The classification of ancient phoenixes:
1. The red phoenix
The red color is red, like fire, and the south belongs to fire, so it is named Phoenix. It is a phoenix in myths and legends. The king of birds. The male is called Feng; the female is called Huang, commonly known as Feng. In the ancient totem era, it was regarded as a sacred bird and worshiped.
According to Guo Pu's annotation in "Erya·Shiniao", the appearance characteristics of the phoenix are: "chicken head, swallow chin, snake neck, turtle back, fish tail, five colors, about six feet high", it It also has the characteristic of being reborn from the fire, just like the Phoenix in the West, so it is also called the Fire Phoenix.
2. The yellow phoenix
Also known as the phoenix, it is one of the five phoenixes in ancient Chinese legends. It is considered to be an auspicious bird with a golden or yellow body. It is often used to describe talented young people.
The earliest document is recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, "The Classic of Mountains and Seas·Nanshan Classic": "(Nanyu Mountain) Zuoshui flows out of Yan, and flows southeast into the sea, where there are Fenghuang and Quaibo."
3. Qingzheluan
Qingluan, also known as Cangluan, has a body similar to that of a peacock and a body similar to that of a chicken, with gorgeous feathers. The male bird has particularly long pointed tail feathers, and its wings have many red-yellow and white eye-like markings, which look very phoenix-like when spread out. From ancient times to the present, Qingluan has been given many meanings. The most common saying is: Qingluan is A divine bird that often accompanies the Queen Mother of the West, and is often used as a mount for gods.
Volume 2 of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" "The Western Mountain Classic is two hundred and twenty miles to the west, and it is said to be a mountain of three dangers, where the three blue birds live. Guo Puyun: 'The master of the three blue birds feeds the Queen Mother of the West. I have lived in this mountain since I was born.”
4. The Purple Bird
One of the five phoenixes in ancient Chinese folklore, with black or purple body, the bird symbolizes a more steadfast and unyielding quality. In ancient times, Because the eagle is often considered an auspicious bird, it is often seen in many ancient books or poems, and sometimes appears in novels.
"Guoyu · Zhou Yu 1": 'When the Zhou Dynasty was prosperous, the birds and eagles sang in Qishan. ＇It is also recorded in Xu Shen's "Shuowen Jiezi": 鸑: 鸑鸟, phoenix, also a sacred bird. Sounds from Bird Prison.
5. Bai Zhehu
In the myths and legends of the Han people, the swan is a white phoenix. In ancient pronunciation, the pronunciations of Hong and Huang, and the pronunciations of Hu and Crane were easily confused. Therefore, Honghu is often misunderstood as Huanghu, Yellow Crane, etc. The Yellow Crane Tower was built on Honghuji, and later generations misunderstood that it became Huangheji.
But you must know that there is no yellow crane in the world, and the earliest one should be Honghu Tower. Therefore, the immortal rides not on a yellow crane, but on a white phoenix.
"Xue Yi" Although one person listened to it, he thought that a swan was coming, so he wanted to help him and shot it with his bow.