What are the totems representing the Chinese nation?

Dragon culture, dragon totem and legend have a history of about 8000 years. Dragon is one of the four totem of China culture, which mainly symbolizes that most people in China claim to be descendants of dragon.

Dragon is also the symbol of emperors in China and other East Asian countries in Ming and Qing Dynasties, ranking fifth among the 12 Zodiac in China.

According to myths and legends, the dragon is a magical animal, which can swim in the rain, be big and small, be able to rise and hide, be able to lift clouds and spit fog, be small and hide, be able to rise and soar, and be able to hide waves.

The typical image of a dragon is two bifurcated horns, a long beard, a snake body, four legs and scales all over it. It can also be said that it is horse face, pig nose, ox mouth, antlers, snake body, eagle claw, fish scale, lion tail and shrimp beard.

phoenix

Phoenix, also known as "Phoenix Emperor". In ancient legend, the king of birds, the male is called "Feng" and the female is called "Feng", commonly known as "Feng" or "Feng". Often used to symbolize good luck. According to Guo Pu's "Er Ya Shi Bird", its shape is "the head of a chicken, the neck of a snake, the chin of a swallow, the back of a turtle and the tail of a fish, with a height of six feet".

Phoenix and dragon are both totems of Han nationality. Also known as Dan Bird, Firebird, Stork Chicken, Weifeng, etc. Similar legends also exist in the history of other East Asian countries. Phoenix, regarded as the auspicious bird, is also common in place names all over the world.

Phoenix, like Kirin, is a general term for male and female. The male is a phoenix and the female is a phoenix, which is always called a phoenix. Phoenix Qi Fei is a symbol of good luck and harmony. The image of a dragon is becoming more and more complex, with a red head, a hip, a snake neck, a fish tail, a dragon pattern, a turtle body, a swallow chin and a chicken mouth. Phoenix has been an important part of China culture since ancient times.

kylin

Kirin is a traditional auspicious beast in ancient Chinese Han myths and legends. It is said that it can live for 2000 years. The ancients believed that wherever Kirin haunts, there must be auspicious signs. Sometimes it is used to describe people with outstanding talents and both ability and political integrity. Everyone calls Kirin, Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku and Xuanwu the five great beasts. Actually, it's not Kirin, it's Huanglong.

The ancients called men Qi and women Lin. Kirin, an ancient benevolent beast, is an auspicious treasure, which combines a dragon's head, antlers, lion's eyes, tiger's back, bear's waist, snake scales, horseshoes and pig's tail. Since ancient times, it has been decorated in the court to enhance the official prestige, and it is also a symbol of the powerful.

The ancients believed that the dragon represented God, Heaven, Emperor and courtship, so the dragon was gradually monopolized by the royal family. And the phoenix also has the meaning of sagacity, tone (the moral character that women should prepare) and ambition. Therefore, people regard Kirin and Xuanwu as their mascots and spread them widely.

White Tiger

The White Tiger is one of the four images of Taoist Western Seven Stars in China traditional culture. According to the theory of five elements, it is a spirit beast representing the west. Because the west is golden and white, it is called white tiger, which stands for autumn. Others: Qinglong Oriental Spring, Suzaku Southern Summer, Xuanwu Northern Winter.

Twenty-eight Western Seven Hostels (Kui, Lou, Wei, Chang, Bi, Gou and Shen) are like tigers, located in the west, belonging to gold and white in color.

White tiger is one of the four great beasts in ancient myths and legends of China. They are Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu. The west is white, so the white tiger is the god of the west, and the dragon is the god of fighting evil. At the same time, the white tiger is also the god of war and cutting. It has many divine powers, such as avoiding evil, avoiding disasters, praying for blessings, punishing evil and promoting good, getting rich, getting married and so on. It is a symbol of power and dignity.