What is a white tiger?

1, White Tiger, in the traditional culture of China, is one of the four images in the seven western constellations of Taoism. According to the theory of five elements, it is a spirit beast representing the west. Because the west belongs to gold and the color is white, it is called white tiger, which means the season is autumn. Others: Qinglong Oriental Spring, Suzaku Southern Summer, Xuanwu Northern Winter.

Twenty-eight Western Seven Hostels (Kui, Lou, Wei, Chang, Bi, Gou and Shen) are tigers in the west, belonging to gold and white in color.

White tiger is one of the four great beasts in ancient myths and legends of China. They are Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu. The west is white, so the white tiger is the god of the west, and together with the dragon, it is the god of fighting evil. At the same time, the white tiger is also the god of war and cutting. It has many divine powers, such as avoiding evil, avoiding disasters, praying for blessings, punishing evil and promoting good, getting rich and getting married. It is a symbol of power and dignity.

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2, white tiger: tiger species, white tiger, rare species.

It is a white variety of Bengal tiger, native to China, Yunnan, Myanmar, India and Bangladesh.

The average length of male Bengal tiger from beginning to end is 2.9 meters, and its weight is 180-389 kg. The female is slightly smaller, with a body length of 2.6m and a weight of110-190kg. Bengal tiger is the second largest tiger subspecies, second only to Northeast tiger.

The first wild Bengal white tiger was discovered and captured in India in 195 1 and was named "Mohan". Hundreds of existing white tigers in the world are their descendants. Bengal White Tiger is a world-class protected animal and a national treasure of India. There are only about 265,438+00 white tigers left in the world.

White tigers are very rare. Due to the lack of protective color, the white tiger is very difficult to survive in nature and has become extinct in the wild.

3. The name of hairless women is commonly known as "white tiger".

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