Source: From Guo Moruo's Phoenix Nirvana.
In Guo Moruo's "Phoenix Nirvana", he said: "Phoenix burns itself to ashes every 500 years, and then rises from the ashes, circulating endlessly and becoming eternal life.
Extended meaning: Phoenix is the messenger of world happiness. Every 500 years, it will bear all the unhappiness and hatred accumulated in the world, throw itself into flames, set itself on fire, and exchange the end and beauty of life for peace and happiness in the world. It is also after the body has experienced great pain and tempering that they can be reborn with a better body. "
Extended data:
The legend of the phoenix nirvana:
Legend 1:
A beautiful myth related to fire. In the legendary Arab kingdom, there are a pair of divine birds, the male is a phoenix and the female is a phoenix. At the age of 500, Ji Xiangmu set himself on fire and was reborn. From then on, it was delicious to death.
On the majestic Grand Braque Mountain, full-color laser lights reflect the clouds that have just been visited for several kilometers. Flames as high as ten meters spewed out from the top of the mountain and waterfalls flew down. In the blend of water and fire, the phoenix sings and burns with chords, deducing a myth of 500 years ago and a beautiful legend that has been passed down through the ages.
Legend 2:
Phoenix is the messenger of happiness in the world. Every 500 years, it will bear all the unhappiness and hatred accumulated in the world, throw itself into flames, set itself on fire, and exchange the end and beauty of life for peace and happiness in the world. It is also after the body has experienced great pain and tempering that they can be reborn with a better body.
Legend 3:
The origin of the ancient fire phoenix in Jingzhou: Jingzhou is the birthplace of Chu culture. According to legend, Chu flooded for three months in a row, and the whole country became a water country. People are miserable. The king of Chu set up an altar to worship the sun and prayed for the sun to come out as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, the evil oolong continued to rain, and the monarch ordered all the warriors in the world to fight against the evil oolong, and the result was defeated and eaten by the evil oolong.
A counselor said that there is a Phoenix Mountain in the east of Chu, and there is a god bird named Fire Phoenix on the mountain. The monarch and counselor of Chu invited the fire phoenix to exorcise evil spirits, which is the duty of the fire phoenix. Fire Phoenix and Oolong didn't win the 7749-day battle, so the Fire Phoenix finally had to sacrifice itself.
Burn your heart, fight against Oolong, and finally the fire phoenix and Oolong will be reduced to ashes at the same time, and the world will reappear. In order to commemorate the fire phoenix, the Chu people built a fire phoenix altar on Phoenix Mountain. Still on our plain, this mountain is a big red clay bag several kilometers from Fiona Fang.