It is said that Phoenix is the king of birds, so there is the "Phoenix Bird".
Phoenix is a big bird with a long tail and rosy clouds. Because he is good at breathing fire and can fly comfortably in the sea of fire, he is also called "Fire Phoenix". In Buddhist philosophy, there is a saying that "phoenix nirvana" is reborn from the fire. As we all know, "fire" is "the sun", and all ethnic groups have the custom of worshipping the sun. Phoenix belongs to fire, and fire belongs to Yang, so that later generations mistake the phoenix with gorgeous feathers for "golden phoenix" or "red phoenix with flame color", which shows its lofty position in the eyes of the people.
According to the Book of Changes in China, the "Yang" attribute in Taiji Bagua is the male corresponding to the female attribute, that is, "Feng" is a pure Yang male. Then the question is, do "phoenix" and "phoenix" really represent male and female birds respectively?
The early "Phoenix" was also called "Phoenix Emperor". Personally, it is related to the concept of "matriarchal clan" rule of human beings. Other evidences include the rule of the "Western Queen Mother" in myths and legends and traces of scientific research in prehistoric ancient history. It is said that there was once a female ruler who was honored as the "Queen Mother of the West", whose politics unified a large territory, which was highly civilized and extremely rich, and was connected with the gods. "The Queen Mother of the West" is the embodiment of the gods (discuss the legend of the "Queen Mother of the West", learn from this bitter experience, and then talk about the interesting things contained in strange books such as Shan Hai Jing when the fairy is free later. This time, it is only said that the origin of "Phoenix Emperor" is related to matriarchal rule, citing the matriarchal rule of "Nu Wa Niangniang" after Fu proclaimed himself emperor, etc.), so it is inferred that perhaps this "Phoenix" is the voice of "Phoenix Emperor" and will gradually differentiate into a loving male and female harp.
Looking back, the theory of "matching the dragon and the phoenix" will naturally break down, because they are not a species at all, and of course they cannot be compared.
In view of the loyalty index of most birds to love, combined with the happiness and malice index of all ethnic groups to dragons and phoenixes, Benxian expressed his good feelings for "Phoenix" unabashedly, which was absolutely awesome!
Finally, I put forward my personal views. I have always believed that dragons and phoenixes exist, at least in ancient times. Perhaps "Phoenix" also evolved like "Dragon". It originated from the same ancestor. With the change of living environment, it was divided into different races-Tyrannosaurus Rex, which likes water and shade, and finally hid in humid and warm waters or in the northern part of Shan Ye with relatively low temperature, such as the vast mountains and rivers in Yuan Ye, northeast China. Another kind of phoenix, which evolved from a similar "pterosaur" thousands of years ago, lives in the southwest of China, where the altitude and temperature are relatively high, because it is said that it is the closest place to the sun, and it is not impossible for colorful peacocks in Yunnan to have a relationship with it.