The top ten beasts and fierce beasts in China ancient mythology, as well as some supernatural animals.

In China, the white tiger is the god of war and war. Tigers have many magical powers, such as avoiding evil, praying and punishing evil, promoting good, getting rich and getting married, etc. And it is one of the four spirits, and of course it is also changed from the stars. Among these 28 stars, there are 7 in the west: osmium, building, stomach, ang, bi, Gou and Shen. Therefore, it is the representative of the west, and its whiteness is due to the west. The five elements belong to gold and the color is white. So it is called white tiger not because it is white, but because it comes from five elements.

turtle

Xuanwu is a spiritual thing composed of turtles and snakes. Xuanwu originally meant Xuanming, and the ancient sounds of Wu and Ming are interlinked. Wu means black; Ghost means yin. At first, Xuan Ming described the tortoise divination as follows: the tortoise's back is black, and the tortoise divination is to let the tortoise go to the underworld to ask his ancestors, bring back the answers and show them to the world in the form of divination. Therefore, the earliest Xuanwu is the tortoise. Since then, the meaning of Xuanming has been expanding. Turtles live in rivers, lakes and seas (including turtles), so Xuan Ming became a water god; The tortoise lives long, and Xuan Ming has become a symbol of immortality; It turns out that the underworld is in the north, and Oracle Bone Inscriptions's divination in the Shang Dynasty is "divination must go north", so Xuan Ming became a northern god again.

rosefinch

In China, the phoenix is a symbol of happiness. There are many kinds of prototypes. Such as golden pheasants, peacocks, vultures, mandarin ducks, blackbirds (swallows), etc ... Some people say it is a Buddhist Dapeng golden winged bird. According to the phoenix myth, the phoenix has a chicken's head, a swallow's chin, a snake's neck, a fish's tail and five-color stripes. There are five kinds of phoenixes, divided by color: Red Phoenix, Lan Fenghuang, White Swan and Rayna Sue Phoenix, which can also be called Suzaku or Blackbird. Suzaku is one of the four spirits, and like the other three spirits, it comes from the stars, which is the general name of the seven nights in the south: well, ghost, willow, star, Zhang, wing and bird. Think of it as Suzaku. Scarlet, like fire, the south belongs to fire, hence the name Phoenix. It also has the characteristics of being far from fire, also called fire phoenix, just like the immortal birds in the west.

Qinglong-the patron saint of the East in Taoism

In China, the status of dragons is much higher than that of Indians. Because in China, the dragon is sacred, supreme and a symbol of the emperor. It is also the representative of the east, and the five elements belong to wood. Because cyan belongs to wood, there is the saying of Zuo Qinglong and you Bai Hu.

Among these 28 stars, seven stars in the east-Jiao, Kang, Bian, Fang, Xin, Wei and Ji-are used as stars. The ancients imagined them as Jackie Chan. Because it is located in the east, the five elements are colored according to yin and yang, and the east is blue, hence the name "Qinglong". There is also a saying that dragons are lustful, and when they meet cows, they give birth to Kirin, and when they meet pigs, they give birth to elephants. Another dragon gave birth to nine sons, unlike the dragon. Here's the thing: the eldest son is called prison cow: he loves music, so he often stands on the piano head. Such as Hu Qin of Han nationality and Qin Sang of Bai nationality. Ma Touqin in Mongolia may also be a variant of prison cattle. The second son's name is Chipi: He loves to kill people, so he is often put on weapons to intimidate the enemy. At the same time, it is used in ceremonial ceremonies to appear more solemn. The third son's name is Mo Chifeng: it is an animal-shaped dragon, which looks a bit like a dog. It is good at viewing, so it is often placed in the corner of the temple. It is said that it can deter demons and eliminate disasters. The first Si Er is not old: people like to growl, so they put it on the clock, mostly the image of not old. It is said that it lives by the sea, but it is very afraid of whales. Once a whale attacks, it screams in fear. Therefore, people make the wooden pestle into the shape of a whale, which makes the bronze bell particularly loud. The fifth son is a sister-in-law: shaped like a lion. It's imported, and it was introduced to China with Buddhism, so it's a bit like Buddha. It is so quiet and likes fireworks. Therefore, it is often placed on the Buddha's seat or incense burner to protect the dharma. Liuzi is a bully: also called tortoise, he looks like a tortoise. Legend has it that in ancient times, it often carried three mountains and five mountains to make waves. After being appeased by Yu Xia, he made many contributions to Yu Xia. After flood control became an attack, Yu Xia accepted its advantages and let it recover on its own. So China's stone tablets are mostly carried by it. The seventh son is an armadillo: also known as the Charter, it looks like a tiger. According to legend, it upholds justice and can distinguish right from wrong, so it is placed on the top of the sign of silence and avoidance when officials patrol, so as to maintain the awe-inspiring atmosphere of the court. The eighth son is a burden: because he loves literature, he put it in two stone tablets. Mozi is a kiss: also known as tail, fish-shaped dragon. According to legend, it was introduced from India with Buddhism around the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It is something under the rain god in Buddhist scriptures, which can put out fires. So the kiss was changed, so it was placed at both ends of the roof to eliminate disasters and put out fires.

phoenix

Everyone is familiar with the god bird. Its head looks like a chicken, its chin looks like a swallow, its neck looks like a snake, its chest looks like a rainbow and its tail looks like a fish. Birds of Five Virtues.

kylin

It is a kind creature with powerful demon power. It understands the world and the will of God, and can listen to fate. There are twelve countries in the human world, ruled by twelve kings respectively. Kings are not judged by birth or merit, but by fate. Kirin is a god beast that conveys destiny and chooses a king for the country.

