The Year of the Monkey Speaks of Monkeys Reading Answers

The Year of the Monkey Speaks of Monkeys

①For the general public, some people may not have seen a real monkey in their lives, but they seem to be no strangers to monkeys. In China, monkeys are almost everywhere.

②The Chinese people have long been fond of monkeys. In a Neolithic cultural site located in Pinggu, Beijing, 6,000 to 7,000 years ago, a small stone monkey sculpture was unearthed, with a monkey-shaped head and a cicada-like lower body, which was proved to be an early human ornament to ward off evil spirits. According to historical records, in the late Yin and Shang dynasties, there was the custom of raising and playing with monkeys in the royal family. At the same time, the monkey also has a place in the traditional Chinese zodiac, ranking ninth, known as the "Shen Monkey".

③Why are monkeys so loved by people? First, the monkey has a "marquis" of the omen. "Monkey" and "marquis" sound the same, worship is the traditional expectation of the ancient Chinese. In the folk mascot, such "expectations" can be seen everywhere: a monkey climbing on the maple tree hung with a seal, expressing the "feudal lords hanging seal" of trust; two monkeys sitting in a pine tree, or a big monkey carrying a small monkey, there is a Two monkeys sitting on a pine tree, or a big monkey carrying a small monkey, will have the symbolism of "being a marquis for many generations". Secondly, monkeys can detect and prevent horse disease, is the guardian of the horse. Monkey is known as "avoid horse plague" that is from this. Women and children know "Journey to the West", the Monkey King has been a "Pil Ma Wen". Until today, China's Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, when the horse gangs long-distance transportation, but also often carry a monkey counterparts.