Were there really dragons in ancient times? Why is it said that we are the descendants of the dragon?

Legend of the dragon The dragon is the ancient people of fish, crocodiles, snakes, pigs, horses, cows and other animals, and clouds, thunder and lightning, rainbows and other natural celestial phenomena fuzzy collection of a kind of divine object, is the ancient forefathers of the ability to think and the crystallization of the aesthetic consciousness. After 7,000 to 8,000 years of evolution, the dragon has taken the primary position in traditional cultural symbols, becoming the seal, emblem and symbol of the Chinese nation.

The process of the formation of dragon culture is the same as the process of diversification and integration of the Chinese nation. In the myths and legends of ancient China, dragons either acted as the creator god who opened up the sky and split the earth, on a par with Pangu; or took an active part in the marriage of Fuxi and Nuwa, thus reproducing mankind; or helped the Yellow Emperor win the war of unification; or assisted Xia Yu in managing the floods for the benefit of thousands of generations. Therefore, all the descendants of the Yellow Emperor and the sons and daughters of China have received the well-being of the dragon and can be called the "heirs" of the dragon.

As a participant and witness to the great integration of the Chinese nation, the spirit of the Chinese dragon is the spirit of unity and cohesion; at the same time, the dragon is the god of water, rain, water is the dragon's vocation, so the spirit of the dragon is the spirit of the benefit of mankind; into the modern world, the dragon gradually evolved from the gods to the mascot as a good-luck charm, as a good-luck charm, the dragon has a soaring, exhilarating, pioneering, change and other symbolic meaning, so, the spirit of the dragon, is the spirit of human welfare; into modern society, the dragon gradually evolved from the gods into a good-luck charm. Therefore, the spirit of the dragon, that is, the spirit of pioneering.

The Chinese land is the hometown of the dragon, the home of the dragon. Dragon culture is widely penetrated into all aspects of social life. Whether it is arts and crafts, architectural attractions, songs and dances, film and television, or the time of the year, wedding and funeral ceremonies, clothing and footwear, the dragon as an important part of the circling, leaping, flying and other forms, occupying a prominent position, reflecting the indispensable cultural connotations. People read dragon books, perform dragon plays, sing dragon songs, dance dragon dances, plant dragon trees, raise dragon flowers, eat dragon vegetables, drink dragon tea, with "dragon" as the name; say dragon, write dragon, paint dragon, carve dragon, dance dragon, enjoy dragon, aspire to become "dragon". There are dragons everywhere, and dragons are seen all the time, and where there are Chinese people, there are dragons.

As a far-reaching cultural phenomenon, the dragon is striking and its importance is obvious. The year 2000 A.D., the turn of the century, is the "Millennium Year of the Dragon" for the Chinese nation. The dragon to see the fly, the dragon omen auspicious, then, there will be a research, promote, introduce the dragon culture boom in the land of China. The level of the dragon, three-clawed dragon is the lowest, the more claws the more rare and precious. And the most honorable than the Lord of the four seas of the four dragon king. In the ancient Indian "Eight Dragons", the Dragon King is the rich man of the sea, with a lot of wealth and jewelry, guarding the heavenly realm and the earth. The Chinese dragon is the "God of the Water Realm", and in the Taishang Dongyuan Divine Mantra Sutra, there is the "Dragon King Pin", which lists the "Dragon King of the Five Emperors", the "Dragon King of the Four Seas", and the "Dragon King of All Things in Heaven and Earth", all of which are differentiated by their location. There are 54 Dragon Kings and 62 Divine Dragon Kings in the "Dragon King Classes", which are distinguished by the directions, the four seas and the oceans, and the heaven and earth. When Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the Dragon King was sacrificed in the ceremony of the Rainmaker by the micro-anchor of the Dragon Pond and the altar officials. Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty followed the system of sacrificing five dragons in the Tang Dynasty. In the second year of Emperor Huizong's Daguan reign (1108), the five dragons in the world were all knighted. The Green Dragon God was named the King of Guangren, the Red Dragon God was named the King of Jiaze, the Yellow Dragon God was named the King of Fuying, the White Dragon God was named the King of Yi Ji, and the Black Dragon God was named the King of Lingze. In the second year of Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty (1863), the Dragon God of the Canal was appointed as the "God of the Dragon King of the Water Divide by Yan Shao Ying", and the Governor of the river channel was ordered to offer sacrifices on a regular basis. In "Journey to the West", the Dragon Kings are: Aoguang of the East Sea, Aoqin of the South Sea, Aojun of the West Sea and Aoshun of the North Sea, known as the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas. Green face red beard for the East, white hair beard for the West, orange hair beard is the South, black hair beard for the North. Thus, the Four Dragon Kings are also known as: the Green Dragon King of the East Sea, the Red Dragon King of the South Sea, the White Dragon King of the West Sea, and the Black Dragon King of the North Sea, and each of them has different attributes (see the Five Elements Comparison Table for more details), and each of them has their own duties and their own abilities. Then the Yellow Emperor (i.e. the Dragon Emperor) is included in the "middle", which is also the embodiment of the "Five Elements" doctrine in the Taiji Pa Kua.

