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    Qinglong

    The green dragon is one of the four images in traditional Chinese culture. According to the Five Elements theory, it is a spiritual beast representing the east. It is a green dragon. The direction of the green dragon is east and left, which represents spring. Among the twenty-eight constellations in China, the green dragon is  The general name of the seven eastern stars (Jiao, Kang, Di, Fang, Xin, Wei and Ji).

    Records: Volume 44 of "Tai Shang Huang Lu Zhai Yi" calls Qinglong Dongdou Xingjun as: "Spica Star Lord Tianmen, Kang Su Tingting Star Lord, Di Su Tianfu Star Lord, Fang Su Xingjun Tiansi Star Lord, Heart Star Lord Uranus"  Lord, Lord of the Celestial Chicken Star in Osu, Lord of the Celestial Law Star in Jisu.  "As for its image, Volume 7 of "The Essential Collection of Taoist Tongjiao" says: "The spirit of an Eastern dragon with horns exhales clouds and gloomy energy, shouts thunder and makes a sound, flies to the eight extremes, travels around the four underworlds, and comes to stand on my left.  In addition, Taoism also uses it in alchemy terminology. For example, Volume 72 of "Yunji Qizhu" quotes the names of the four gods of elixirs in the "Ancient Sutra": Qinglong is the mercury of Eastern Jiayi wood.  Turbidity means that you can't get close to it, and you can't leave it if you are far away. It is hidden and changes endlessly, so it is called dragon.  [1]

    White tiger

    In traditional Chinese culture, it is one of the four images of the Western Seven Constellations of Taoism. According to the Five Elements Theory, it is a spiritual beast representing the West. It is a white tiger and represents the season of autumn.  The seven western constellations of the twenty-eight constellations (Kui, Lou, Wei, Ang, Bi, Xi, and Shen) have the image of a tiger, located in the west, belonging to gold and white in color, and are generally called white tigers.

    Records: Volume 44 of "Tai Shang Huang Lu Zhai Yi" calls the White Tiger West Dou Xingjun as: "Kuisu Tianjiang Xingjun, Lousu Tianyu Xingjun, Weisu Tiancang Xingjun, Angsu Tianmu Xingjun, Bisutian  Lord of the Ear Star, Lord of the Ping Star in the Sky, Lord of the Star in the Heaven and Water in the Ritel." As for his image, Volume 7 of "Music Collection of Taoist Tongjiao" says: "The West has responded to the Lord of the Star since the tiger, with the qualities of English and English, the quiet voice, and the intimidation of the beasts.  , roaring in the mountains and forests, come and stand on my right." At the same time, Taoism also uses it in alchemy terms, such as the seventy-two volumes of "Yunji Qixi" quote the four gods' elixirs from the "Ancient Classics": "The white tiger, the Western Geng  Xin gold and white gold are also the true one. The "Sutra" says: If you get one, all things are completed, the alias of lady is the influence of the five elements, which is caused by the ultimate essence. It cannot lie down, so it is called a tiger.  [2]

    Suzaku

    In traditional Chinese culture, it is one of the four images of the Western Seven Constellations of Taoism. According to the Five Elements Theory, it is a spiritual beast representing the south.  The orientation is south, front, which represents summer;

    ??Zhuque, also known as "Suzaku", is the god of the south in ancient mythology.  It can also be said to be a phoenix or a black bird.  Suzaku is one of the four spirits. Like the other three spirits, it comes from the stars and is the general name of the seven stars in the south: Well, Ghost, Willow, Star, Zhang, Yi, and Zhen.  When I think of it, it's Suzaku.  Zhu is red, like fire, and the south belongs to fire, so it is called Phoenix.  It also has the property of being reincarnated from the fire, just like the phoenix in the West, so it is also called the Fire Phoenix.  [2]

    Xuanwu

    In traditional Chinese culture, it is one of the four images of the Western Seven Constellations of Taoism. According to the Five Elements Theory, it is a spiritual beast representing the north.  The orientation is north and back, which represents winter.

    The original meaning of Xuanwu is Xuanming, and the ancient sounds of Wu and Ming are connected.  Xuan means black; Ming means yin.  Xuan Ming originally described turtle divination: the back of the turtle is black, and turtle divination is to ask the turtle to go to the underworld to ask the ancestors, bring the answers back, and show them to the world in the form of divination.  Therefore, the earliest basaltic is the tortoise.  Later, the meaning of Xuan Ming continued to expand.  Turtles live in rivers, lakes and seas (including sea turtles), so Xuan Ming became the water god; turtles live long, and Xuan Ming became a symbol of immortality; the original underworld was in the north, and the oracle bone divination of the Yin and Shang Dynasties said that "the divination must be northward",  So Xuan Ming became the Northern God again.  [2]

    Kirin

    Qilin, also known as "Qilin", abbreviated as "Lin", commonly known as "Four Images", is a benevolent beast and auspicious beast in ancient legends. It is an animal in ancient Chinese legends. Together with phoenix, turtle and dragon, it is called the "Four Images".  spirit".  Known as the Holy Beast King.  And it is the mount of God.

