The origin of maotu

Origin of Hairy Rabbit: Rabbit is one of the 12 Zodiacs in China, ranking fourth, corresponding to the hair in the earthly branches, so it is called Hairy Rabbit.

Mao's homonym is Mao, which means everything is fine. "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" says: "Mao, Mao also. In February, everything came out. " Therefore, "Mao" means spring, representing the dawn and full of infinite vitality. This is the origin of the hairy rabbit.

In folk culture, rabbits are also called "Jade Rabbit" or "Moon Rabbit". It is a white rabbit living on the moon in ancient myths and legends. It accompanied Chang 'e in the Moon Palace to pound fairy medicine to relieve human suffering, and was honored as the "rabbit master" by the people.

It is said that the story of the white rabbit playing with medicine was first seen in Han Yuefu, and the medicine made by the jade rabbit was called "toad venom". It is said that taking this medicine can make you live forever. In the long historical process, rabbits are endowed with rich cultural images and are an indispensable part of the long river of culture.

Rabbit culture:

In Chinese traditional culture, the cultural materials about "rabbit" are very rich. It is often said in daily life that rabbits will bite when they are anxious, which means that some honest people will lose their temper when they are forced to be anxious. There are many two-part allegorical sayings about "rabbit": Kill two birds with one stone. Driving a tractor to catch rabbits is not strong enough.

The traditional rabbit culture has inspired us. There is a proverb in our country: "Rabbits don't eat grass beside their nests", which means that rabbits care for the ecological environment, protect their living places and have environmental awareness. The grass beside the nest is used for hiding. If you eat it, you won't expose yourself to the enemy and bring about your own destruction. Protecting the environment means protecting myself.