Luan bird:
Luan bird is also called qingluan, bluebird and chicken rest. Luan is a phoenix in ancient myths and legends of China. Among the synonyms of Phoenix, it is probably the most widely known one. The popular saying in Han and Jin novels is that the phoenix bird-the mysterious bird-the bluebird is regarded as the messenger of the spring god and the symbol of Dong and the Queen Mother of the West.
"Shan Hai Jing": "There is a bird on the female bed mountain, which looks like Zhai and is named Luan bird. When you see them, the world is peaceful. " Shuowen: "Luan, the essence of God, is red and chicken-shaped, singing five tones." "Bird Classic" said: "Luan, Rui bird, a chicken with red wings, called; Qing yue Yu Xiang, white yue Yi Xiang; Xuan,; Yellow, the symbol of the earth. "
Records of Luan birds in ancient books;
1, the ancient legendary phoenix in China. Red is a phoenix, and blue is a phoenix. Most of them are fairy mounts. North "Xie dried fish": "Wen Kun touches at night, and his wings are like qingluan." Tang Li Bai's "Phoenix Song": "I won the Yu Di and sang spring in the sky. Qingluan didn't go alone, but more people joined hands. " Wang Qi quoted the "Question Notes" in the Literary and Art Newspaper, saying: ... The red is the phoenix, and the blue is the phoenix. "
2, the bluebird. According to Shan Hai Jing, every time the Queen Mother of the West travels, she always asks a Qingluan to inform her first. Later generations used "qingluan" and "bluebird" to refer to the messenger who delivered the message. Song Zhao Ganoderma lucidum's poem "Dead Hua Lian" says: "Forget about eating and sleeping. Look at qingluan, not fish and geese. " Qing Nalanxingde's "Shanghai Tang Zhong Yuan beyond the Great Wall" says: "The blue sky and the sea of clouds are beautiful."
3. According to legend, Wang Bin was given a bird in Qi Jun, decorated with a golden fan, endured humiliation and stole food, and kept silent for three years. His wife said: smell the birds, why not hang a mirror and take a look. The king listened to his wishes and mourned at the sight. The mourning sounded in the clouds and he was exhausted. See Volume 90 of Collection of Literature and Art, quoted from Preface to Poems of Luan Bird by Fan Tai in Southern Song Dynasty.
Later, I borrowed the mirror of Qingluan. Xu Yin's poem "Shang Yang Palace": "The dressing table is covered with dark dust, the palace tree is full moon, and the yellow birds sing." Tang Ming Sanjiang's divertimento "The Preface of Tang Xuanzong's Returning to the Palace Feeling Old-fashioned and Double-tune Night Sailing" wrote: "Attendants help Taiwan, and they are lazy to take care of Qingluangao." Ruan Yuan's Notes on Xiao Canglang in the Qing Dynasty, Volume III: "Qingluan doesn't have to be ashamed of being alone. She often opens her box as if she were meeting an old friend."
4, also known as "qingluan". Luan bell. There are bears and bells on the scale of the son of heaven, so "Qingluan" is used to refer to the carriage of the son of heaven. Liang Wudi's "Imperial Decree on Farming" in the Southern Dynasties: "I sang qingluan in the eastern suburbs and went to Beijing with Zhu Bi." In the Southern Dynasties, Liang Jiangyan wrote "Advocating Women's Self-mourning": "Shi Qinglian shrugged the clouds and Jia Dan took a ride."