What is the meaning of "the bamboo shadow is loose, but fortunately there is nothing in the south" in the zodiac?

2.the zodiac

The Chinese Zodiac, also known as the Chinese Zodiac, is twelve kinds of animals in China that match the twelve earthly branches according to the year of birth, including rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs.

The origin of the zodiac is related to animal worship. According to Qin bamboo slips unearthed in Yunmeng Sleeping Tiger Land in Hubei Province and Fangmatan in Tianshui, Gansu Province, a relatively complete zodiac system existed as early as the pre-Qin period. The earliest handed down document that recorded the same Chinese zodiac as today was Lun Heng written by Wang Chong in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The zodiac is an intuitive representation of the twelve earthly branches, namely, Zi (mouse), Ugly (ox), Yin (tiger), Mao (rabbit), Chen (dragon), Si (snake), Wu (horse), Wei (sheep), Shen (monkey), You (chicken) and Xu (chicken). In modern times, more people regard the zodiac as the mascot of the Spring Festival and become a symbol of entertainment and cultural activities.

As a symbol of folk culture with a long history, the zodiac has left a large number of poems, Spring Festival couplets, paintings, calligraphy and paintings and folk arts and crafts depicting the image and symbolic significance of the zodiac throughout the ages. Apart from China, many countries in the world issue stamps of the zodiac during the Spring Festival to express their wishes for the New Year in China.

3. Introduction to the Chinese Zodiac

"Son, mouse, thief's pointed mouth, sparse beard, ... ugly, cow, thief with big nose and long neck, ... yin, tiger, thief, beard and black face. Hair, rabbits, thieves are big. Chen, the thief is a man, green and red ... Third, the worm is also black. At noon, the deer is also a thief with a long neck and a small cut. ..... No, horse, thieves have ears. Shen, Huan, thief circle ... you, water is ... hey, old sheep is ... sea, hey. "

The above is basically the same as today's zodiac, except that Chen did not write the zodiac; Deer at noon; Not suitable for horses; Yes, old sheep.

1In April, 986, two kinds of Japanese bamboo slips, A and B, were unearthed from Qin Tomb in Fangmatan, Tianshui, Gansu Province, which were similar in age to Qin bamboo slips in Sleeping Tiger Land. There are also records of thieves on Class A bamboo slips:

Son, mouse. Ugly, awesome. Yin and tiger. Mao, rabbit. Chen, an insect. Third, the chicken is gone. At noon, the horse disappeared. No, sheep. Shen, a monkey. You, coward. Hey, dog. Oh, my God.

Compared with modern times, except Four Chapters of Chen Chong, the corresponding relationship between the zodiac and earthly branches in this record is exactly the same.

The Book of Songs Xiaoya contains "auspicious day, that is, poor horse", which reflects the relative noon horse. However, scholars pointed out that Qin bamboo slips correspond to deer rather than horse at noon, and the horse at noon is just a coincidence.

The earliest complete record of the zodiac and the same as today is Wang Chong's "? On the whole. In general, the third volume, material potential:

"Yin wood also, its bird tiger also; It is also soil, and its birds and dogs are also; Ugliness is dirt, ugly birds and cows, no birds and sheep. Wood beats earth, so dogs, cattle and sheep are served by tigers. Hai Shui also, its bird also; Where there is fire, its birds and snakes are also; Children are water, so are their birds and mice; It is also a fire at noon, and its birds and horses are also ... horses, rats, chickens and rabbits at noon. Water is better than fire. Why don't mice chase horses? Jin Shengmu, why don't chickens peck rabbits? Hai Jian, no sheep, ugly cow. Soil is better than water, why don't cattle and sheep kill jackals? The fourth snake is also a monkey. Fire wins gold, why don't snakes eat macaques? "

With the book "poison" volume 23 has a cloud:

"Chen is a dragon, the third is a snake, in the southeast. Dragons are poisonous and snakes sting people, so snakes have good teeth and dragons have scales. Wood makes a fire, and fire is poison, so the beast of the black dragon contains Mars. "

It can be seen that at the latest, the twelve zodiac signs of the Eastern Han Dynasty have all been finalized. Liang Zhanggang also relayed the record of Lun Heng in a series of conversations about vagrancy in Qing Dynasty.

The Biography of the Northern History of Yuwen Hu describes the letter of Yuwen Hu's mother in the State of Qi in the later Zhou Dynasty: "Your brother was born in Wuchuan Town. The eldest is a mouse, the second is a rabbit, and you are a snake. " This is an earlier record in official history, and the zodiac is related to the year of birth.

3. Value calculated at purchase price

Zodiac culture involves the relationship between man and himself, man and nature, man and man, man and society. Strong ideological content and close connection with practice. Zodiac culture comprehensively reflects the customs, thinking patterns, ethics, values and aesthetic tastes of all ethnic groups, and often plays an educational and normative role.

Zodiac culture contains rich traditional ideas;

(1) Harmony between Man and Nature: The Zodiac is the image representative of heavenly stems and earthly branches, deeply influenced by the traditional philosophy of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, and embodies the harmony between man and nature.

(2) Ecological consciousness: Animal worship emphasizes the role of animals in human production and life, including simple ecological concepts.

(3) Traditional morality: fables, idioms and literary works insinuate people's moral quality and convey traditional values by praising and lashing animal temperament.

(4) Community awareness: The folk custom of the zodiac has a wide audience, which is regional and national. Everyone celebrates and enjoys festivals, enhancing the cohesion and identity of the community and even the nation.

(5) Equality and closeness to the people: The zodiac is shared by everyone, fair and open, and imperial power is hard to change. The mainstream of zodiac culture belongs to civilian culture, popularization and life.

4, the value of the times

Contemporary Zodiac culture presents new features:

First, the change of animal utilization value. The animal instinct of the zodiac has not changed, but its practical value is quite different from ancient times to modern times.

Second, get rid of superstition. Due to the underdevelopment of science, most legends of the zodiac are fabricated by imagination. Have a plenty of collateral meetings, even deceptive lies. Now, most of them have seen through the illusion and understood the true meaning.

Third, the decline of folk customs. With the change of ideas, the old social structure collapsed, and the traditional folk customs lost their foundation and authority. Taboos gradually fade away and are even forgotten.

The changes of the times have not made the zodiac culture decline. As the protagonist of the Spring Festival, the zodiac has been strengthened compared with ancient times. In addition to traditional Spring Festival couplets, New Year pictures and paper-cuts, it is also fashionable to bring Chinese zodiac greetings such as "Good luck in the Year of Rooster" and "Sylar in the Year of Monkey". Every year, there are some topics in CCTV Spring Festival Evening, such as "The Golden Rooster Announces Dawn" in the Year of the Rooster and S.H.E in year of the snake. In the Year of the Ox, there are pictures of five cows. In the Year of the Horse, the calendars of Xu Beihong and Lang Shining are the most popular. The news media are scrambling to popularize the knowledge of the zodiac. Whether the year of the zodiac starts from the first day of the first month or from beginning of spring has been discussed year after year, but so far we know nothing about it. ...

Zodiac stamps, coins and precious metals have become collectors' new favorites. Famous artists have created new products of Zodiac art, and the folk crafts of Zodiac have brought forth new ideas. In modern times, Zodiac culture has continuously developed and innovated, creating higher economic value. The ancient zodiac culture will be handed down from generation to generation.

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