Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Lucky day inquiry - Gold plays the zodiac.

Gold plays the zodiac.

Gold refers to the zodiac dragon.

Yan Pei wrote an inscription for Chen Taiqiu from Yong: "Yan Pei, the glory of the country" means wearing a ribbon and occupying a high position. Generally speaking, the zodiac represented by people with high status is dragon, so the zodiac represented by gold is dragon.

The zodiac includes: rat, ugly cow, silver tiger, hairy rabbit, dragon, snake, afternoon horse, sheep, monkey, pheasant, dog and porcupine. The history of the Zodiac in China can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period before Qin Dynasty. According to relevant documents, The Book of Songs is the earliest one, in which it is said that "it is auspicious day, that is, it is time to send my horse", which means that it is a good day to ride a prancing horse to hunt. This is an example of comparing the afternoon with the horse. It can be seen that the relationship between the earthly branches and the zodiac was established and spread around the Spring and Autumn Period. Wang Chong's On the History of Wu Heng further confirmed this point and became the earliest and most complete record of the zodiac in China. By the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the zodiac was widely used. To this day, the Chinese zodiac has been with us for nearly three thousand years. It seems to have become a symbol and brand that a nation can't change for life, and it has condensed thousands of years of culture and history. The zodiac has become a unique culture. It is not only the crystallization of the wisdom of the Chinese nation, but also a valuable cultural resource of China, and a unique symbol of Chinese culture standing in the world cultural forest.