Q&A What bird stands for "auspiciousness" in China traditional culture?

Phoenix is the daughter of a fictional mascot who fell in love with the flute player and married Xiao. Later, Xiao Lang sounded Feng Ming's flute, which attracted the Phoenix, and the couple were turned into immortals by the Phoenix. Later generations told stories, added words and sentences, and drew patterns, which were named "Blowing a flute to attract a phoenix"; In A Dream of Red Mansions, there is a saying of "Feng". People think that the phoenix can bring good luck to the house, and it also means that couples are beautiful, and dragons and phoenixes are auspicious.

In the mascot, the crane is the leader of the feather family, so it is the official dress of a North Korean minister. Beijingers call cranes crystal birds, while Taoists call them cranes, which means longevity fairy birds. Cranes are famous and well-behaved, which can be compared with an official. People often compare cranes to geniuses. Male and female cranes accompany each other, sometimes embracing and dancing, and sometimes soaring up and down. On the screen walls, hanging flower doors, verandahs and windowsills of Beijing's residential buildings, there are many patterns such as Changchun pine cranes and cranes and deer in the same spring.

Magpie is a well-known lucky bird in Beijing. Because magpies have good luck, there are many patterns at home, such as happy plums, happy days and happy news. Magpie's black and white feathers, dexterous posture and hearty chirping make old Beijingers fondle admiringly. Seeing or hearing magpies chirping in the morning will make them happy one day. What's more, on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the annual gathering of cowherd and weaver girl in the sky is a marriage bridge built by magpies together.

Yuanyang is a pair of inseparable waterfowl, flying with wings, swimming with water, perching with wings and sleeping with their necks crossed. Men are left and women are right, and spirituality is like people. The feathers of male honeymooners are brightly colored, while the fur of female honeymooners is light brown. Beijing residents compare Yuanyang to a mascot, which means that they cherish the harmony and beauty of Yuanyang and are faithful to love. There are many Yuanyang, Yuanyang and Yuanyang quilts in Beijing. The quilt here refers to the quilt used by couples to sleep. Auspicious patterns such as Yuanyang playing in the water and Yuanyang devil are more common in the screen walls and verandahs of quadrangles. As for the bridal chamber, it is indispensable to represent the husband and wife and the beautiful Yuanyang to play in the water.