What are the Year of the White Tiger and the Year of the Black Tiger?

1. In the traditional culture of China, it is one of the four images of the Seven Stars of Western Taoism. According to the five elements theory, it is a spirit beast representing the west, the white tiger, and the season is autumn. Others: Qinglong Oriental Spring, Suzaku Southern Summer, Xuanwu Northern Winter.

2. Seven of the twenty-eight lodgings (Kui, Lou, Wei, Ang, Bi, tapir and Shen) have the image of tigers, which are located in the west, belong to gold and are white in color, and are collectively called white tigers.

Related records

1, Volume 44 of Taishang Huang Zhi Zhai Yi called White Tiger Xidou Xingjun as: "Su Kui Tianjiang Xingjun, Lousu Tianjing Xingjun, Beisu Tiancang Xingjun, Angsu Tianmu Xingjun, Subi Tianer Xingjun, Jisu Tianping Xingjun, and Appreciating Tianshui Xingjun." As for its image, there are seven clouds in "The Collection of Jiao Tong's Needs": "The West should stay in the tiger, take the quality of Ying Ying, calm the voice, intimidate animals, and stir up mountains to establish my rights."

2. At the same time, Taoism also uses it in alchemy terms. For example, Volume 72 of Yun Qi Tanabata quoted Dan, the four gods in the ancient classics, and said, "The White Tiger and Xijin are really one." "Jing" says: If the son is prosperous, the wife has different names, and the five elements are born together, which is also caused by essence. It can't move, so it's called a tiger.

It is also the image of a fierce god. The third volume of "Xieji Bianfang" quoted "The Secret of Human Resources" as saying: "The white tiger is also fierce in the middle of the year and often lives in the fourth year after he was four years old. Where you live, if you commit a crime, God will mourn. " That is, as the saying goes, "Sangmen White Tiger" or "White Tiger Refusing Money". According to the record in "Twelve Main Stars": "When the white tiger is fierce, there will be disaster in the fleeting time. If you don't show inner filial piety, you will not be able to escape the bloodshed. "

4. Historical records show that "the East Palace has a black dragon, the South Palace has Zhu, the West Palace has a fairy pool, and Gong Bei has Xuanwu." This is not a white tiger, but a salty pool. Xianchi is the star of staple food. In the main autumn, because the grain is harvested in autumn, it is put in autumn, but it is not an animal. How can it be combined with dragons, birds and turtles into four spirits?

5. In "Justice": "The three stars in Xianchi are among the five cars. When the sky hits the south, the fish and birds also scream." Therefore, in the Song Dynasty, it was questioned: "black dragon, Zhu Bird, Xuanwu, and the total seven nights. As for Xianchi, don't be a star and stay away from 28 nights. There is another explanation for the salty pool. It is the place where the sun bathes.

6. In Huai Nan Zi. Astronomy:' The sun rises from Sui Valley, bathes in salty pools and blows on hibiscus flowers, which is the so-called morning light'. It can be seen that Xianchi was originally regarded as the sunrise place by Qiang people. Xianchi is also an alkaline lake, which should be Minshan area or Shantou Lake in Qinghai.

7. It can be proved that the astrology worshipped by primitive people did not have the concept of Qinglong White Tiger. There is a cloud in the Book of Rites:' Returning to the dragon in the face of the wind is called the Four Spirits.' Replace the salty pool that does not belong to animals with Kirin. Later generations have the habit of four spirits, four elephants and four tigers.