Five ridge six beasts, the beast refers to the six kissing beasts on the house, these six kissing beasts are each called what name, what does it stand for, what is the significance?

The "six beasts of the ridge" is a collective name for the scops owl, mocking wind, phoenix, mythical animal, fish, Xiezhi, bullfighting. These fantastical beasts are used to decorate the roofs of houses because of their nature or ecology, and they are used to protect the house from disasters or fire.

Oops: that is, "chi dragons", pronounced as "eat kiss". It is also one of the nine sons of the dragon, resembles the tail of a fish, and likes to look into the distance, so it is often used to decorate the ridge. It is also known as the "Ridge Swallowing Beast" because its teeth and claws look as if it could swallow the roof.

Mockingbird: The mockingbird is a member of the "Nine Sons of the Dragon" in some versions. Resembling a sitting beast, it is said to be the incarnation of a bird, and was placed on top of roof ridges because of its adventurous and watchful nature. Mockingbird symbolizes good luck, beauty and majesty, and is a perfect animal to hold down a house. It is said that the mockingbird can be used as the prototype of the ridge beast, and the later six beasts (or ten beasts) are its remains, but some people think that the first kissing beast is not the scops owl but the mockingbird, so it is introduced here.

The phoenix: a famous beast. Although it is often combined with the phoenix to form the "phoenix", and there is a saying that the male is the phoenix and the female is the phoenix, according to the Chinese scholar He Xin, the two are different beasts of prey.

The phoenix is the same word as "wind" in the ancient Chinese language, meaning that it is the "god of wind", as mentioned in the Avian Scriptures: "The phoenix is a bird of the kite class. The Yue people call it the "wind god". When it flies, the sky is windy." But now it is mostly confused with phoenix (fire spirit, i.e. the sun).

All in all, the phoenix bird was considered to be a bird of good fortune that would fly in times of peace, and thus was meant to be a prayer for peace.

Mythical Geibi: One of the nine sons of the dragon, also known as Geibi (金猊) and Geibi (灵猊), the mythical animal resembles a lion (an alias for a lion, according to one legend), and is capable of subduing all kinds of beasts, so it is used to ward off evil spirits. Because the animal likes fire and smoke, and good squatting, generally used as incense burner foot decoration, but because it can avoid evil, it is also a member of the six beasts of the roof.

Begging Fish: The Begging Fish resembles a gnarled dragon (a dragon with horns), with scales on its body and fins on its tail, making it fish-shaped.

Xiezhi (獬豸): pronounced Xiezhi (谢志).

Born with one horn. Legend has it that the Xiezhi prefers justice and will use its one horn to touch or even push back the aggrieved party in a lawsuit, making it an auspicious animal that represents righteousness and justice.

The Bull: A legendary creature that belongs to the "gnarled dragon" category and resembles a bull.