Types of Dragons

Seeing that there are people discussing dragons, and there seem to be quite a lot of dragon people here. Here's a special article introducing dragons.

Jiao

Generally refers to a scaly dragon that can send floods. Legend has it that a dragon with water is able to create clouds and fog, to

expand into space. It is often used as a metaphor in ancient texts to describe a talented person who gets the chance to show his talents.

On the scaly dragon's

origin and shape, the classical literature say different things, some say "the dragon has no horns said scaly", some say

"scaly said scaly dragon". And the "inkers waving rhinoceros" volume three is more specific: the shape of the scaly like a snake,

its head like a tiger, the longest to several zhang, more than in the creek pools and caves under the rock, sound like a cow. If the jiao saw the bank

side or the valley of the pedestrian, that is, the mouth of the fishy saliva around it, so that people fall into the water, that is, in the armpit to suck its blood,

until the blood is exhausted only then stop. The people on the shore and boat people often suffer from it. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Liu Yiqing's Shishu Xinyi

there is a story of Zhou Chu going into the water for three days and three nights and chopping off a jiao and returning. The jiao may be a crocodile.

Kui Long

Imaginative monopodal god-monster animal, a budding dragon. The Shanhaijing (Classic of the Mountains and Seas) and the Dawangdongjing (Classic of the Great Desert East)

describes the kui dragon as "like a cow, with a pale body and no horns, and a single foot; when it enters or leaves the water, there will be storms and rains, and its light is

like the sun and the moon, and its sound is like thunder, and its name is kui dragon". But more ancient texts say that kui is a snake-like monster.

"Kui, the divine phantom, is also like a dragon with one foot." ("Shuowen Jiezi") "Kui, one foot, ? excel and

walk." ("Six Posts") in the late Shang and Western Zhou period bronze decoration, kui dragon pattern is

one of the main decorations, the image of the open mouth, curled tail of the long strip, the shape of the bronze finish with

structural lines suitable for straight lines, arcs as a supplement, with the beauty of the ancient and clumsy.

The viper (hui)

was an early type of dragon, imagined using the reptile, the snake, as a model, often in water

. "A viper turns into a jiao in 500 years, and a jiao turns into a dragon in 1,000 years." It is the juvenile stage of the dragon, which appeared on bronze decoration at the end of the

Western Zhou, but not much.

Gnarled

The small dragon that has not produced horns is generally called gnarled dragon, a growing dragon. Therefore, in ancient documents

Note: "Horned is said to be gnarled, hornless is said to be dragon." The other says that young dragons are called gnarled only after they have produced horns.

