Jiangnan refers to the zodiac sheep, which ranks eighth among the twelve zodiac animals and belongs to the twelve earthly branches, so it is called "untimely" at twelve o'clock a day and "untimely" at one to three o'clock in the afternoon. Yi Gua means "changing sheep".
Sheep is a general term for Artiodactyla sheep and goat. Rams and ewes have horns. Ram's horns are long and thick, extending horizontally in a spiral shape, while ewe's horns are thin and short, and most of them extend obliquely outward. The bridge of the nose is raised, and the ears are big but not drooping; The chest is open, the back is straight, the cross is slightly higher, and the flat cone tail is close to the hip. The coat color is very mixed, and the service life is about 10- 15 years.
Sheep are mainly distributed in the north of the Yangtze River in China. Herbivorous ruminants have strong adaptability and can survive from arid and cold mountainous areas to hot and humid flat land. Good feeding conditions, perennial estrus; The condition is poor, and estrus is concentrated in late summer and early autumn. The estrous cycle is about 17 days. The gestation period is about 150 days.
Sheep have the closest relationship with the life of ancient ancestors, and have a deep historical origin with the development of traditional culture in China, which affects the emergence and development of China's writing, diet, morality, etiquette, aesthetics and other cultures. In the Ming Dynasty, China compiled "The Sheep Kneeling on the Chest" into "A Tribute for Glory", shaping it into a model of gratitude. Meat can be eaten or used as medicine. It is a good tonic.
Introduction of Jiangnan area
1, spring in March, birds and flowers, beautiful scenery. The origin of the zodiac is related to animal worship. According to the Qin bamboo slips unearthed in Yunmeng Shuihudi, Hubei Province and Fangmatan, Tianshui, Gansu Province, there was a relatively complete zodiac system in the pre-Qin period. The earliest handed down document that recorded the same Chinese zodiac as the modern one was Lun Heng written by Wang Chong in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
2. Jiangnan is a geographical area of China, and its scope, concept and definition are different under different circumstances in the fields of culture, geography and climate. Jiangnan in a broad sense refers to the south of the Yangtze River, generally referring to the south bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
Jiangnan is a place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery. Since ancient times, Jiangnan has always been a constantly changing and flexible regional concept, but it always represents a beautiful and rich water town scene. Up to now, it is also a developed region with superior natural conditions, abundant natural resources, developed commodity production and complete industrial chain, and it is the region with the highest comprehensive level in China.