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Auspicious patterns are decorative patterns with certain auspicious meanings by means of symbols and homophones. They want to express only four meanings: "rich, expensive, longevity and happiness": expensive is a symbol of power and fame; Wealth is a sign of wealth, including a bumper harvest; Longevity is to prolong life; Happiness is related to marriage, friendship and having many children. As an important part of China traditional culture, auspicious patterns have become one of the symbols of cognitive spirit and purport. Then do you know any auspicious patterns with numbers?

"One" auspicious pattern Taiji diagram

Maybe many friends will think I made a mistake. Where is the "one" in Tai Chi? Besides, Tai Chi shows the pattern of yang fish, if the number is "two".

You can see from my name that I know a little about Zhouyi and Feng Shui, so let me explain it to you. The basic spirit of the book is: life is easy, infinity begets Tai Chi, Tai Chi begets two instruments, two instruments begets four images, and four images begets gossip, turning everything into gossip. Infinite Taiji is the process from the beginning of the universe to the beginning of the world, that is, from scratch. The fish in the Tai Chi diagram represent two kinds of Tai Chi instruments. When the heavens and the earth first opened, the clear air ascended to heaven, and the turbid air descended to the earth, so the heavens and the earth were formed and divided. And the two fish have yang, yang and yin, representing each other.

Taiji diagram shows a kind of mutual transformation and relatively unified formal beauty. It was first seen in Feng Shui, and with the spread of time, this knowledge of serving the emperor, which was imprisoned by the imperial power, also spread to and was widely used. Gradually evolved into vivid and beautiful auspicious patterns, which were applied to paper-cutting, New Year pictures, embroidery, architectural color paintings and other art forms.

The auspicious pattern with "two" is two dragons playing with pearls.

According to legend, there is a deep pool in Tianchi Mountain, in which there are two green dragons. They care about the sufferings of the people nearby, and often spread the wind and rain, so that the people can live a quiet life without food and clothing. When the moon is bright and the wind is clear, women come here to take a bath and play. Once, when the girls were taking a good bath in the pool, a monster pounced on them. When the two dragons heard the cry for help, they immediately rushed to Tianchi armed to the teeth. They saw a bear monster running wildly, and the two dragons fought bravely to kill the enemy, and the bear monster was defeated and captured.

The daughters told their mother in heaven about the rescue of Qinglong. At that time, the queen mother was merciful and took out a golden ball from the gourd and gave it to Qinglong, so that they could succeed at an early date. There is only one golden bead, and no one wants to swallow it all You give it to me, I'll give it to you. Pushing it around, a golden ball jumped up and down between two dragons, shining. After a long time, this incident alarmed the Jade Emperor and sent Taibai Venus to visit him. After the inspection of Taibai Venus, he reported the virtues of two green dragons to the Jade Emperor. They are fine, kind and loyal. The jade emperor was also moved, so he took out a golden ball and gave it to Qinglong. As a result, they each planted a golden ball and became the masters of the people's destiny.

Han people like to hold dragon dance performances at festivals or celebrations to celebrate. When dancing, one person holds colored beads (also called colored balls) and dances with Ssangyong, which is called Erlong Play Beads or Ssangyong Play Beads. This form of dragon dance and the subsequent dragon dance painting patterns all originated in ancient times.

Shuangfeng Chaoyang

Qing Dynasty Shuangfeng Chaoyang Embroidery

"A small trip to accompany the banquet day, Ming Shuangfeng came to the instrument." Phoenix is the king of birds and the auspicious beast. The pattern of double phoenix symbolizes double happiness, man. Another meaning is to compare two excellent talents. "The Biography of Northern History Wei Langen" records: "Jingyi and Li Jing are both good, and the villagers call them Shuangfeng." Yang Shen wrote in the book "Twin Peaks and Two Dragons" in the Ming Dynasty: "Cai Yong and Cui Shi are twin peaks, while Cui Yan and Xu Shou are two dragons."

The auspicious pattern with "three" is connected with the three elements.

The common auspicious patterns of "Sanyuan" are litchi, longan and walnut. The other form is three kinds of patterns in the shape of "needles", which appear less because of their simple connotation. In China's ancient imperial examination system, one of the names of having obtained a provincial examination, being promoted in the middle school and being palace examination was Xie Yuan, Huiyuan and Champion respectively, all of which were "three companies". The "ternary" pattern refers to reaching the top and rising step by step.

