In ancient times, there was a legend among the people that "a dragon gives birth to nine children, but it doesn't make him a dragon, and each has his own taste". But there are different opinions about what Jiuzi is. "China's Auspicious Picture" says:
1. The eldest prisoner likes music and squats at the head of the piano;
2. The second son (yá zì √) loves killing and fighting, and is carved on the knife ring and the throat of the hilt;
3. The third child mocked the wind and had a close call in his life. The animals in this temple corner are his portraits.
4. The four sons, Pu Tie, roared loudly when they were hit, and served as the animal button for Hong Zhong to lift the beam to help him sing far and wide;
5. suān ní, shaped like a lion, likes to smoke and sit well, leans on the foot of the incense burner and smokes;
6. Liu Zi Ba Xia (there is another Chinese name, which is regarded as a word in the box, [Insect Eight] [Insect Summer]), also known as XX(bi xi), is like a turtle with teeth, and likes to carry heavy loads.
7. Seven sons' armadillo (bì' an) is like a tiger, litigious, with its image on both sides of the prison gate or the official hall;
8. Bazi's body is like a dragon, elegant and gentle, coiled around the top of the stone tablet;
9. Laojiu's kiss (chī wěn), also known as the tail kiss or chi kiss, is thick and easy to swallow, so it becomes a spine-swallowing beast at both ends of the temple ridge, and it is used to put out the fire and eliminate the disaster.
The book The Origin of the Gods says that the Nine Children of the Dragon recorded in The Collection Outside the Ascending Temple are: quality, like a turtle, good at bearing loads, that is, a turtle under a monument; Kiss, like a beast, good looking, standing on the roof; Gluttony, good food, tripod cover; Pteris vittata, stand upright, stand on the bridge column; Pepper map, like snails and clams, is very closed and stands at the door; Jin Xi, shaped like a lion, is a good firework, standing in the incense burner; Together with Bulao, Armadillo and Yazi, they are just the nine sons of the dragon.
kiss: also called kiss, tail, good hope, etc. Shaped like a four-legged snake with its tail cut off, this dragon looks around at dangerous places and likes to swallow fire. According to legend, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built Bailiang Hall, it was reported that there was a kind of fish in the sea, whose tail was like a ostrich, that is, an eagle, which could spray waves and rain and could be used to avoid fires, so it was molded on the corner, ridge and roof of the hall.
sister-in-law: also known as golden sister-in-law and spiritual sister-in-law. Sister-in-law is an alias for a lion, so it is shaped like a lion, good at fireworks and easy to sit. Its style can be seen in the Buddhist temples and incense burners. Lions, which even dare to eat tigers and leopards, are magnificent animals, and were introduced to China with Buddhism. Because the Buddha Sakyamuni is known as the "fearless lion", people naturally arrange it as a seat for the Buddha, or carve it on an incense burner to enjoy the incense leisurely.
yazi: it looks like a jackal, so it's good for killing. It is often carved on the scabbard of the handle. The original intention of yazi is to glare, and the so-called "the virtue of a meal will be compensated, and the resentment of yazi will be reported." The newspaper can't help but kill, so it's natural for the dragon son who looks like a jackal to appear on the scabbard of the hilt.
Pepper map: It looks like a snail and is easy to keep silent, so people often carve its image on the head of the gate or on the door panel. Snails always close their shells when they are invaded by foreign objects. People use it on doors, probably because it can be closed for safety.
prison cow: yellow dragon with scaly horns. Good music. This musical dragon son not only stands on the Hu Qin of the Han nationality, but also has the image of raising his head and opening his mouth on the Yueqin of the Yi nationality, the Sangqin of the Bai nationality and some Tibetan musical instruments.
