Ancient science and technology were underdeveloped, and people's ability to understand the world was limited, so many things could not be reasonably explained. At this time, people will explain these phenomena through imaginary beasts and fabricate some myths.
As we all know, the phoenix was as noble as the dragon in ancient times. In the noblest status symbol, the phoenix and the dragon are a pair, the dragon stands for male supremacy, and the phoenix corresponds to female supremacy.
Moreover, according to the documents about the phoenix, the earliest record of the phoenix in ancient China should be Shan Hai Jing, which describes the phoenix in this way: There is a bird that looks like a chicken, and they are famous for its name. Later, there were records about phoenix in Wild West Classic, Zheng Ben Cao and other materials.
Others are not familiar with it, but everyone should know Shan Hai Jing, which is the earliest fairy tale in ancient China. Since it is a myth, there must be many plots or things made up by people.
Through imagination, people create things that can help people resist some irresistible disasters, thus helping people get comfort in their hearts and let the ancients live with hope and confidence.
In fact, it is not only a phoenix, but many things are imagined by the ancients and are not true. People rely on these imaginary gods to place their hopes and express their good wishes.