It knows the names, shapes and exorcism spells of all the ghosts in the world, so it has been worshipped as an exorcism beast and auspicious omen from a very early age. It was first recorded in Ge Hong's "Bao Pu Zi", not the "Shan Hai Jing" widely circulated on the Internet. Especially in the Middle Ages, the respect for Bai Ze was even more grand.
At that time, Bai Ze's books and pictures were so popular that almost everyone had one. The book records the names, looks and driving ways of various monsters, and is accompanied by pictures of monsters. Once people meet monsters, they will follow the map to find them.
The legend of Bai Ze:
According to legend, Bai Ze Beast is the mountain of Zhong Kui, the hometown of Zhong Kui, and Huxian County, Xi City, Shaanxi Province. In front of the Kongcuitang villa of Wang, the author of Zhong Kui Biography, on Chenbei Lake in Huxian County, Shaanxi Province, a pair of stone carvings of Zhong Kui beasts in the Song Dynasty are preserved. It is said that they are the only pair of ancient Bai Ze stone carvings in China.
People hang Bai Ze's paintings on walls or stick them on doors to ward off evil spirits. At that time, there was a custom of making "Bai Ze Pillow", that is, making a pillow with the image of Bai Ze for sleeping and lying down, also to ward off evil spirits. "Bai Ze Flag" is also a common flag in military uniforms and equipment. People even named themselves after "Bai Ze", and many people named after "Bai Ze" appeared.