Kirin is a sacred object in the sky, not on the earth, and often appears with gods. It is a god's seat and belongs to the fire system. Generally speaking, it can't fly, but adult Kirin can fly. Adult Kirin can be big and small, usually kind, and extremely fierce when angry. Master wisdom, auspicious.
Every time Kirin appears, it will be a very special period. According to records, Fuxi, Shun, Confucius, etc. all appeared with Kirin, and brought instructions from God, which finally led to victory. Ming Zhao Zhenyuan's "Restoring Kaifeng Taifu for Yuan Shi (Yuan Keli Zi)": "Jing two rivers to secure the world, painting Xiong Zhao's auspicious; Crown eight pivots and drink the Central Plains, and clip the deer dog Kirin. "
Dragon, a supernatural creature in ancient legends of China, is also the first beast in NINEONE. (and "dragon" is a symbol of the Chinese national spirit. Legend has it that a tiger must be a snake, with scales like fish, horns like deer, and claws like a dragon eagle. It can walk, fly, pour water, be big or small, be invisible, be able to cross rivers and seas, swallow wind and smoke, and make clouds and rain. It is the symbol of emperors in feudal China, and it also refers to emperors and their things: dragon species, dragon face, dragon court, dragon robe, dragon palace and so on. Shaped like a dragon or equipped with a dragon totem: dragon boat, dragon lantern and dragon cart.
The prototype of the dragon has sprouted in the late Neolithic period. There are many different images of dragons in ancient books. The ancients had various explanations for it. It is said that a viper can fly without feet (see Xunzi's exhortation to learn); Those with scales are called dragons, those with horns are called [qiu prisoners, and those without horns are called Chi-chi dragons. (See Qu Yuan's Li Sao in the Warring States Period and Guang Ya quoted by Hong Bu) The winged one is called Ying Long (Wang Note of Qu Yuan's Tian Wen in the Warring States Period). We can see these different kinds of dragons on the bronze wares of Shang, Zhou and Warring States in China. Some people say that the dragon is like a dog and an ox, while Lun Heng says, "The image of the dragon is an anticlimactic one." Others say that the shape of a dragon is the horn of a deer, the ears of a cow, the head of a camel, the eyes of a rabbit, the neck of a snake, the belly of a stork, the scales of a fish, the soles of a tiger's feet and the claws of an eagle. There are crocodiles, lizards, horses and so on. "Lun Heng" said: "The image of the dragon is a horse's tail."
what was the earliest prototype of the dragon? Many archaeologists believe that the earliest image of dragons originated from fish or snakes. According to archaeological findings, the most primitive dragon phenomenon is the pottery pot dragon pattern unearthed from Yangshao cultural site in Banpo, Xi 'an. Its shape is very different from that of later dragons, and it is snake-shaped and fish-shaped.
Dong Yu, a painter in the Song Dynasty, believes that dragons are characterized by nine kinds of animals: horns like deer, heads like cows, mouths like donkeys, eyes like shrimps, ears like elephants, scales like fish, beards like people, bellies like snakes, and feet like phoenixes.
Compendium of Materia Medica says that "dragons have nine similarities", which is a heterogeneous animal with both the strengths of various animals. The little one is called Jiao, and the big one is called Dragon. Legend has it that it can show and hide, be detailed and huge, be short and be long. The vernal equinox ascends to the sky, the autumnal equinox dives into the deep, and it is omnipotent. Legend has it that it can show and hide, be detailed and huge, be short and be long. The vernal equinox ascends to the sky, the autumnal equinox dives into the deep, and it is omnipotent. These images of dragons have been developed in the late stage, which are more and more complicated than the original dragons, and more and more totems have been integrated, indicating that they are constantly enriching and developing.
eryayi says that the dragon is the leader of the scale worm. Wang Fuyan has nine shapes: head like an ox, horn like a deer, eyes like a shrimp, ears like a snake, belly like a snake, scales like a fish, claws like a phoenix, palms like a tiger, yes. Its back has 81 scales, with a number of nine and nine yang. Its sound is like a copper plate. There is a beard near the mouth, a pearl under the chin, and a lamella under the throat. There is Boshan on the head, also known as ruler wood, and the dragon can't ascend to heaven without ruler wood. Breathing into clouds can change water and fire.
Another saying is: "Mouth like a horse, eyes like a crab, beard like a sheep, horns like a deer, ears like an ox, mane like a lion, scales like a carp, body like a snake, claws like an eagle …"; There is also a saying that "the head is like a camel, the eyes are like ghosts, the ears are like cows, the horns are like deer, the neck is like a snake, the abdomen is like a dragonfly, the scales are like carp, the claws are like eagles, and the palms are like tigers".
The formula of drawing a dragon handed down by Taiwan Province painters is also quite interesting: "Draw a staghorn with two shrimp orders, a dog's nose with four cow mouths, a lion's mane with six scales, a snake's body with eight fires, and a chicken's feet with nine dragons".