"Xuanniao" is the ancient name for swallows. Because swallows are all black, they are named "Xuanniao". Named after appearance, simple and simple. At that time, mysterious birds and phoenixes both referred to swallows.
About "blackbird", there is a story about "blackbird doing business" in ancient legend. Qu Yuan's "Songs of the South and Questions of Heaven" said, "What should I do with the chrysanthemum fields in Taiwan Province? The mysterious bird is awkward, what is the family? " . Wang Yi's Note on "Songs of the South: Li Sao": "Ye Yan, a mysterious bird." A merchant's ancestral contract was born when his mother swallowed a swallow's egg. There is also a poem in The Book of Songs, Ode to Shang and Xuanniao, which says, "Xuanniao is born by fate, and Shang is born by lineage".
Extended data:
"The mysterious bird arrived at the vernal equinox, and Judy matched Gao Xin's family. The emperor prayed for it in the suburbs, so it was an act of god. It was born with a mysterious bird. " At the vernal equinox, swallows build nests and have children. Businessmen think the arrival of swallows is a good day for breeding. Therefore, in the mid-spring when the swallows come, both husband and wife will go to the wilderness in the suburbs to hold a sacrifice activity. The son conceived during this period is called "mysterious bird life". According to the Book of Rites and the Moon Order, "In mid-spring and March, the mysterious birds arrive." Zheng Xuan's Note in Han Dynasty: "A mysterious bird is a swallow."
Original: Xuanniao
Author anonymous? pre-Qin period
The fate of the mysterious bird, born for business, is full of dirt. The ancient emperor ordered Wu Tang, which was in the square.
After Fang died, there were nine elections. Shang successively fell, was ordered to suddenly and violently, and his eldest grandson was in Wuding. Wu Ding's grandson, King Wu is invincible.
The dragon flag is multiplied by ten, and the big one is the bearing. The country is thousands of miles away, the people stop and the territory is everywhere.
The four seas are fake, and so is Qi Qi. Jing Weiyuan was appointed as He Yin. What is a white deer?
Explanation:
The Emperor of Heaven gave Shen Yan an order,
Contract builders came to earth,
Live in Yin Guang Guang.
At that time, the emperor of heaven was destined to become soup,
Conquer the four corners of the world.
Tell the tribal leader,
Kyushu land merchants have always occupied.
Before the Shang kings succeeded to the throne one after another,
Accept fate, don't ignore it,
Sun Wuding is the most virtuous.
Wu Ding is indeed a good successor,
The legacy of soup is affordable.
There are ten dragon flag cars,
The contribution of food is often full.
Thousands of miles of land are really vast,
People live in peace,
The territory of the four seas is extremely far.
Four small countries came to worship,
Traffic is rushing to the top.
The big river around Jingshan,
Yin is called good by heaven,
All kinds of blessings account for all.
References:
Baidu knows-the mysterious bird of fate