    Qilin is an animal that is produced and created based on the Chinese way of thinking.  Judging from its external shape, it has the body of an elk, an ox's tail, a horse's hooves (said to be "wolf's hooves" in historical records), fish scale skin, and one horn, with meat at the end of the horn, which is yellow.  This shape is a new combination of many real animals that have been dismembered. It concentrates all the advantages of those cherished animals on the construction of the unicorn, a mythical beast in fantasy, and fully embodies the Chinese people's  "Jimei" thought.  [3]

    The Dragon Kings of the Four Seas: Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea, Ao Qin, the Dragon King of the South Sea, Ao Shun, the Dragon King of the West Sea, Ao Run, the Dragon King of the North Sea

    Those with green faces and red beards are in the east, those with white hair and beards are in the west, those with orange hair and beards are in the south, and those with black hair and beards are in the north.

    Dragon, green face and red beard are east: Green dragon is one of the four images in traditional Chinese culture. According to the theory of five elements, the eastern spiritual beast is a blue dragon.

    Dragons are not unique to China. Many ethnic groups have myths and legends about dragons.  But China is the only country where dragons are proud and respected, and where all kinds of things are somewhat related to dragons.  In China, there are thousands of places with dragon names, some of which are named after numbers, such as Erlong in Jilin Province, Sanlong in Jiangxi Province, and Silong in Liaoning Province.; Some are themed after the dragon's body, such as the dragon's head in Jiangxi Province, the dragon's horns in Sichuan Province, the dragon's forehead in Guizhou Province, and the dragon's claws in Heilongjiang Province;  Little dragon, golden dragon, wood dragon, water dragon, earth dragon and so on.  There are more than 40 rivers with the word "dragon" in China that can be found. The yellow, green, red, white and black dragons we are familiar with are found in Sichuan Province (Huanglong River) and Hebei Province (Qinglong River and Chilong River) respectively.  River), Tianjin (Qinglongwan River and Heilonggang River), Gansu Province (Bailongjiang River), Shanghai (Bailonggang River) and Heilongjiang Province (Heilongjiang), there are rivers named after them.  Almost every province has Longjiang, Longhu, Longshan, Longdong, Longquan, Longtan, and countless Dragon King temples.

    There are traces of dragons in daily life.  The clothes include dragon robes and dragon crowns; the food includes lobster, longan, and dragon beard noodles; the buildings include dragon palaces and dragon pavilions; and there are dragon boats and dragon chariots in the streets.  The furniture has dragon chairs and dragon beds.  There is a dragon lantern dance on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and a dragon boat race on the Dragon Boat Festival in May.  Animals include dragon horses and dragon fleas; plants include nightshade, agave, asparagus, asparagus, dragon cypress, and Sophora japonica.  The geomantic treasure is called Dragon Cave, the waterwheel that pumps water is called keel waterwheel, and the big crane is called gantry crane.  There are dragon stars in the sky and dragon veins underground.  There are no less than hundreds of nouns related to dragons in ancient books.  There are eighty-one dragon mythological novels collected in "Taiping Guangji" edited a thousand years ago.  In China, dragons are almost everywhere.  Dragon culture has a long history.  [4]

    Dragon image and totem

    The dragon is also the totem of primitive people. It is an illusory creature that only exists in the totem and does not exist in the biological world.  The image of the dragon known today combines the characteristics of various creatures: snake body, animal legs, eagle claws, horse head, snake tail, antlers, and fish scales.  Some studies have pointed out that the image of the dragon has undergone continuous development and change. In the long historical process, through wars and alliances, the people who believe in the dragon totem have gradually become leaders, and the dragon totem has gradually become the banner believed by the entire Chinese nation.  The images of totems originally believed by other ethnic groups were gradually absorbed and enriched into the image of the dragon. Therefore, the dragon has more and more characteristics, and its image becomes increasingly complex and mighty.

    People also focus all kinds of virtues and excellent qualities on dragons.  We have seen from many stories and legends: the dragon is brave and good at fighting, it is not afraid of any violence; the dragon is smart and wise, it can even foresee the future; the dragon has great abilities, it can be big or small, changeable, interesting  Clouds make rain, thunder and lightning, open rivers and move mountains, and their power is boundless; the dragon is rich, and the dragon palace has become a concentration of treasures; the dragon is upright and can think about the people. In order to relieve the suffering of drought in the world, it even does not hesitate to do so.  Offend the rules of heaven.  People's good wishes are concentrated on dragons, and outstanding figures in the world are often called dragons among people. Zhuge Liang's so-called Mr. Wolong is a familiar example.