The two statements are different. But all of them refer to the growing dragon as gnarled. Others call a coiled dragon a gnarled dragon, as Du Mu, a Tang poet, wrote in his poem Title to the Green Clouds, "The gnarled dragon is coiled in a thousand-foot drop"

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Panchi (panchi)

is a serpentine deity of the dragon genus, an early dragon without horns, "Guangya" collection

there is "no horns said chi dragons," the account. There are also two ways of saying chi dragons, one refers to the yellow

hornless dragons, the other refers to female dragons, in the "Book of Han - Sima Xiangru biography" in the "red

chi dragons, female dragons, too," the note, so in the excavation of the Warring States jade pendant on the shape of dragons and chi dragons for the

decorated, meaning that the male and female cross tail. The jade pendant of the Warring States period was decorated with the shape of a dragon and a chi dragon. Spring and Autumn to the Qin and Han dynasties, bronzes, jade carvings, bronze mirrors or buildings,

Commonly used chi dragons in the shape of decorations, the form of a single chi dragon, two chi dragons, three chi dragons, five chi dragons and even a group of chi dragons

multiple kinds of chi dragons. Or for the shape of the card, or for the wear ring, or for the shape of the scroll. In addition, there are various variations such as Bogu chi,

ring chi, and so on.

Horned Dragon

The dragon with horns. According to the "Records of the Descriptions of the Different Kinds of Things", "a dragon is transformed into a jiao for 1,000 years, and a dragon becomes a horned dragon for 500 years", which means that the horned dragon is the oldest among the dragons.

Yinglong

The dragon with wings is called Yinglong. According to the Book of Descriptions of Dissimilarities, "A dragon is a Horned Dragon for 500 years, and a Ying Dragon for 1,000 years." The Ying Dragon is the best of the dragons, so it has wings. Legend has it that Yinglong is

Ancient period of the Yellow Emperor's dragon, it has been the order of the Yellow Emperor crusaded Chi You, and killed Chi You into

as a meritocracy. In the Yu flood, the dragon had a tail sweeping the ground, channeling the flood and merit, the dragon

also known as the Huanglong, Huanglong that is the Yinglong, and therefore Yinglong is Yu's minister. The characteristics of Yinglong are

double-winged, scaly and ridged, with a large and long head, pointed muzzle, small nose, eyes and ears, large eye sockets, high eyebrows

bow, sharp teeth, protruding forehead, thin neck, large belly, long tail, strong limbs, just like a

winged Yangtse crocodile. In the Warring States jade carvings, the Han Dynasty stone carvings, silk paintings and lacquer ware, often appear

Yinglong image.

Fire Dragon

It is a dragon that deters power with fire. It has purple fire all over its body, and wherever it passes by, all

objects are burnt.

Coiling Dragon

The dragon that hibernates in the ground but has not yet ascended to the sky, and the shape of the dragon is coiled and encircled. In China's ancient construction

construction, generally coiled in the columns of the dragon and decorative Zhuang beams, the ceiling of the dragon are customarily

called coiled dragon. In the "Taiping Yuban", the coiled dragon has another explanation: "Coiled dragon, body

four feet long, green and black, red belt such as Jinwen, often with the water down into the sea. It is poisonous, and when it injures someone, it

dies." Mixing up the coiled dragon with the scaly dragon and the snake and so on.

The Green Dragon

is one of the Four Spirits or Four Gods, also known as the Canglong. China's ancient astronomers

the number of stars in the sky is divided into twenty-eight star areas, namely the twenty-eight hosts, to observe the moon

runs and the division of the seasons, and the twenty-eight hosts are divided into four groups of seven hosts, respectively, to the east, south,

western, northern four directions, the four colors of green, red, white and black, as well as dragons, birds, tigers, Xuanwu

(turtles and snakes) four animals to match. (tortoise and snake) are matched by four animals, which are called "four elephants" or "four palaces". The dragon represents the east,

green color, prisoners of this is called the "East Palace of the Green Dragon". To the Qin and Han dynasties, the "four elephants" and become "four spirits"

or "four gods" (dragon, phoenix, tortoise, Lin), the mysterious color is also more and more intense.

The Han Dynasty "East Palace Canglong Constellation" statue stone, which is now stored in the

Nanyang Han Painting Museum, is made up of a dragon and eighteen stars

as well as the moon engraved with a jade free and toad, which is the symbol of the entire Canglong Constellation.

