Eldest brother (b √' x √)
Kiss the second child/tail
Laosandao
Old four armadillos (b√an)
Laowu gluttony
A six-year-old centipede
Lao qi ya zi
Laobasao
Laojiu (jiāo'tú)
1, spiny leaf turtle: also known as turtle and bully. It looks like a turtle, so heavy. Carrying stone tablets for many years. People can see this hardworking Hercules everywhere in the ancestral hall of the temple. It is said that touching it can bring happiness to people.
2, kiss: also known as kiss, tail, Cape of Good Hope, etc. This dragon is shaped like a four-legged snake with its tail cut off. It looks around in dangerous places and likes to swallow fire. According to legend, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built the Bailiang Hall, it was said that there was a kind of fish in the sea, whose tail was like an ostrich, that is, an eagle, which could splash waves and rain and avoid fire, so it was molded in the corner, roof and roof of the hall. .
Bulang nationality: The Bulang nationality is shaped like a dragon, but Buron is very small and easy to sing. It is said that I don't live by the sea all the time, and what I fear most at ordinary times is whales. Whenever there is a whale attack, he will scream when he is not old. Therefore, people put their own image on the clock and carve the long wood that hit the clock into the shape of a whale to make it loud and bright.
4. Armadillo: Also called Charter. Looks like a tiger, powerful, and good at prison litigation, people carved it on the prison door. Tigers are powerful beasts, so the use of armadillos is to enhance the majesty of prisons and make criminals daunting.
5, gluttony: looks like a wolf, good diet. Zhongding Yi wares are often decorated with carved head shapes. Because gluttony is a particularly greedy beast in legend, people call people who are greedy for food and even property gluttony. Gluttony also appeared on Shang and Zhou bronzes, as a decorative animal face with patterns, called gluttony patterns.
6. Pteris vittata: Located near the bridge, it likes water best and is often decorated at the top of the stone bridge railing. On the four corners of Houmen Bridge, there are centipedes, which are very beautiful in shape.
7. Yazi: It looks like a cockroach, so it's easy to kill. Often engraved on the scabbard of the handle. Yazi's original intention is to glare. The so-called "the virtue of a meal will be repaid, and Yazi's hatred will be reported." Newspapers are inevitably murderous. People who pay New Year greetings say, "Kill your whole family and have a happy New Year." In this way, people kick you out. Therefore, the dragon appears on the hilt of the scabbard like a jackal.
8. Sister-in-law: also known as Ling. Sister-in-law is another name for a lion, so she looks like a lion. She is good at setting off fireworks and sitting well. Its style can be seen in Buddhist temples and incense burners. Lions, which even tigers and leopards dare to eat, are magnificent animals and were introduced to China with Buddhism. Because Buddha Sakyamuni is known as the "fearless lion", people naturally arrange it as a Buddha's seat or carve it on an incense burner to enjoy the incense.
9. Pepper map: It looks like a snail and a clam, so people often carve its image on the head of the gate or paint it on the door panel. Snails always meet and shell when they are attacked by foreign objects. People use it on doors, probably because it can be closed for safety.
Of course, as a myth, the only thing that can be determined now is that the dragon has nine sons, but there are different opinions about which nine sons are, and the ranking order is also different. The above is just one of the views that people are used to, for reference only.