To ward off evil spirits, southerners call them brave, also known as Tianlu. It is a kind of god beast in ancient myths and legends of China. It has the head of a dragon, the body of a horse and the feet of a lion. It is shaped like a lion, has a gray coat and can fly. Fierce and mighty, responsible for patrolling the sky to prevent monsters, plagues and diseases from disturbing the heaven. In ancient times, people often used bravery as the name of the army. It has a mouth without anus, can swallow everything without diarrhea, can make a fortune, can only enter but can't leave, and has special magical powers. Now many people in China wear jade, which is the reason.
In the Han Dynasty's Biography of the Western Regions, it was recorded that "the state-owned peach in Wugeshan was picked, and the lion peed on the cow". Meng Kang said, "Peach blossoms bloom, and a day's fuba is like a deer's tail. The one-horned one is called Tianlu, and the two-horned one is called exorcism. " Fighting evil is fighting.
However, after the change of dynasty, the shape of the brave is relatively unified, such as short wings, double horns, curly tail and mane, which are often connected with the chest or back, with prominent eyes and long teeth. Up to now, most common animals are single-horned long tails.