The phoenix is ??originally a legendary bird. The phoenix is ??a male bird and the phoenix is ??a female bird. It's a fabrication made up by people. This kind of bird does not exist at all. Just like our Chinese totem dragon.
The Phoenix is ??a beautiful bird, an auspicious bird, and the king of birds. It symbolizes joy, tranquility and nobility, and is also a metaphor for pure and perfect love. It is said that "a phoenix will not rest on a phoenix tree, will not eat unless it is a bamboo tree, and will not drink unless it is a clear spring." It can be seen that the phoenix is ??noble and pure, and cannot be compared with ordinary birds.
Suzaku and Phoenix:
Suzaku, like Qinglong, is also one of the four spirits. It is the god of the south in ancient mythology and also dominates the southern stars in the sky. It belongs to fire and its main color is red. The red bird resembles both a peacock and an ostrich. During the Qin and Han dynasties, it was often carved on tomb doors as a guard and as a decoration on tiles to ward off disasters and evil spirits. There are two theories about the origin of Suzaku: Most people think that Zhuque is the nickname of Phoenix; another theory is that Suzaku and Phoenix are two spiritual creatures, and the Phoenix appeared earlier than the Suzaku. Later, due to the combination of the Phoenix and the Phoenix, Both Suzakus evolved from the shape of peacocks, so the two gradually became closer. Therefore, the Suzaku and the Phoenix are the same. The phoenix appearing in the following content is equivalent to the Suzaku.
Origin of Suzaku:
The origin of phoenix is ??the same as that of dragon, both originating from totem culture. The only difference is that the totem culture of phoenix is ??a combination of totems of various eastern clan tribes. The phoenix has been described as early as Chinese writing began. In "Historical Records 6-4 Yin Benji", it is recorded that the founder Jian Di swallowed the egg of a black bird and formed a bond. (Qi is the ancestor of Yin); in the oracle bone inscriptions of the Yin and Shang dynasties unearthed in Anyang, Henan, there is the hieroglyph of phoenix. This character has the characteristics of a bird, looking like a peacock, with a crest, feathers, and a beautiful long tail. In the mythical story "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", there is a passage that describes the Phoenix as follows: "It looks like a chicken and has five colors and is named Phoenix." There is "The Book of Songs, Volume 6-4". The phoenix is ??humming, and the phoenix tree is growing on the high hill, and the sun is rising there." There are records in "Historical Records": "The phoenix comes to the court, and the world is virtuous", and "90% of Xiaoshao, the phoenix comes to the ceremony"; while the "Bird Classic" written by Zhang Hua of the Jin Dynasty records that "flying makes flocks of birds follow." , came out Wang Zhengping, the state has the way" and "the bird belongs to three hundred and sixty, the phoenix is ??the long" theory. From the above description, we can see that the phoenix is ??the king of birds with bright colors, good singing and dancing, and a "leading" role. Its shape is the result of people looking for the most beautiful features of various birds, plus their aesthetic views, emotions and reason, to synthesize and unify them into a symbol that symbolizes peace, tranquility, happiness and auspiciousness. }
The evolution and symbol of the phoenix:
Until the Tang Dynasty, the emperor officially regarded himself as the dragon, calling himself the reincarnation of the dragon, the so-called "true dragon emperor", and the phoenix as "The feathered insect is three hundred and sixty and the phoenix is ??the longest", so the phoenix became the representative of the queen and concubines. The dragon and the phoenix have officially become a couple.
Even now, some things and things are called dragon and phoenix. For example, those who give birth to a boy and a girl in the same child are called dragon and phoenix twins; when newlyweds get married, they can be said to be a pair of dragon and phoenix, or they are called dragon and phoenix. ; And getting married is indispensable without the dragon and phoenix bracelets and the bride’s phoenix crown (1, 2). All in all, dragon and phoenix have always represented auspiciousness, nobility and mutually reinforcing relationships in the minds of Chinese people. And the combination of dragon and phoenix is ??gradually used to describe love.
The following is the relevant legend
There was a tree of wisdom in the Garden of Eden, and a bush of roses grew near the tree. Whenever the first rose blooms among the flowers, a beautiful bird is born among the flowers as the petals open. The bird's flying posture is as light as silk floating in the air, its song is clear and sweet, and its feathers are colorful. This beautiful bird nests among the beautiful flowers.
Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, and God ordered them to be banished. The angel drove them out of Paradise with a flaming sword. The angel's sword danced in the air, sparks flew everywhere, the bird's nest among the flowers caught fire, and the beautiful bird was burned to death in the flames.
The flowers were burned to ashes, and a few bird eggs were vaguely visible in the dark red flames. Catalyzed by the hot flames, one of them showed cracks.
Finally, another beautiful bird broke out of its shell, was born from the flames, fluttered its wings and flew into the sky!
This is the immortal phoenix bird that rose from the fire!