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 red is the main color. Suzaku is like a peacock and an ostrich. During the Qin and Han dynasties, it was often carved on the tomb door as a guard and as a decoration on the tile to ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters. There are two theories about the origin of Suzaku: most people think Suzaku is another name for Phoenix; Another view is that Suzaku and Phoenix are two kinds of spirits, and Phoenix appeared earlier than Suzaku. Later, because both Phoenix and Suzaku evolved from the appearance of peacocks, they gradually narrowed the distance. So Suzaku and Phoenix are the same. The phoenix in the following content is equivalent to Suzaku.
Suzaku origin:
Like the dragon, the origin of Phoenix originates from totem culture, but the difference is that the totem culture of Phoenix is a combination of totems of various clans and tribes in the East. As early as in China, there were descriptions of the Phoenix. In historical records? Yin Benji recorded the story that Zhu Di, the founder of the mountain, swallowed the egg of a mysterious bird and made a contract. Qi is the ancestor of Yin. There are hieroglyphics of Phoenix in Shang Dynasty Oracle Bone Inscriptions unearthed in Anyang, Henan. This character has the characteristics of a bird. It looks like a peacock with a crown, feathers and a beautiful long tail. In the fairy tale "Shan Hai Jing", there is a passage describing the phoenix: "It looks like a chicken and is named Phoenix." "The Book of Songs? There is a song "Phoenix Woo" in Volume A, in Peter Goldkorn. The phoenix tree was born in the morning. The poem "Yong Yong, Bai Yi". Historical Records records that "Phoenix comes to Korea and is famous in the world" and "90% plays flute and phoenix comes to play musical instruments"; However, Zhang Hua's Book of Birds in the Jin Dynasty recorded the theory that "flying means that birds follow, staying means that the state has a way" and "birds belong to 360, and the phoenix grows". From the above description, we can see that Phoenix is the king of birds, with bright colors, good singing and dancing, and is the protagonist. Its shape is the most beautiful characteristic part of all kinds of birds that people are looking for, which combines their aesthetics, feelings and reason and is a symbol of peace, tranquility, happiness and auspiciousness. }
The evolution and symbol of Phoenix;
It was not until the Tang Dynasty that the emperor officially called himself the dragon, calling himself the metaplasia of the dragon, that is, the so-called "real dragon emperor", and the phoenix was the god of "360 feathered worms, and the phoenix was the dragon", so the phoenix became the representative of the queen and the concubine. The twins are officially a couple.
Up to now, there are some things and things called dragons and phoenixes. For example, a boy and a girl are called twins. When couples get married, it can be said that it is a match between dragon and phoenix, and it can also be said that it is a match between dragon and phoenix. The dragon and phoenix bracelets and the bride's rockhopper (1, 2) are indispensable in marriage. In short, dragons and phoenixes have always represented auspicious, noble and complementary relations in the eyes of China people. And the combination of dragon and phoenix has gradually been used to describe love.
One-minute folklore:
Let's talk for a minute. I hope I can finish reading the pavilion in the next minute. Hmm (expressing hesitation, etc.) ... Do you know what a hundred birds fly at the phoenix is? Literally, Phoenix faces many birds. Modern metaphor many people worship a highly respected person. How can the phoenix not be other birds? It turned out to be ...
A long time ago, hundreds of birds lived in a big forest. After they are full, some sing, some dance, some chase and have fun, and live a carefree life every day. Pragmatic trade (labor exchange) low explosive (labor exchange)
But there is a simple and unremarkable bird called Phoenix. It doesn't play when it is full like other birds, but collects fruits and food from morning till night. It also picked up the fruits thrown away by other birds one by one and collected them in the cave. The glib magpie laughed at it as a greedy ghost, and even the clumsy crow ridiculed it as a big fool. After listening to these cynicism, Phoenix was neither angry nor discouraged, and still did the work that was looked down upon by birds as usual.
Not long after, the grass on the mountain was burnt and the leaves on the tree could not grow. All the birds can't find food, some are dizzy with hunger, and some are starving. There is crying in the forest. One day, Phoenix came back from far away to eat. Seeing this scene, she quickly opened the cave and distributed the food she had accumulated for many years to all the birds to help them tide over the difficulties.
In order to thank Phoenix for saving his life, all the birds chose the most beautiful feathers from themselves and gathered together to make a colorful and dazzling bird coat for Phoenix. Since then, Phoenix has become the most beautiful bird, and everyone unanimously elected it as the king of birds. Every year, on the birthday of Phoenix, hundreds of birds fly to congratulate it. This is "a hundred birds fly at the phoenix".