Kirin, the ancestor of ancient scaly beasts, occupied the whole continent. Kirin was the darling of the whole world before it was called the Swiss beast. As the first creatures after creation, they almost ruled the whole universe.
Then after all the great gods become gods, they gradually withdraw from the stage of heaven and earth, which is an extremely powerful existence. Of course, after that, Kirin's status is still very lofty, and it is the object that all terrans beat together.
Appearance and manners
From its external shape, it combines lion's head, antler, tiger's eye, elk body, dragon forest and oxtail. The tail is as hairy as a dragon's tail, and there is meat in one corner. But it is said that Kirin looks like a musk deer and is regarded as a god by the ancients.
Kirin is a god that ancient people in China believed existed. Among the numerous folklores in China, although there are not many stories about Kirin, they truly reflect its unique preciousness and spirituality everywhere in people's lives.
Since ancient times, many talented people have shown the image of Kirin in various forms. Since the rise of bronze culture, unicorns carved in bronze have become more popular. The image of Kirin is made of copper, which makes people feel and makes the image of Kirin clearer in people's minds.
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1, Qinglong is one of the four gods in China ancient mythology, which originated from the worship of ancient stars. It is the oriental god who represents Tai Hao and the seven nights in the East. It is the shock in the gossip, the mourning in the five elements, symbolizing the shaoyang in the four elephants and the spring in the four seasons. According to the Five Elements Theory, the East is blue, so Qinglong is the God of the East, also known as the "black dragon". In folklore, Qinglong looks like a long snake, a unicorn head, a carp tail, a bearded face, deer-like horns and five claws, which is awesome.
2. The White Tiger (hǔ) is one of the four gods in China's ancient mythology, which originated from the worship of ancient stars and represented the seven nights in Shao Hao and the West. It is a symbol of the four elephants with less yin and the Mid-Autumn Festival in the four seasons.
One of the five beasts in Huainanzi, namely, Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku, Xuanwu and Huanglong, is also known as Tianguan Five Beasts. White tiger has many divine powers, such as avoiding evil, avoiding disasters, praying for blessings, punishing evil and promoting good, getting rich and getting married, etc. It is a symbol of power and dignity.
Suzaku is one of the four spirits in ancient China mythology, which originated from the worship of ancient stars. It is a southern god who represents Emperor Yan and the seven nights in the south. It is separated from the gossip, igniting the fire in the five elements, symbolizing Lao Yang in the four elephants and summer in the four seasons.
In modern times, many people think it is a phoenix or a kind of phoenix, but in fact, Suzaku, as one of the four spirits of heaven, is very different from Phoenix, one of the four spirits of the Book of Rites. In the Han dynasty, the phoenix was thought to be born by Suzaku.
4. Xuanwu, one of the four celestial spirits in ancient China mythology, also known as tortoise and snake, originated from the worship of stars in ancient times, which means that the northern Xuanwu divides twenty-eight lodges into seven lodges according to the southeast and northwest. In the traditional culture of China, the four elephants refer to Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu, representing the east, west, north and south directions respectively. The northern Xuanwu is dominated by gossip, and the five elements dominate the water, symbolizing the old yin in the four elephants and the winter in the four seasons.