There are a large number of images of the Four Spirits in bricks, stones and tiles from the Han Dynasty.

Fish dragon

is a kind of dragon with a fish head and body, is also a kind of "dragon and fish change" form, this form

China's ancient times have long been. Said the court" in the "white dragon in the past under the clear cold of the abyss into a fish"

record, "Chang'an ballad" said the "East China Sea fish into a dragon" and folk legend of the carp jumped over the

Dragon Gate, are about the relationship between the dragon and the fish change. This kind of shape appeared in jade carvings as early as the late Shang Dynasty and has been developed through the ages.

Other

Pepper Figure, also known as the head of the store, is shaped like a snail and clam, the nature of the good closed, so it is often adorned with the armature ring on the door.

Ha ...... this other should not be a bastard, right?

Dragon form

Sitting dragon

Sitting dragon is sitting in the form of sitting, head facing, under the chin standing a fireball, four claws

in different forms to reach out to the four directions, the body of the dragon curled upward and then downward for the arc of the curvature, posture

directly. Sitting dragon is generally set up in the center, solemn and serious, up and down or left and right often lined with galloping

walking dragon. In feudal society, the sitting dragon is a kind of honored dragon Xiang.

Walking dragon

Walking dragon is walking slowly, the whole dragon for the horizontal state of the front side. Running dragon often for double

double relative decorations, constitute the picture of double dragons playing with pearls, often decorated in the front of the temple two square heart,

wares on the narrow decorative surface is also often used. If a single phase, the dragon's head often

turned back to make the picture more vivid.

Rising Dragon

The head of the rising dragon is at the top, flying in a rising motion. If the dragon's head rises to the upper left, it is called the "left ascending dragon", and if the dragon's head rises to the upper right, it is called the "right ascending dragon". Ascending

Dragon has a slow and urgent points, ascending more slowly, you "slow ascending dragon". Those who rise more rapidly are called "Rapid

Ascending Dragons". The ascending dragon with its head on top makes a downward movement, which is called the "descending dragon".

The descending dragon

The descending dragon's head is at the bottom, and it flutters and dances in a descending motion. If the dragon's head moves down to the lower left, it is called "left side descending dragon", and if the dragon's head moves down to the lower right, it is called "right side descending dragon". The descending

dragon is also divided into slow and urgent, the more slowly descending, called "slow descending dragon". If the descending is more rapid, it is called "Rapid

Descending Dragon". The descending dragon with its head at the bottom makes an upward movement, which is called the "ascending dragon" or the "upside-down

dragon".

Cloud Dragon

The term refers to a dragon that rushes through clouds. The dragon and the cloud are combined, and the cloud, is the basis for the creation of the dragon

. And the air that the dragon shushes out becomes the cloud. The cloud dragon pattern is the cloud and dragon **** the same body, the dragon

head, tail, feet "broken up" and abstract cloud together, showing a kind of like cloud is not

cloud, like a dragon is not a dragon of the mysterious pattern.

Grass Dragon

It is a kind of curly grass pattern containing the image of a dragon, which is also called "curly grass winding dragon". The head has a clear

distinctive dragon head feature, while the body, tail and limbs all become curly grass patterns. The whole of the dragon is often characterized by an

"S"-shaped main theme, and the "S" shape continues to be extended, creating a continuous and everlasting

round and round artistic effect. The rich changes of the head and the curly grass curl form a picture with different motion and static, echoing each other, and rich layers. In the composition, the use of balanced form, pay attention to the beauty of the curve,

rich sense of rhythm. In the form of expression, the use of romanticism, with auspicious implications

meaning "ruyi pattern" content, synthesized into a picture, giving people room for imagination. The curly grass twining

branch pattern is often used in the decoration of buildings, furniture and utensils.

Crutching Dragon

Crutching from the dragon originated from the grass dragon, but also from the grass dragon, forming a unique form of expression.

The lines of the dragon's decoration are straight and hard, with rounded and square corners at the twists and turns. The head of the dragon is also a square

round, the overall coherence, simplicity, brightness, and a certain decorative interest, commonly used at home

furniture, interior decoration and architectural frames.