The legendary beast-fierce man

He is just a horrible and disgusting villain. According to the eighteen-year record of Zuo Zhuan, "Zhuan Xu has an untaught genius. He doesn't know what to say, but he is stubborn when he says it. He is arrogant and arrogant, and the chaos in the world is called. " This hopeless villain eventually evolved into the famous ancient Warcraft after his death. "The Wild West Classic" records that "in the wild west, there are wild animals, like tiger and dog hair, two feet long, with a human face and tiger feet, a pig's mouth and teeth, and a tail of ten feet and eight feet long, which disturb the wilderness and are famous all over the world." It is already a strange and distorted image, which is not so much Warcraft as the product of failed biochemical experiments and nuclear leakage.

Haitai

The famous god beast produced under the ancient divine judgment system is also known as the "law beast". According to Lun Heng and Huai Nan Zi? According to Xiuwu, it is as big as an ox, as small as a sheep, and looks like a unicorn. It has thick dark hair, bright eyes and usually a unicorn on its forehead. It is said that those who have broken horns die. Some people have wings, but most of them have no wings. Have high wisdom, can understand people's words, and will use horns to resist dishonest and disloyal people. Later generations often raise ordinary sheep instead of horses in temples.

Baize

The Yellow Emperor cruised the East China Sea, and when he met this beast, he could speak and reach the love of all things. Ask ghosts and gods in the world. Since ancient times, there have been 520 kinds of people, whose essence is things and wandering souls are changes. Bai Ze said it, and the emperor ordered it to be written for the world to see.

Biography of Xuanyuan, Bao Puzi (extreme words) and Ruiyingtu are all included.

ghost car

Alias nine-headed bird. The color is red, like a duck. Its big wings are wide and it is blind day and night. When he encounters a little melancholy, he will fly over. Loving others is inspiring. It is also said that Jiuge used to be one of the dogs and often shed blood. Home of blood drops, there are monsters. (This question is an example)

It is contained in the introduction of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Lingbiao Lu Yi, Zhengzitong and Gu Feng.

Chisel teeth

Humanoid beast, with teeth three feet long, looks like a chisel and holds a shield (which should be intelligent). He filmed Yu Shouhua's The Wilderness.

Shan Hai Jing (Overseas South Jing) (Wild South Jing) and Huai Nan Zi (Jing Xun) are included.

Henggong fish

Born in Shihu Lake, the lake is frozen. Seven or eight feet long, shaped like a carp, red, he is in the water during the day and becomes a man at night. If you don't stab it, you won't die, and if you cook it, you won't die. If you cook it with two pieces of ebony, you will die. If you eat it, you will get sick.

"Divine Classic" (Northern Famine Classic).

roar

Shaped like a rabbit, the tips of two ears are very long, only more than a foot long. The lion is afraid of it, and it will rot if it is covered and drowned.

"Talking about Yan Exposure".

heavy ming bird

It is said in "The Collection of Notes" that Yao reigned for 70 years, and there was a country with accumulated virtues, offering a bird and a pair of clear words in sight. It looks like a chicken and sings like a phoenix. Hairless, fleshy wings fly. It can drive away wild animals and wolves so that evil spirits can't hurt them. Or come several times a year, or not come for several years. All the people in China are sweeping out the door and keeping their eyes open. For example, before the arrival of the Qingming bird, people in China either carved wood or made bronze statues.

Because of this, the image of birds, placed between Ming households, enchanting and the like, naturally takes a back seat. So now, people carve wooden statues, make bronze statues or draw images, so now they draw chickens on the doors.

Bifang

In the classic of mountains and seas. There is a bird in Zhange Mountain, which is shaped like a crane, with one foot, red stripes and a white beak. It is called squaring. Overseas Southern Classic: "Bifang bird is in the east, clear water is in the west, and there is only one foot." And Huai Nan Zi. "Xun Shang" said that Mu Shengfang wrote. Therefore, Fang Bi is made of wood, and its shape is a bird with one foot. It doesn't eat whole grains. In Selected Works, Zhang Heng [Tokyo Fu] said: "The Chinese side ... the old father is a bird with two feet and one wing, and often makes trouble on others." "and" everything is wrong. "Ten Years Past" said: "In the past, the Yellow Emperor combined ghosts and gods and drove elephants and dragons in Shan Ye, Western Qin, and Fang Bi was harmful. Yuan Ke said that China is a phoenix and the phoenix is a sunbird, so "seeing it is wrong." Pianya: "Fang Bi, a flaming bird. Phoenix is a god and a symbol of disaster. " Jing Xun, Huainan Ziben: "When did Yao ... the wind was harmful, and Yao did it ... and paid the wind to the clear autumn?" "The wind is Taihō." Huainanzi and Mubi Shengfang are influenced by the five elements, which means that wood makes a fire. Because Fang Bi is a firebird, Fang Bi is used instead of wood.