foxes have three virtues: soft fur, which conforms to the golden mean; The figure is small before and big after, which conforms to the order of precedence; When you die, put your head to your hole and don't forget your roots. It can be inferred that foxes lived a very moist life for more than two thousand years from the summer solstice to the Han Dynasty.
After the Han Dynasty, the status of the fox as auspicious declined sharply. All the good things about foxes have gone before, and the rest are some unseemly words, such as suspicious, sycophantic and smelly, which are almost the base of derogatory words. In the long run, the fox has become synonymous with the problem of life style and a famous slut, and has not turned over yet.
The story of fox spirit in Han Dynasty is primitive, with little positive significance, and the magical power of fox is limited. It was not until the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties that the fox became humanized and powerful, and gained human feelings and intelligence. For example, in the book Miscellanies of Xijing written by Ge Hong, there is a story that the ancient white fox turned into an old man's dream. There are many works about foxes in Sou Shen Ji, which shows that Jin people like to talk about foxes and it has become a fashion. But the plot of the novel is single, stylized, and the ending is miserable and inhuman. Although the fox spirit in the story is miraculous, it has the weakness of its natural attributes. For example, they are afraid of dogs and will show their true colors as soon as they meet; In addition, the fox has a sense of shame, and it still has a tail after deformation.
In the Tang Dynasty, fox fairy novels were still popular, and articles such as Stone Man and Ji Zhen began to publicize supernatural phenomena related to foxes. In the Song Dynasty, the "Fox King Temple" also appeared among the people. There are few works about foxes in Ming Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, the note novels represented by Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio and Yuewei Caotang Notes were very popular. Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio is a masterpiece of Fox Fairy, reaching its peak. The fox spirits described by Pu Songling have all the virtues of human beings and become good friends of human beings. They emphasize friendship and respect truth, but they are more lovely than human beings.
When talking about foxes, we can't help but say that they are foxes. The concept of the demon fox first appeared in the Han Dynasty. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Xu Shen wrote "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" and said: "The fox, the monster beast, also changed to ride." The foxes in legends and novels have supernatural power. Most of them will become beautiful women, who can devour property and predict people's fate. The most important feature is that it attracts the opposite sex as a symbol of pornography. Therefore, people call sexy and charming women foxes, while in ancient times they were called "foxes".
Since you are an apple polisher, the nature of an apple polisher is to be attractive. Falling in love with poor scholars is undoubtedly a waste of the charm of fox spirits and overqualified. Such a charming emperor became the best choice for foxes. Thus, the fox has become synonymous with the disaster of beauty. According to the logic of the patriarchal society, the reason why a bad king is in a coma is always because one or several women are not good. Therefore, the monarch of national subjugation is likely to have a dry connection with these "flatterers". In the enlightenment reading "Study in Qionglin", children can't wait to "be wary of foxes": "Three generations of national subjugation, Xia Jie as a sister, Shang and Zhou as a Ji, and Zhou You as a compliment." Accordingly, at the end of summer, Di Ku's concubine and sister were all happy, and they were called "the first fox in history".
If Sister Xi is "the first in history", da ji is the model of the fox. There is only one charge of da ji in Historical Records Yin Benji: "(I) only use women's words"; However, in the era of Female Biography, branding and evisceration were instigated by da ji. In Yuan Zaju, da ji was entrusted with all kinds of tragic events, such as kneeling, knocking on the shin, caesarean section, and framing Queen Jiang. By the time the Ming Dynasty promised to write The Romance of the Gods, da ji had been portrayed as a fox with evil and beauty, which was confused by the will of the gods and destroyed the Shang Dynasty for 600 years. Nowadays, when it comes to foxes, people can't help thinking of da ji.
Modern fox:
A "fox" can be defined as a coquettish, lewd and shameless woman who is good at seducing men by various means. "Fox Fairy" may be beautiful, but unfortunately, it is usually not recognized.
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In the works of the Warring States period, the mythical beast based on the fox appeared, and the fox was endowed with the ability of mischief and variation. At that time, Lu Chunqiu recorded that Dayu was not married at the age of 30 in order to control water. When he arrived in Tu Shan, he met a white fox with nine tails and heard a song of blessing from Tu Shan people: "Great white fox, Kyubi no Youko is long. I wish you an early marriage and career, and your descendants will be prosperous forever. " In the Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu Yue in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there is also a legend that Dayu married a native woman who was transformed from a white fox with nine tails. Magic foxes can be transformed into human beings, which is the embryonic form of fox refinement.
