1, Red Phoenix
Scarlet red, like fire, the south belongs to fire, hence the name Phoenix, the king of birds in myths and legends. The male is called phoenix; The female is called Phoenix, commonly known as Phoenix. In the ancient totem era, it was regarded as a god bird and was worshipped.
According to Guo Pu's "Er Ya Shi Bird", the appearance characteristics of the Phoenix are: "the head of a chicken, a swallow's jaw, a snake's neck, a turtle's back, a fish's tail, five colors and six feet high". It also has the characteristics of being reborn from the fire, just like the immortal birds in the west, so it is also called the fire phoenix.
2, the yellow race is awkward.
Also known as Xiao, one of the five phoenixes in the ancient legend of China, is considered as an auspicious bird. It is gold or yellow, and is often used as a metaphor for promising young people.
The earliest literature is recorded in Shan Hai Jing and Shan Hai Jing Nan Shan Jing: "(Nanyu Mountain) flows out with the water and enters the sea in the southeast, and there are phoenix storks." .
3. Young Luan
Qingluan, also known as Cangluan, is close to peacock, about like a chicken, with gorgeous feathers. The male bird's sharp tail feathers are particularly long, and there are many red, yellow and white eye-shaped markings on its wings, which are very phoenix after deployment. From ancient times to the present, qingluan has been endowed with many meanings. The most common saying is that Qingluan is a kind of divine bird that often accompanies the Queen Mother of the West, mostly a fairy mount.
"Shan Hai Jing Shan Jing" Volume II "Xishan Mountain is 220 miles west, which is called the mountain of three dangers, and the three bluebirds live there. Guo Puyun said,' The three bluebirds are the bait of the Queen Mother of the West, so don't inhabit this mountain'.
4. Purple people.
As one of the five phoenixes in the ancient folklore of China, as black or purple, partridge symbolizes a more unyielding quality. In ancient times, because partridges were regarded as auspicious birds, they were often seen in many ancient books or poems, and sometimes appeared in novels.
"On Mandarin and Zhou Yu":' The trip to Zhou is also sung in Qishan. Moreover, it is also recorded in Xu Shen's Shuo Wen Jie Zi: stork: stork, phoenix, bird of god. The sound from the bird prison.
5. White mandarin fish
In the myths and legends of the Han nationality, the swan is a white phoenix. In ancient pronunciations, the pronunciations of Hong and Huang are easily confused with those of Siniperca chuatsi and crane. Therefore, Honghu Lake is often misunderstood as Huanggu and Yellow Crane. The Yellow Crane Tower was built on Honghu Rock, and later generations misinformed it as Yellow Crane Set.
But you should know that there is no yellow crane in the world, and it should be Honghu Building at the earliest. Therefore, the immortal is not riding a yellow crane, but Bai Fenghuang.
When learning chess, although one person listened to it, he thought that a swan was coming and wanted to shoot it with his bow.