Tuanlong

The shape of the dragon is called tuanlong. It originated in the Tang Dynasty, and was more commonly used in the Ming and Qing Dynasties

. "Four regiments of dragons", "eight regiments of dragons" and other regiments of flowers were designated as the crown system at that time, that is, a

dress with four or eight regiments of dragons is the most honored. Later developed into ten regiments, twelve regiments, ten

six regiments, twenty-four regiments, the number of more and more, the use of the scope of relaxation, brocade, embroidery,

ceramics, architecture, furniture and other decorative regiment of dragon, regiment of the dragon applicability is strong, but also maintains the dragon's

completeness, the decorative flavor is very strong, the use of a very wide range. The expression of the dragon is also very rich,

there are "sitting dragon ball", "ascending dragon ball", "descending dragon ball" and so on. The round edge of the dragon is also decorated with water

waves, ruyi, grass dragon and other patterns, so that the dragon pattern is gorgeous and rich.

Double Dragons Playing with Pearls

The Double Dragons Playing with Pearls is the expression of two dragons playing with (or snatching) a fire pearl. Its origin

comes from the planets' orbit diagram in astronomy, and the fire bead is evolved from the moon. Since the Han Dynasty,

Double Dragons Playing with Pearls has become a kind of auspicious and festive decorative pattern, mostly used in architectural paintings and noble and prosperous

decorations on vessels. The form of the double dragons depends on the area of the decoration, if it is a long strip, the two

dragons will be symmetrically located on the left and right sides, in the posture of a walking dragon. If it is square or round,

(including the blocks similar to these forms) the two dragons are arranged diagonally above and below, with the descending dragon on top and the ascending dragon below.

Whether it is a rectangular or a circular form, the two dragons are arranged diagonally above and below, with the descending dragon above and the ascending dragon below. Whether long or block-shaped, the fire bead is in the center, showing

a lively and animated atmosphere.

The Nine Sons of the Dragon

Prisoner Bull

Prisoner Bull, the eldest of the nine sons of the dragon, was a music-loving man who used to crouch down on the head of the zither

to enjoy the music of plucking strings, so his effigy was carved on the head of the zither. This decoration is now a

has been used down, some expensive huqin head is still engraved with the image of the dragon head, called

"dragon head huqin".

Jairus

Jairus, is the oldest two, a life of fighting and killing, knife ring, hilt, the dragon swallowed the mouth is its legacy

like. These weapons are decorated with the image of the dragon, adding more intimidating power. It was not only decorated

on the weapons of famous generals in the battlefield, but also used in a large number of ceremonial and palace guards' weapons, which

was more majestic and solemn.

The mocking wind

The mocking wind, shaped like a beast, is the oldest of the three, and is both risky and hopeful in his life, and the beasts on the corners of the palace platforms are its

relics. These beasts are arranged in a single line, standing in the front of the ridge, the leader of the beasts is

a bird riding "immortal", followed by: dragons, phoenixes, lions, celestial horses, seahorses, mythical animals

geibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibeibe, xiezhi, fighting bulls, and rows of shi. They are placed in a strict hierarchy, only

Taihe Palace of the Forbidden City in Beijing to be all ten things, the secondary hall to be reduced accordingly. Mockingbird,

not only symbolizes good luck, beauty and majesty, but also has a deterrent to demons, remove the meaning of disaster

meaning. Mocking the placement of the wind, so that the entire palace modeling both strict specifications and rich in change, to achieve a solemn

heavy and vivid harmony, grandeur and sophistication of the unity of the towering hall adds a layer of mystery

atmosphere.