Three rabbit ears

The pattern of "Three Rabbit Ears" comes from the central decorative pattern of Tian Fei algae well pattern. There are three rabbits chasing each other in the picture. Three rabbits should have six ears, but there are only three in the picture. Using the technique of "* * * using shapes", the pattern of "three rabbits * * * ears" is skillfully displayed. The ancients said: "There is something in the moon, and the white rabbit is used as medicine", so the moon is often regarded as a rabbit in history, and the jade rabbit is synonymous with the moon. The Three Rabbit Map is now one of the unsolved mysteries in the world, which not only exists all over the world. The only answer that can explain these three rabbits is that they represent past lives, this life and the afterlife.

Three fish * * * first

An exclusive wine set of Yuan Dynasty royal family unearthed in Hancheng, Shaanxi Province, a flat pot with brown glaze and three fish patterns.

"Three fish * * * heads" skillfully represents that three fish * * * have one head. This kind of picture is common in paper-cutting, embroidery and carving patterns. Because "fish" and "fish" are homophonic, "three fish * * * first" means abundance.

Three shifts and nine shifts.

Peach is called "peach" and "longevity peach" in the secular world, so it can be eaten. The fifth time, The Journey to the West, a famous Chinese book, described in detail the scene of the Monkey King stealing flat peaches and disturbing the flat peach meeting. "Hand" and "longevity" are homophonic. Pomegranate means many children and grandchildren. Therefore, more than three means longer life, more happiness and more children. "Nine ru" is a ring of nine wishes, wishing you a long life. For example, three plus nine means longevity and happiness.

With the arrival of spring, prosperity begins-the new year indicates prosperity.

It means that the connection is yang, the disconnection is yin, the first month is Thai, and the three yang are born in the next; When winter goes and spring comes, yin fades and yang grows, just like good luck. It is often used to celebrate the beginning of a year or to symbolize good luck. From Yitai and Songshi Lezhi.

Four kinds of animals with auspicious patterns containing "four"

Four beasts: North Xuanwu, East Qinglong, South Suzaku and White Tiger. The four beasts belong to the product of the combination of ancient mythology and astronomy, and are integrated with the five elements and directions. In fact, it should be "five", and there are some hooks, which are actually Kirin. Only because of the late stage and combination, the four animals represent the "four elephants", so they often form a system alone. The four images not only indicate the orientation, but also the four seasons. Together with Gou Chen, the four animals represent the five elements, the north belongs to water and the color is black; Oriental wood, the color is green; The south belongs to fire and the color is red; Gold, white; It belongs to soil and its color is yellow.

Sixi doll

There are two dolls in the picture, their heads, hands and feet are skillfully connected together, and the two dolls are transformed into four children's plays. No matter from which point of view, children stand or lie, or back or right, which constitutes four complete children. This is the ingenious and unique concept of "four happy dolls". The shape of "Sixi Doll" has a long history. Before the Ming dynasty, it was mainly in the form of paper-cutting, and after the Ming dynasty, copper casting appeared. In the history books of Qianlong period in Qing Dynasty, the "Sixi Doll" was named "XiShen" and was very popular in the marriage customs at that time.

There are two versions of the "four happiness" of the "four happiness dolls". It is generally believed that because two children combined to form four, the shape of the doll was regarded as an auspicious thing in China's ancient marriage, hence the name "Sixi Doll". There is also a story-telling explanation: In the Ming Dynasty, there was a Jie Jin in Xie Yuan. Once, the emperor called all the talented people together and asked them to send out a handicraft and explain the connotation of their works. Jie Jin had a brainwave and conceived the shape of this "Four Happiness Doll". When the emperor asked him what "Four Happiness" was, Jie Jin casually replied, "When I was the number one scholar, I met an old friend who had been in the rain for a long time. This is the four joys of life, hence the name' Four Joy Dolls'. "

Four kinds of arts

In ancient times, "Qin, chess, books and paintings" were called "four arts". The ancient people in China always regarded the piano, chess, books and paintings as the symbols of Yan Wu's writing, and they were necessary things for literati in past dynasties. These four patterns symbolize ease, happiness and well-being, and have high knowledge and cultivation.

The country/the world is at peace.

Qing Guangxu blue and white Siping plum blossom bottle.

The picture shows Haibo, rhinoceros horn and Lusheng. "Rhino" and "four" are homophonic puns. Haibo takes the word "sea", and "sheng", "sheng", "bottle" and "flat" are homophonic. He also holds a jade bottle for his family, which contains water. Dropping it on the ground can be auspicious. This painting symbolizes good luck.