It is said that the name "Fox Fairy" began in the early Tang Dynasty. The article "Fox God" in Tai Ping Guang Ji says: "Since the early Tang Dynasty, all people have worked for the fox god. There was a saying at that time:' Without being sycophantic, you can't become a village.' The interpretation of the word "charm" in Shuowen is "old things are good" "Fox fairy" means "Fox fairy". The appearance of the word "fox spirit" reflects that "fox spirit" has existed as an independent image in people's consciousness and folk beliefs. "Fox Fairy" turns into a human form, or eats and drinks everywhere, or goes to the door to ask for a wife and concubinage. Its emotions and behaviors are all shaped by mannequins. Strange novels after the Tang Dynasty, such as Rongzhai Essays and Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, are foxes with different personalities and full human feelings.
In the Book of Songs, fox, as a hidden word, means sex.
"Searching for God" quoted a Taoist saying: "The fox is an ancient prostitute named A Zi." The ancients regarded the fox as an elf, a ghost, a slutty temperament and a beautiful fairy. In addition, the legend that the fox became a genius and the descriptions of many enchanting and amorous foxes in strange novels make people call sexy and charming bad women "foxes" in the common saying.
[Edit this paragraph] Why is it called "Fox Fairy"
The word "1 fox spirit" is derogatory when used on women. A woman who confuses a man.
The story of the fox should come from the Romance of the Gods. Because Shang Zhouwang's wife, da ji, was changed from a fox in The Romance of the Gods, she puzzled Shang Zhouwang and led to the demise of the Shang Dynasty.
Foxes like women's things, such as scarves, underwear and other decorations. So people always find these women's things after catching foxes, thinking that foxes will become women after they become refined. And think that it is a beautiful woman, specializing in confusing and seducing men, and the fox comes from this.
Since ancient times, people have thought foxes are beautiful. Although cunning, but also do not lose the embodiment of charming fox. "The Story of the Mystery" specifically explains the origin of the fox fairy, and it is very serious: "A fox can become a woman at the age of 50, and 100 is a beauty and a witch. Or if you have a wife, you can know thousands of miles of foreign affairs. Being good at charm makes people confused and ignorant. Chitose is connected with Tiantong and is a tiger. "
People express their simple and beautiful feelings through foxes. Pu Songling even gave them new life in his Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, and they became passionate women who were crazy about love.
What impressed me the most was a female fox named Jiao Na. Needless to say, as far as friendship is concerned, her beauty is the best among foxes. Beautiful women are a disaster, and beautiful foxes are no exception. The world hates and curses them more. Fox may have been a neutral word, but its meaning is self-evident today.
Have you ever met a fox in your life? If not, because she is not beautiful enough, if you meet a beautiful girl you like and you can't extricate yourself, then she must be a fox! If you are looking, maybe she is still waiting for you somewhere in the world.
There is also a saying that Nuerhachi, who was born in Qing Taizu, just came to power in China and didn't know much about people's living habits, so he asked Huang Taiji to know about the folk customs, and even a brothel could not be ignored. One day, Huang Taiji went to visit a brothel in southern Fujian and found that the ability of fireworks women to charm men was high, which was beyond his expectation. However, fragrance seekers always pout and shout "fox, fox". Huang taiji realized that China people described a woman as a very attractive man and called him a "fox"
Because Huang Taiji didn't understand Minnan dialect, he mistook "(Taiwanese pronunciation) for" a fox ". So this idiom has been passed down to the present. Whenever we describe a woman who is good at charming men, we call her a fox.
[Edit this paragraph] The origin of the fox spirit
When we describe a woman who is good at seducing men, we usually call her a "fox". Because she describes a person succinctly and powerfully, with sources and allusions, "fox" is barely an idiom.
This idiom comes from the fact that the Qing emperor Nurhachi just came to power in China, and he didn't know much about the people's living habits, so he asked Huang Taiji to get to know the folk customs, even a brothel could not be ignored.
On this day, Huang taiji visited a brothel in southern Fujian, and found that the ability of fireworks women to charm men was higher than Huang taiji expected, but people who were looking for fragrance always pouted and shouted "fox, fox". Huang taiji realized that China people described a woman as a very attractive man and called him a "fox"
Because Huang Taiji didn't understand Minnan dialect, he mistook "(Taiwanese pronunciation) for" a fox ". So this idiom has been passed down to the present. Whenever we describe a woman who is good at charming men, we call her a fox.
In our China culture, there is a unique name for the so-called bad woman on the issue of men and women: "fox". In the Wu Jia Hua written by Wang in the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian said that "covering her sleeves and being sycophantic can confuse the Lord". Those who "flatter" flatter like foxes. There are many foxes in Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, but most of them are kind and lovely, with the name of "foxes" and no harm from foxes. But this can't change the notoriety of "Fox Fairy". If a woman is called a "fox", people will know where her "essence" is without specific explanation, and she will be discredited.
