Allusions related to chickens
In China's ancient official position, Chen Si (Chen Si) was in charge of carving straight buildings. Chen Si actually refers to the rooster who announces the dawn, and it also refers to the rooster. In ancient times, the rooster was always responsible for announcing the dawn. "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" says: "Chicken, knowing the time, is also a livestock." The function of telling the time of chicken is emphasized. A day's plan lies in the morning, and with the cock crowing, the life of the ancients began. "Chickens crow" and "Chickens crow to eat" ... The "Chickens crow" in those ancient books recorded the life rhythm and taste of the ancients.
The ancients called the chicken a "German bird" and regarded it as a German. Chickens have five virtues: being civil and brave. "Those who wear crowns, those who are far away, those who are martial, those who dare to fight against the enemy, those who see the food are benevolent, and the night watchman loses no time." (Biography of Han Poetry) It can be seen that in the eyes of the ancients, chickens are brave, kind and trustworthy animals with both civil and military skills.
There is a kind of pheasant in China mythology. It lives in the Du Tao tree on Mount Du Tao in the southeast. When the sun shone on the tree, the pheasants began to crow. When the pheasant crows, all the chickens in the world crow. In other words, the rooster leads the rooster in the world to announce the dawn. Li Bai wrote in "Dream of Climbing Mount Tianmu": "Half way to Yanghai, the holy chicken is in the sky."
Folk customs related to chickens
It is homophonic with "auspiciousness" and a symbol of auspiciousness, so people think that drawing a chicken represents good luck. And chickens have five virtues, and painting chickens also implies that people should also have these five virtues. Therefore, painters of all ages are happy to describe the image of chickens. This kind of painting is generally called "the map of great wealth".
Spring Chicken is called "Spring Chicken" or "Spring Chicken" before and after beginning of spring in Shanxi, Shandong and other places, and adults sew cocks on their arms or hats for their children. It is also because the chicken is homophonic and has auspicious meaning.
Ancient poems related to chickens
The chicken has returned to its nest and the sun is setting. When will people from afar go home? Missing is touching.
The wife said that the rooster crowed at dawn, while the husband said that it was not yet dawn. One-on-one. It's fun.
The sun emerged from the clouds, chickens barked and dogs barked, and the morning scene in Taoyuan was noisy.
When the guests come, chickens fight and crow in the yard. When they catch up with the habitat, they hear guests knocking at the firewood door. It's very interesting in the countryside.
The enlightenment of others, such as the rooster, is magnificent and bright, which makes the poet realize and arouse the poet's lofty sentiments: how can a young man be devastated when he aims at the highest goal?
The chicken in the poem is magnificent, and its singing is loud and clear, revealing the poet's heroism.
The image of the golden rooster jumps from the paper, and the morning light is quite imposing.
Years are spent in the crowing of chickens. Life is short, where there is a will, there is a way.