Auspicious patterns with "five"

Refers to centipedes, snakes, scorpions, geckos and toads, collectively referred to as animals. Due to the vast territory and numerous stories, the customs of celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival vary from place to place. In ancient times, folklore in some places in northern China believed that life began at noon in May every summer, so there was a custom of avoiding it.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, disaster prevention is usually painted in the house. Five kinds of things are printed on red paper, and then five pieces are used on it, that is, things are stabbed to death, and they can no longer run rampant. Embroidery on clothes and decorative patterns on cakes are all designed to drive them away. Drilling wells is forbidden in Beiping Dragon Boat Festival, and it is often planned before the festival. It is said that it is to avoid wells. In ancient times, people lacked knowledge of nature, and snakes and insects were apt to bite people, which formed this habit.

Five-passenger map

One of the traditional popular decorative patterns in China. Guo Pictorial in the Song Dynasty recorded a picture of five visitors: "Raising five birds in the garden for entertainment, all named after visitors."

Later, the painter was ordered to write a picture: a sparrow called a guest, a peacock called a south guest, a parrot called a dragon guest, a silver pheasant called a leisure guest, and an egret called a snow guest. Every poem is inscribed on a painting, written by good people. Later generations often regard the "five-guest map" as traditional works of art such as window grilles, fans, screens, jade carvings, Chinese paintings, etc., which are used to describe the full house of guests and friends.

Five Blessingg lives a long life.

"Five Blessingg Pengshou Pottery Tile" commonly used in ancient buildings

Five Blessingg's birthday is a traditional auspicious pattern widely circulated in China. . It is composed of five bats, surrounded by longevity characters or peaches, meaning a happier and longer life. Bat's bat is homophonic with the word "fu", so it is represented by five bats. Five bats often surround the word "longevity", and the custom says that "Five Blessingg has longevity". "Book Hongfan" has a solution: "Five Blessingg, one is blessed, the other is longevity, the third is Kangning, the fourth is friendship and virtue, and the fifth is final in the exam". "Virtue" means "being virtuous by the good" and "having a good ending in the exam" means having a good ending.

Five holy mountains

Now, if you go to some scenic spots, such as Dai, Huashan Meiyukou, Songshan Zhongyue, Hengshan chongling Gate and Anbeilin, you will see a monument, which is a real map of the Five Mountains. Some people even call it a mysterious wordless gobbledygook. Wuyue Mountain is the floorboard of famous mountains in China, where China people live in compact communities. Emperors of past dynasties respected the five mountains as kings, and they were born with the five elements, five parties and five colors.

Wu Rui

Wurui refers to ancient ritual vessels made of jade: Bi, Huang, Gui, Yan and Zhang. During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, people compared jade to the supreme thing in the contemporary era, and thought that benevolence, wisdom, courtesy, joy, righteousness, loyalty and faithfulness were all attributes of jade, which was highly valued, so it was called the five wonders. There are also five auspicious symbols composed of pine, bamboo, day lily, orchid and longevity stone, which mean good luck.

Auspicious patterns with "six"

Also known as Daming, Daming and Ma, it is the heart, which originated in China. It contains endless harmony and is the perfect embodiment of harmonious wisdom. Daming is an extension of the word "om, ah, yi", which is extremely rich in connotation and mysterious, and contains great strength, wisdom and great compassion in the universe. This is the subtle nature, which often has incredible benefits.

Auspicious pattern with "eight"

This painting consists of eight cranes and auspicious clouds. In ancient times, the crane was "under a bird, above ten thousand birds", second only to the "bird with a needle" of the phoenix, and the pattern woven by the official clothes of a needle in Ming and Qing Dynasties was "crane". Under the emperor, civil and military officials are divided into nine grades, and one product is the name of the ancient order. At the same time, the crane is the leader of the feather family because of the power of style, which is also one of the meanings. Crane is also a noble bird among birds, representing longevity and wealth. Its life span is thousands of years. Crane is independent, looking forward, graceful and elegant in color.

eight treasures

"Eight-treasure pattern" is an auspicious pattern composed of eight auspicious treasures, such as coral branches, gold and silver ingots, thousands of copies, rhinoceros horn, Shuang Sheng, ancient coins, Ruyitou, autumn leaves and snails, which means to pray for good luck. It is also useful to choose eight patterns such as beads, money, stones, auspicious clouds, Fang Sheng, rhinoceros horn, calligraphy and painting, red leaves, mugwort leaves, banana leaves and soft ganoderma lucidum as the eight treasures.

The reason why the ancients often used "eight" treasures to match paintings is because the ancients often used the word "eight" to symbolize up and down; Throughout the time and space, people use the patterns of "eight treasures" and "eight auspicious" to symbolize "eight treasures" and "eight treasures".

