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Phoenix, also known as "Feng Huang", is the king of birds in ancient legends. The male is called "Feng" and the female is called "Huang". They are collectively called Phoenix. They are also called red birds, firebirds, pheasants, majestic phoenixes, etc. Often used to symbolize auspiciousness, the phoenixes flying together are a symbol of auspiciousness and harmony, and have been an important element of Chinese culture since ancient times.
"Phoenix" and "Huang" originally refer to two colorful birds. Feng is a phoenix bird and Huang is an imperial bird. Later generations usually interpreted phoenix and huang as the same kind of bird with different male and female versions. Phoenix and phoenix are not nicknames or incarnations of any birds that exist in reality. It is because after the concept of "phoenix" came into being, people tried to find some images of birds in reality to echo and materialize this kind of bird that does not exist in reality. Phoenix in reality.
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Image Habits
The famous geographical work "Lingwai Daida" compiled by Zhou Qufei, a geographer of the Southern Song Dynasty, describes Phoenix Very detailed: Phoenix was born in Dan Cave in the south and built its nest on the high cliffs where no one can visit in Yongzhou (now Nanning, Guangxi). The phoenix is ??covered with colorful feathers and is as big as a peacock. All birds will stand around it when they encounter it.
The feather crest on the top of the head is always filled with water. The male and female take turns eating and never come close to the human world. There are also records that phoenixes build nests in the deep forests of the Liangjiang area. After laying eggs, the male phoenix mixes wood branches with peach gum to seal the female phoenix in the nest, leaving only a small air hole. Then the male phoenix looks for food to feed the female phoenix. If he gets food, he removes the cover. If he doesn't get food, he blocks the hole and suffocates the female phoenix to death.
Anecdotes and allusions
When the Yellow Emperor came to the throne, he felt that the world was peaceful and wanted to see the legendary Phoenix with his own eyes. For this reason, he asked Heavenly Elder for advice. Tian Lao replied: The appearance of the phoenix is ??a sign of auspiciousness, and it only appears in times of peace and prosperity. It is not easy to see it passing by. If you can see it flying among the birds, it will be a once-in-a-lifetime auspicious event.
The Yellow Emperor was very unhappy after hearing this. He said: Since I came to the throne, the world has been peaceful. Why can't I even see the shadow of the phoenix? Tianlao said: With Chiyou in the east, Shaohao in the west, Emperor Yan in the south, and Zhuanxu in the north, with powerful enemies from all directions eyeing him, how can there be peace? After hearing this, the Yellow Emperor led his troops to attack, and the world was unified. He saw a large bird with colorful feathers soaring in the sky, and countless exotic birds dancing around it. Huangdi knew that this big bird was the phoenix, and it was also the auspicious image he wanted to see - hundreds of birds paying homage to the phoenix.
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