What are the myths and legends about tigers?

Tiger is an extremely important part of China's traditional culture. It is known as the king of beasts and symbolizes courage, majesty and masculinity. In China's myths and legends, the image of the tiger has also appeared many times.

For example, there is a legend that a tiger changed from an animal on the ground to a bodyguard in front of the Temple of Heaven. In ancient times, the zodiac didn't have a tiger at first, but a lion. Later, the tiger learned eighteen kinds of martial arts from master cat, and became very famous among mountain animals. All the animals that fought with it were either dead or injured. Tigers began to dominate the mountains and spread their power everywhere. When the Jade Emperor heard that tigers were extremely brave, he ordered them to spread to the sky. Since then, the tiger has become the guardian in front of the Temple of Heaven.

In addition, there is a story about tigers eating wild animals. A long time ago, there was a big tiger in the mountains. He made a high wish to himself: he must eat up a hundred kinds of wild animals! Just as the tiger worked hard to finish 99 kinds of wild animals and was looking for the last one, it caught a sly fox. When the tiger proudly tried to swallow the hundredth wild animal in one gulp, the sly fox got angry and shouted at the tiger. As a result, the tiger was deceived by the fox's trick and finally did not eat the eleventh wild animal.

These myths and legends show the tiger's courage, wisdom and interaction with human beings, and also reflect people's awe and respect for the tiger.