Why is the official dress of the Qing Dynasty "pheasant" higher than "peacock"?

The official uniforms of civil and military officials in Qing Dynasty include crown, auspicious crown, imperial costume, auxiliary costume and embroidered robe. The difference of grade mainly depends on the ornamentation of crown, embroidered robe and tonic. "Buzi" is the most distinctive feature of official uniforms in the Ming Dynasty, which was used in the Qing Dynasty. The pattern and order of birds and animals in Buzi are similar to those in the Ming Dynasty.

Clean silk, one to nine products, supplemented by civil servants.

Among civil servants, one is a crane, two are golden pheasants, three are peacocks, four are mandarin ducks, five are silver pheasants, six are cranes, and seven are? Eight quails, nine sparrows.

If you don't know much about it, I'm afraid there will still be questions: it's normal for peacocks to be under cranes, so why not be as good as golden pheasants?

Peacock and golden pheasant belong to Pheasant, Pheasant and Pheasant.

Peacock tonic in Qing dynasty

Peacock is familiar to everyone and is a very noble symbol in ancient times. Oriental legend has it that peacock was born after the long bird Phoenix, and gained the spirit of copulation. It was born with Dapeng's mother, and was named King Daming and Bodhisattva by Buddha Tathagata. In western mythology, peacock is the sacred bird of Hera and the queen of heaven. Because Hera is called Juno in Roman mythology, the peacock is also called the "bird of Juno".

Peacock Decoration in Traditional Works

The most obvious difference between peacock pattern and phoenix is the tail. The peacock's tail is fan-shaped, while the phoenix is a "flame tail", and each side is like a flame. The round Henaan on the peacock's tail feather will be very obvious, like big eyes, but the phoenix tail is not. It is precisely because the triumphant "obvious pattern" is homophonic with "civilization", so the triumphant pattern also implies "world civilization" The other is the head. Peacock's eyes are round, while phoenix's eyes are phoenix's.

Golden pheasant is also a kind of China worm, represented by "golden pheasant with red belly"

China worm model

Kong in Sui and Tang Dynasties: "Although the vegetation has flowers, is the grass beautiful?"? Five colors, such as grass and flowers. " "Moon Order": "At five o'clock, there are clouds and insects, and insects are diseases of birds and animals! Does the currency season fade, leech? What happened to the mushroom? Drag epilepsy? Are you tired of lying? Hot box ⒔ write? Thanks more? Hey? /p & gt；

Golden pheasant with red belly

Yang Jiong's coronation of the following officials: "Those who are Han worms are pheasants, and their pheasants are colorful and civilized like a holy king." Shi Ming: Pheasants Suppress the Evil? So draw it in the shape of clothes so that people can hold the opening ceremony. "

Qing dynasty golden pheasant tonic

The ancients believed that the Chinese ant had various talents and distinct love and hate, which should be the reason why it became one of the twelve chapters of the imperial crown. Golden pheasant should be the highest-ranking bird in clothing patterns, and it is unique to China, and it is also one of the candidate birds.

Lotus Golden Rooster, a famous painting handed down from ancient times, is a work by Zhao Hui, Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty. "Han Shi Zhuan" contains: "Chickens have five virtues: those who wear crowns also have literature; Those who are full of distance are also martial; The enemy is in front, and those who dare to fight are brave; See food, benevolence also; The night watchman is loyal. It can be seen that his character of being both civil and military, benevolent and brave, and single-minded is appreciated by the world. No wonder Song Huizong also wrote that "five virtues are well known, and ease wins"? "His poems show praise for noble and carefree character, and reflect the humanistic implication of China's flower-and-bird painting.

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The Palace Museum has the Northern Song Dynasty's Lotus Golden Rooster Map.

Therefore, peacocks and pheasants are both important birds in ancient culture. The difference is that peacocks occupy an important position in Buddhist culture and are often used as decorative items. Golden pheasant played an important role in feudal culture and was deeply loved by emperors. Or should I say, "The King of Chu loved his waist and starved his palace".