    The Dragon Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor

    The Dragon Emperor, also known as the Heavenly Emperor, is also called the Jade Emperor. Legend has it that he is the incarnation of the Yellow Emperor, the ancestor of the Chinese nation.  In "Historical Records.  It is recorded in the Book of Fengchan that the Yellow Emperor and the people mined copper mines in Shoushan Mountain, cast the mined copper into a large copper tripod, and placed it at the foot of Jingshan Mountain.  When the bronze tripod was cast, a dragon hung down from its beard to welcome the Yellow Emperor as he ascended to heaven.  Huangdi rode on the dragon's back, and his ministers, wives and children all climbed up one after another. There were more than seventy people in total.  At this time, the dragon ascended to the sky, and the remaining ministers couldn't squeeze in, and all of them were holding on to the dragon's beard.  The dragon's beard couldn't bear the weight and broke. The bow Huang Di was carrying was also pulled down. The officials could only hold the dragon's beard and bow and cry.  After the Yellow Emperor ascended to heaven, he became the Emperor of Heaven.

    In "Historical Records.  "Book of Heavenly Officials" also says: "Xuanyuan (the Yellow Emperor's name is Xuanyuan), the body of the Yellow Dragon." To put it simply, it means that the Yellow Emperor is the incarnation of the Yellow Dragon.  Huanglong is the Dragon Emperor. The five elements belong to earth and are located in the center. He is the head of the dragon clan and the master of heaven in Taoist religious views.  It is also mentioned in the classics of the Han Dynasty: "The yellow dragon is the length of the four directions, the correct color of the four directions, and the essence of the gods. It can be huge, thin, quiet, bright, short, or long. It can exist and die.  "The king fishes without filtering the pond, and reaches the abyss with virtue, so he should swim in the swamp with peace of mind.", explains the image of the Yellow Dragon.

    The legendary dragon

    The ancients regarded the dragon as a divine and spiritual creature, and it was very changeable. It could be thin or huge, short or long, it could go deep into the water or soar into the sky.  Legends about dragons can be found in almost every book in ancient Chinese classics, and there are countless legends and myths about dragons.  Classics such as the "Book of Changes" give a complete and systematic discussion of dragons and give them philosophical meanings.  In the Bagua, the overall dragon is used to illustrate the Qian hexagram, which is also the first hexagram in the "Book of Changes".

    In addition to this, dragon legends and myths have continued to appear in all dynasties. Many places named after the word "dragon" also have dragon legends.  As far back as the time of the Yellow Emperor, there are legends about the Yellow Emperor ascending to heaven on a dragon, and Yinglong helped the Yellow Emperor defeat Chiyou; when Xia Yu controlled floods, legend has it that a divine dragon drew the ground with its tail to form a river to divert the flood; the Han Emperor Liu Bang, the legend is that it was his mother's dream  Seen mating with a red dragon and getting pregnant and born.  From many stories and legends, we can see that people often focus all kinds of virtues and excellent qualities on dragons.  in the LegendsThe tradition of frying corn on the second day of February every year is to commemorate Yilong's efforts to relieve the suffering of drought in the world, even at the expense of offending the laws of heaven.  Legend has it that the Jade Dragon was imprisoned by the Jade Emperor because he could not bear the suffering of the people from drought and helped the people with rain. He made a rule that he would not be released until the golden beans bloomed.  The people gathered together to fry corn because they were grateful for Jade Dragon's righteous deeds. Because it looked like golden beans blooming, the guardian Taibai Jinxing misunderstood it and released Jade Dragon.  The tradition of frying corn on the second day of February every year has also been preserved.

    Of course, in legends, there are righteous dragons who do good, but naturally there are also evil dragons who do disaster.  With the enlightenment of people's wisdom, the introduction of Buddhist beliefs and other factors, the image of the Dragon King has changed among the people. As one of the Taoist traditions, the Dragon King has also begun to appear as a villain.  Many places in China named after the word "dragon" also have dragon legends, and there are also stories of evil dragons wreaking havoc.  Just like Heilongjiang, it is said that white dragons have caused trouble in the past. Later, in a village by the river, a family went into labor and gave birth to a black dragon.  It turns out that the Black Dragon came to help get rid of the White Dragon, and the villagers followed his instructions and supported him. Finally, the White Dragon was eliminated, and people named the river Heilongjiang in memory of the Black Dragon.  There is Wolong Lake in Jiuzhaigou Valley in Sichuan Province. There is a creamy yellow stone beam at the bottom of the lake, which is said to be the incarnation of the white dragon.  There are two big rivers near Jiuzhaigou, one is called Heishui River, where legend has it that a big black dragon once lived there; and the other is Bailong River, where a small white dragon lives.  Legend has it that the black dragon was jealous of the scenery of Jiuzhaigou and sucked up the water there. When the little white dragon found out, he sprayed water from the Bailong River into Jiuzhaigou to restore its beauty.  When Black Dragon found out, he started a fierce fight with White Dragon. When Black Dragon was defeated, he used a trick to poison the little White Dragon. Little White Dragon was forced to flee to one of the lakes in Jiuzhaigou Valley.  In order to find out the whereabouts of Bailong, Black Dragon alerted the Tibetan God of Ten Thousand Mountains, and was finally imprisoned by the mountain god and could no longer do evil.  In recognition of the white dragon, the God of Ten Thousand Mountains gave it a set of golden armor. This is the origin of the legend of Wolong Lake.

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