Why are so-called bad women called "foxes"? This is due to China people's female aesthetics.
From ancient times to the present, there are two standards for female aesthetics in terms of face shape. First, the face is like a full moon, and the face is like a lotus. Yang Guifei, a beautiful woman in the Tang Dynasty, looks like a lotus flower. Therefore, in Song of Eternal Sorrow, Tang wrote this sentence when he missed Yang Guifei: "Petals are like her face, willow leaves are like her eyebrows, and he cries when he looks at them. What can he do?" ? ""Lotus "is a lotus flower, which describes Yang Guifei's face as beautiful as a lotus flower. Not only a woman's face is as beautiful as a lotus, but a man's face is also as beautiful as a lotus. Wu Zetian's male princess Zhang Zongchang (also known as "the first face") is very popular with Wu Zetian. Once he attended a banquet, someone praised him as "Liu Lang is like a lotus flower". People echoed in unison. A man named Yang Zaisi said loudly, "No", and people were frightened. At that time, the whole audience was silent. Zhang Zongchang also face big change. At this time, Yang Zaisi said, "Liu Lang is not like a lotus, but a lotus is like Liu Lang!" "Voice down, the audience broke into warm applause. People laugh and say that metaphor is better. From this, we can also realize how lotus is praised and touted by people.
Another face that is regarded as beautiful is the so-called "oval face". Both sides are like a melon seed pointing down. This face is really handsome. Most of the "ladies" in the "Lady Map" are "oval faces". The beauty in literary works, the author often gives them a pair of "melon seeds".
"Lotus face" is a rich and kind phase. The face of clay bodhisattva is mostly close to this face. The Tang Dynasty believed in Buddhism, so the women on the murals in the Tang Dynasty were usually rich "lotus faces". Xue Baochai in A Dream of Red Mansions is rich, and she thinks her face is also a "lotus face". Xue Baochai is calculating, not a praised figure in A Dream of Red Mansions. But on the issue of men's and women's styles, it is impeccable. So no matter how bad she is, she can't be called a "fox".
The "melon face" is different. The fox's face is the most typical "oval face". The woman in the shape of "oval face" is attached to the fox-not by herself, but by others. When they associate with men because of their "oval face" beauty, it is their fault whether they seduce men or men tease them. The fox is also an "oval face" and naturally coquettish, so "going out of the wall" is called "fox".
There is a saying of "Mermaid" in the west, which must be the invention of nations closely related to the ocean, and it also reflects their different aesthetic views from those of China people. China people value face more, but they seem to value figure more. The figure and posture of fish swimming in the water are very smooth and beautiful. They are used to describe women. We use "lotus face" and "melon face" to describe the beauty of women. Unfortunately, when a woman with an "oval face" is called a "fox", this "oval face" has become a "scourge". And when a woman's figure is called "water snake waist", she is likely to become a harmful "beauty snake".
Foxes are usually melancholy and sad, because vulgar and trivial reality always hurts their sensitive and delicate tentacles, making them feel sharp and inexplicable pain. The beautiful life that always exists in the distance vaguely calls for temptation, while the expectation in the distance is to smear hope and despair on their wounds like poison. At the sight of the scar hidden in their eyes, men will lick it with their tongues as quickly as a wolf finds blood, and they will find clues like detectives, eager to solve the mystery of her mind.
Influenced by China, Japanese fox spirits are also very popular. Even in the Japanese concept of harmony between God and Buddha, they are regarded as the messengers of Mirian God or Tantric Da Kini (the Indian Teachini Tianshan Mountain was originally a tiger wolf, but there was no tiger wolf in Japan, so it was replaced by a fox). The legend that foxes and other animals are refined is as popular in Japan as in China. Besides, civet cats, which are not common in China legends, are more concerned by the Japanese than foxes.
In Japanese folktales, both foxes and civet cats can change their shapes at will as long as they wear leaves on their heads. Japanese culture even makes a clear classification of foxes, as shown below:
Fairy fox: the general term for foxes that have lived for about 1000 years. Empty fox: a fox that has lived to heaven for more than 3,000 years. Tian Hu: A fox who has lived to heaven for more than 1000 years. Good fox: the general term for good foxes. Red fox: A red fox. Shinto belongs to. White fox: A white fox. Shintoism and Buddhism belong to. Legend has it that Abe Harumi's mother is the incarnation of the white fox. Golden fox: The golden fox is a symbol of the sun. Buddhism belongs to. Silver fox: The silver fox is a symbol of the moon. Buddhism belongs to. Black fox: A black fox. It is considered as the incarnation of the Big Dipper. Shinto belongs to. Wild fox: the general name of evil fox, also known as local fox, middle fox and main fox.