The auspicious picture of babao is set in the background of auspicious knot, golden wheel, goldfish, white conch, treasure umbrella and victory building.

dark

Darkness is a pattern derived from a pattern. In this design, there are no characters, but what they hold represents you. Eight musical instruments and their holders: gourd (), fan (), jade plate (Cao Guojiu), lotus (He Gu), sword (Han Xiangzi), flower basket (Lan Cai He) and fishing drum (Zhang). And has the same auspicious meaning, representing the spiritual realm pursued by China.

Eight tones

Eight-tone pictures are traditional auspicious patterns and porcelain decorations in China. It consists of eight musical instruments: bell, harp, flute, sheng, yi, drum and gong. These musical instruments with different shapes and characteristics, with their wonderful and rich melodies, produce sweet and moving sounds, which are symbols of happiness and auspiciousness.

Jiugong, an auspicious pattern with "nine"

The tributes carried by elephants in the picture are called nine kinds of tributes, that is, nine kinds of tributes: sacrificial tributes, tributes, tributes, coin tributes, material tributes, goods tributes, service tributes, tributes (pronounced yóu, referring to jade tributes) and material tributes. Nine tribute is the regulation of financial revenue and expenditure in the Western Zhou Dynasty. These revenue and expenditure items stipulated by the king's will are called "Nine Tributes", "Nine Odes" and "Nine Forms" in Zhou Li. A symbol of prosperity.

nine years old

"One grain with nine ears" is a story made up by Liu Xiu to show his uniqueness after he proclaimed himself emperor. The story says: In the first summer, Liu, a farmer in Baishui Village, Nanyang, Henan, harvested crops. I found that all the wheat in one place had nine ears of wheat, which was amazing, so I rushed to the county government and reported to the county grandfather. County grandfather Liu Qin immediately went to see it, and it happened. Liu Qin thinks that the scene of "one grain with nine ears" is a good omen for a bumper harvest. At this time, the servant came to report that the wife who was pregnant 1 1 month gave birth to a son. The birth of his son coincides with the auspicious image of "one grain with nine ears", so Liu Qin named his son "Xiu", which means "Feng Xiu" with one wheat and nine ears. This is the origin of the name "Liu Xiu".

Later, the age of nine symbolizes the farmers' desire for a bumper harvest and a bumper harvest.

Jiuguang

The pattern of nine ganoderma lucidum combined together is also called "nine ganoderma lucidum". It means happiness and auspiciousness.

Jiuzhang

Nine patterns on the ancient emperor's crown. That is, dragons, mountains, fires, China insects and Zong Yi are all painted as shackles; Seaweed, pink rice, flounder (F incarnation, defined as the axe-shaped pattern embroidered on ancient dresses) and haze (fú, the semi-green and semi-black pattern embroidered on ancient dresses) all want to be embroidered.

Jiuxi

Wine is nine kinds of ritual vessels that the ancient emperors of China gave to princes and ministers with special courtesy, and it is a sign of higher courtesy. Tin, in ancient times, used the word "give". These nine special gifts are: horses and chariots, clothes, music thread, bamboo pot, pen, Hu Ben, axe, bow and arrow and chopsticks. Lexian specifies sound and calibration instruments; Zhu Hu refers to the red painted gate; The figures there are specially carved out when climbing the temple; Chàng refers to fragrant wine, which is made of rare black millet and turmeric.

Zodiac with auspicious pattern of "Twelve"

The zodiac is what we are most familiar with, and it is also closely related to everyone. The zodiac signs were used in the ancient calendar of China. Whenever children receive red envelopes during the Chinese New Year, they will be printed with the zodiac pattern of that year, symbolizing long-term happiness.

Chapter XII

Twelve images embroidered on ancient clothes. Clothing painting the sun, moon, stars, mountains, dragons and China insects is called six chapters; Zong Yi, seaweed, fire, glutinous rice, flounder and glutinous rice are embroidered on the coat, which is the so-called next six chapters. Chapter 12 has more days, months and stars than Nine Tin, which is the difference with ministers.

The above are auspicious patterns with numbers formed in China since ancient times. Of course, due to the limited space, it is impossible to write very comprehensively, such as hundreds, thousands and tens of thousands. I hope more friends will leave messages to discuss, and I hope my message will make readers gain something.

Dongcheng fish,

Writing is interesting,

Ancient and modern fish-eye view,

The idea is metaphorical.

The above is related to the figures in the picture table of the zodiac, and it is about the sharing of four joys. I saw the zodiac, I hope this will help everyone!