What is a dragon head spear, a tiger head spear and a dog head spear?

These three grass-cutting knives respectively represent the death penalty tools of three classes, and the ranks from high to low are "dragon head spear", "tiger head spear" and "dog head spear".

The dragon head can be a royal family, a phoenix son or a dragon grandson. Another significance of spear introduction is to punish criminals among emperors and relatives of the country, which is also of great significance.

Tiger can be a corrupt official or a traitor. The meaning of the tiger-headed spear lies in "punishing doctors" and punishing corrupt officials at all levels.

Dog head spear: can spear local tyrants, evil gentry, bullies and hooligans. The meaning of the spear with a dog's head is to punish criminals who run amok in the private market.

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Three legends of hay cutter:

It is said that these three straw cutters were made at the expense of ordinary people and placed in front of Kaifeng House to commemorate Bao Zheng's law enforcement.

In another legend, it is said that three straw cutters originated from three evil knives in ancient times.

The "Three Evil Knives" refer to the "Dragon Tooth Knives", "Tiger Wings Knives" and "Dog Magic Knives" cast by ancient ancestors in China. The casting time and manufacturer of these knives have not been verified so far.

Thousands of years ago, the "Three Evil Knives" dragon teeth, tiger wings and dog gods were crushed by Xuanyuan Huang Jinjian. After years of sealing, they were actually cast as "three cuts in the sky" representing the righteousness of the human world in the Northern Song Dynasty, which is really an example of "extremes meet".

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Baidu encyclopedia-Qingtianshan straw cutter