Bulao: It is shaped like a dragon, but Buron is small and easy to sing. It is said that Bulao lives by the sea, and what he fears most at ordinary times is whales. Whenever there is a whale attack, Bulao will shout. Therefore, people put their image on the clock, and carved the long wood that hit the clock into a whale shape, so as to make it loud and bright.
gluttony: wolf-like, good diet. Zhong Ding Yi wares are often carved with the head shape as decoration. Because gluttony is a particularly gluttonous beast in legend, people call people who are greedy for food or even property gluttonous. Gluttony also appeared on Shang and Zhou bronzes as a patterned animal face decoration, called gluttony pattern.
armadillo: also called the charter. Looks like a tiger, powerful, and good at prison litigation, people carved it on the prison door. Tigers are powerful beasts, so the use of armadillos is to enhance the majesty of prisons and make criminals afraid.
Corpse shell: also known as turtle. Shaped like a turtle, so heavy. Carrying stone tablets for years. People can see this hardworking Hercules everywhere in the ancestral hall of the temple. It is said that touching it can bring happiness to people.
Ba Xia ([Insect Eight] [Insect Summer]): Also known as the spindly, it looks like a turtle. Legend has it that in ancient times, it often carried three mountains and five mountains to make waves. After being soothed by Xia Yu, he made a lot of contributions to Xia Yu. After the flood control became an attack, Xia Yu took its merits and let it back on its own. Therefore, China's stone tablets are mostly carried by it.
one of the sayings of "nine sons born in a dragon" comes from Huailutang Collection written by Li Dongyang in the Ming Dynasty. Dragon's nine sons are:
Laoda Prison Bull (qiúniú)
Laodi Yazi (yázì)
Laosan Chifeng (cháofēng)
Laosi Pulao (púláo)
Laowu Sister-in-law. Chīwěi)
Another way of saying it is:
eldest brother (bě x)
second brother's kiss/tail (chīwěn/ Ch ě w ě i)
Laosan Bulao (púláo)
Laosi Yanmao (bü' an)
Laowu gluttony (tāotiè)
Laoliu (Bug Eight) (Cordyceps) (bāxià)
Prison Cow, one of the nine sons of Longsheng
Prison Cow, the eldest of the nine sons of Longsheng, loved music all his life. He often squatted on the piano head to enjoy the music played by plucking strings, so his portrait was carved on the piano head. This decoration has been used all the time, and some valuable huqin heads are still engraved with the image of the dragon head, which is called "the dragon head huqin".
the second of the nine sons of Longsheng
As the second son, he was aggressive and liked to kill all his life, and the knife ring, the handle and the dragon's swallow mouth are its portraits. After decorating the image of the dragon, these weapons have added awesome power. It is not only decorated on the weapons of famous soldiers in the battlefield, but also used in a large number of ceremonial weapons and palace guards, which makes it more dignified and solemn.
the third of the nine sons of the dragon gave birth to the devil
the devil, the third son, looks like an animal. He had a close call and looked forward to his life, and the beasts in the corner of the temple platform are his portraits. These animals stand in a single line at the front end of the vertical ridge. The animals are led by a "fairy" riding birds, followed by dragons, phoenixes, lions, Tianma, seahorses, dragons, horses, bulls, bulls and animals. Their placement has a strict hierarchy, and only the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in Beijing can have all kinds, and the number of secondary halls should be reduced accordingly. Mocking the wind not only symbolizes auspiciousness, beauty and majesty, but also has the meaning of deterring demons and eliminating disasters. The placement of Mockingwind makes the shape of the whole palace both strict and varied, achieving the harmony of solemnity and vividness, and the unity of grandeur and exquisiteness, which adds a mysterious atmosphere to the towering palace.
the fourth of nine sons born by the dragon, Bulao
Bulao, a coiled dragon, ranks fourth, and has a good voice and roar all his life. The dragon-shaped beast button on the Hong Zhong is its portrait. It turned out that Bulao lived by the sea. Although he was a dragon, he was always afraid of giant whales. As soon as the whale attacked, it roared with fear. According to people's report, it is characterized by its "good singing", "Every bell wants to make a loud sound", that is, the bulun is cast into a bell button and the wooden pestle that rings the bell is made into a whale shape. When ringing the bell, let the whale hit the bulun again and again, making it "ring into the sky" and "sound alone"
Dragon gave birth to the fifth of nine sons.
