Dogs belong to Chordata, Vertebrate, Mammalia, Orthoptera, Carnivora, Schipoda and Canidae. Chinese is also called "dog", and dogs are distributed all over the world. Dogs were domesticated by early humans from gray wolves, and the domestication time was 40,000 years ago-1.50,000 years ago. Known as "the most loyal friend of mankind", it is the pet with the highest feeding rate, and its life span is about 12- 18 years. In China culture, dogs belong to one of the 12 Zodiacs, ranking 1 1 among the 12 Zodiacs.
In China's long and colorful folk culture, dog culture is one of its important components.
1, dogs were widely owned by all classes in ancient times. Since writing came into being, there have been written records about dogs. There are pictographs of dogs in The Book of Songs compiled by Lei Wen, and there is a poem "I am happy without feeling, barking without being a donkey" in The Book of Songs. There are many aliases for dogs in ancient books: puppies are called "You", fighting dogs are called "Hu", and those who are good at hunting and guarding homes are called "Good Dogs". Zhou Li called dog owners "dog people". In the Han Dynasty, the official position of dog training was called "dog supervisor". Some famous historical figures have also served in the dog prison. For example, Li Yannian once "gave things to dogs", and the writer Sima Xiangru wanted to see Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, which had a lot to do with his fellow countryman Yang Deyi becoming a dog jail. Liu Yuxi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, said: "When you re-enter the Dragon House, you should say that you are like a dog." There is also Wang Bo's poem, "Han dogs are close friends and will drive the crossbow back one day." Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty even built a "dog palace" for dogs. "Sanfu Huang Tu" contains: "Dog Palace, in Shanglin Garden, 28 miles west of Chang 'an", and there is a "dog view" outside the "Dog Palace". The social stability of a place is often described as "the cock crows and the dog barks" in the history books of the Han Dynasty.
The ancients regarded dogs as auspicious things. In the "good omen" of past dynasties, dogs were listed as auspicious and rich things. There are many records in ancient and modern books. White dogs are auspicious and precious. There is also a legend among the people that "Wang Ren sees a white dog". According to experts of Yin and Yang in ancient times, dogs belong to the golden destiny in the twenty-eight nights, and they are called Lou Golden Dogs.
The ancients liked to name dogs after their names. The ancients regarded dogs as rich and auspicious things, so they were often named after dogs and dogs. Open an ancient history of China, and many people are named after dogs. It is not uncommon in cultural relics and archaeological materials unearthed in modern times. For example, princes named after "dog" and "dog" include Tao Yang Xiang in the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Ruyi, born to Mrs. Qi, was nicknamed "dog", and a son in the Eastern Han Dynasty was named "tiger dog", also called Xiang. Writer Sima Xiangru, also known as "Dog", Jin Dynasty poet Tao Yuanming, nicknamed "Creek Dog". As for the common people, there are more dogs. People often named their children after dogs, not only because of their auspicious accidents, but also because dogs were popular in ancient society and parents loved dogs, so they named their children after dogs. In Song Dynasty, because both Song Huizong and Zhao Ji belonged to dogs, Song people regarded dogs as gods. Not only do they not kill or eat dogs, but they also take dogs as their surnames and first names.
Dogs are the right-hand man of the ancients. "Lun Heng" says: "A dead hound is in the mountains, calling its dog name, and its dog barks and responds to its owner. People are different from dogs, and those who answer the call know their owners. " "Ji Qin" said: "There is a cangue castle in Qin Xianggong. Where there is a thief, the dog barks to catch it, and the castle will be safe. " The land machine of the Jin Dynasty was blocked by something in Luoyang, the capital, and his dog passed letters between the capital and his hometown. Li He, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, mentioned this in his poem "Dog Book Has Been to Los Angeles". It is not uncommon to use dogs to serve the combatants directly. "Biography of Zhang Jingda in the Five Dynasties" records: "The Khitan soldiers surrounded Zhang Jingda, the general of the Jin Dynasty, and dogs barked on all sides. The Jin Army went out at night and the dogs barked at the police, and no one broke through. Defeated by Qidan, Zhang Jingda was killed by Jin. " Dogs also have the ability to predict earthquakes. They had abnormal reactions within half an hour to two days before the earthquake.
5. Dog-loving style in the old saying. The ancients often used dogs as metaphors, which was also common in ancient literature. For example, after Liu Bang unified the world and established the Han Dynasty, Xiao He's most outstanding contribution was to be named Hou, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the military commanders who fought bloody battles. Liu Bang skillfully compared "hunting dogs", "human dogs", "meritorious dogs" and "meritorious people", saying that Xiao He was a "meritorious person" with unparalleled contributions, and all military commanders were dispatched by him. The ancients often condescended to be dogs and horses. For example, Zhao Chongguo called his age "the teeth of dogs and horses". There is also a kind of "dog-horse decision" which means simply and decisively, such as "it has a dog-horse decision and is unstoppable." There are interactive and dangerous landforms represented by tiger teeth, such as "the emperor's high seal is too high, and the land is in harmony with tiger teeth, which is called rock Sect." Some people use the warning of barking dogs to compare the border war, such as "the warning of barking dogs in the third world." Some people use barking as a metaphor for the loyalty of officials, such as "a dog barking at its feet is Yao, Yao is not ruthless, and the dog is not its owner."
From ancient times to the present, dogs are indeed the right-hand man in human production and life. Documents about dogs, unearthed cultural relics related to dogs, and even classical literary works describing dogs are all part of our national cultural treasure house. While discussing the traditional culture of the motherland, it is of certain significance to explore the custom of keeping dogs in ancient times.