Sister-in-law, shaped like a lion, ranked fifth. He liked quietness all his life, was fond of sitting, and liked fireworks. The foot decoration on the Buddha's seat and incense burner was his portrait. According to legend, this kind of robes decorated on the Buddha's seat was introduced to China by Indians in the Han Dynasty. By the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it had been widely used in Buddhist art in China. This shape was created by Chinese folk artists and made it have the traditional style of China. Later, it became the fifth son of the dragon. Most of the places it was arranged were in front of Buddha and Bodhisattva statues sitting in cross-legged or cross-legged. The dragon-shaped ornament in the middle of the neck collar of a stone lion or a bronze lion in the Ming and Qing Dynasties is also an image of a lion-in-arms, which makes the traditional China gate lion guarding the gate more powerful.
the sixth of the nine sons of Long Sheng, Ba Xia
Ba Xia, also known as the spiny turtle, is an old six. He was a good bear all his life, and his strength was endless. The turtle under the tablet seat is his portrait. Legend has it that in ancient times, Ba Xia often carried three mountains and five mountains and made waves in rivers, lakes and seas. Later, Dayu subdued it when he was in charge of water control. It obeyed Dayu's command, pushed mountains and dug ditches, dredged rivers and made contributions to water control. When the flood was overcome, Dayu was worried that he would run wild everywhere again, so he moved to a huge stone tablet with indomitable spirit, which was engraved with the merits of the flood control, and told him to carry it. The heavy stone tablet made him unable to walk casually. Baxia and tortoise are very similar, but there are differences when they look closely. Baxia has a row of teeth, but tortoise doesn't. The number and shape of nail plates on the carapace of Baxia and tortoise are also different. The bully, also known as the stone turtle, is a symbol of longevity and good luck. It is always struggling to move forward with its head held high, its four feet desperately propped up, struggling to move forward, but it can't move. The pedestals of some famous stone tablets in our country are carried by Ba Xia, which can be seen in the forest of stone tablets and some historic sites.
seven of the nine sons of Longsheng
an armadillo, also known as a charter, looks like a tiger and is the old seven. It is litigious all its life, but it is powerful. The tiger-head decoration on the upper part of the prison door is its portrait. Legend has it that the armadillo is not only eager for public interests and justice, but also brave in speaking, and can distinguish right from wrong, and judge impartially. In addition, its image is majestic, and the prisoner is not only decorated on the prison door, but also crouched on both sides of the lobby of the official office. Whenever the yamen chief sits in court, there is an image on the top of the chief executive's title card and the silence avoidance card. It looks around and looks around to safeguard the solemnity and righteousness of the court.
eight of the nine sons born by a dragon. The dragon-like corpse, ranking the eighth, has a good life. Wenlong on both sides of the stone tablet is his portrait. China's steles have a long history and rich contents. Some of them are simple in shape, smooth and bright, and the light can be used as a guide. Some are exquisitely carved, with graceful words and vivid pens; There are also famous poems and stone carvings, and the population of moxibustion is famous throughout the ages. However, she loves this kind of inscription with shining artistic brilliance, and she is willing to turn it into a pattern dragon to set off these literary treasures handed down from generation to generation and decorate the pedestal more elegantly and beautifully. They are coiled around each other, which seems to be creeping slowly, and they match with the base, which is more spectacular.
Kiss, the ninth of the nine sons of the dragon
Kiss, also known as the tail of the owl and the kiss of the owl, is a dragon-shaped spine-swallowing beast, Laojiu, with a wide mouth and a rough mouth, which is easy to swallow all his life. The tail-rolling bibcock at both ends of the temple spine is his portrait. "Taiping Yu Lan" has the following description: "Tang Huiyao orders, after the disaster of the Liang Temple in the Han Dynasty, the sorcerer said,' There are fish in the sea, and the tail is like a owl, and the surf is like rain', so it is like the tail, and Tired Ofthe Fire is auspicious." The "witch" mentioned in the article is the flow of alchemists, and "fish sting" is the predecessor of kissing. Kissing is water-based, and it is used as an evil thing to avoid fire.