Pu Juan

Pu Juan, shaped like a coiled dragon, ranked fourth, good sound and roar in his life, the dragon on the Hong Zhong

beast knob is the remains of its image. It turns out that Pu Juan lived by the sea, and although he was the son of a dragon, he was always afraid of the whale, which was a huge

big thing. As soon as the whale attacked, it roared in fear. People reported according to its

"sex good sound" characteristics, "where the bell want to make the sound of the big sound", that is, the bushing cast as the bell button, and the

bell mortar and pestle made in the shape of a whale. When the bell was struck, the whale was allowed to hit the pujuan again and again, so that

it would "ring into the sky" and "the sound would be unique". Legend has it that this Buddha seat on the

decorated mythical animal is with Buddhism in the Han Dynasty by the Indians to China, to the period of the North and South Dynasties,

China's Buddhist art has been commonly used, this modeling through the creation of China's folk artists,

make it with China's traditional style, and later became the Dragon's oldest five, which is arranged more than

Sitting cross-legged in the or sitting cross-legged in front of the statue of Buddha and Bodhisattva. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the dragon ornament in the center of a stone or bronze lion's neck

ring is also the image of a mythical animal, which makes the traditional Chinese door lion guarding the gate

more open and powerful.

Ba Xi

Ba Xi, also known as Gui Tuo (赑屃), resembles a tortoise and is the sixth son of an old man, who was a good load-bearer and had immense strength in his whole life, and the tortoise instep under the pedestal of the monument

is his effigy. Legend has it that Baxi used to carry three mountains and five hills on his back in the ancient times, making waves in the rivers and lakes

and the sea. Later, it was subdued by Dayu when he tried to control the water. It obeyed Dayu's command, pushed the mountains

dug ditches, dredged the rivers, and contributed to the control of the water. After the flood was over, Yu was worried that Basha would go wild again, so he brought a huge stone monument to the city, engraved it with Basha's achievements, and asked Basha to carry it, but the heavy stone monument was so heavy that Basha couldn't walk around casually. Basha and turtles are very similar,

but on closer inspection there are differences, Basha has a row of teeth, while turtles do not, Basha and turtles in the back

number of armor on the armor and the shape of the differences. The Basha, also known as the stone turtle, is a symbol of longevity and good fortune

. It always strains to hold its head forward, desperately holding on with its four feet, struggling to move forward,

but always unable to move away. The bases of some of our country's illustrious stone monuments are carried by Ba Xia, which can be seen in the Forest of Monuments and

some monumental resorts.

Quodid

Quodid, also known as Charter, is shaped like a tiger and is the oldest seven. It was a good litigator, but powerful,

The tiger's head on the upper part of the prison door is its effigy. Legend has it that quodid is not only righteous, righteousness

execution, and can distinguish between right and wrong, impartial and judgment, coupled with its image of the formidable, the prisoner of this

In addition to decorating the door of the prison, but also prostrate in the government offices on both sides of the hall. Whenever the magistrate sits in the hall,

the chief executive's title plate and the upper end of the solemn avoidance plate, there will be its image, which is eyeing the ring

inspection to see, to maintain the solemnity of the hall of righteousness.

Negative Tuo Ri

Negative Tuo Ri, in the shape of a dragon, was ranked as the eighth in the lineage and was good at writing in his life, and the Wen Long on both sides of the monument is his effigy.

China's stone tablets have a long and rich history. Some of them are simple and simple in shape, with a smooth and bright

glossy body that can be seen by the eyes; some are delicately carved, with vivid characters; and some of them are stone carvings of poems and writings of famous writers, which are very popular and have been praised for thousands of years. As Xi Tuo is very fond of these artistic inscriptions, he is willing to be a dragon to set off these literary treasures and decorate the pedestal

with elegance and beauty. They are coiled around each other, look like slowly wriggling, and the base

of the Ba Xia together, more spectacular.

Chi dragons

Chi dragons

Chi dragons

Chi dragons, also known as the scops owl, scops owl, dragon-shaped swallowing spine beasts, is the old nine, the mouth is broad noise thick, flat

life good swallowing, the temple ridge ends of the curly-tailed dragons is the remains of its image. The "Taiping Yuban" has the following account:

"Tang will want to see, Han Xiangliang Hall disaster, the Yue Wu said, 'the sea has a fish gnarled, tail like owl, stirring up the waves

that is, the rain 'and then made its image in the tail, in order to hate the fire Xiang." The "witches" mentioned in the text are the Fangshi, and

the "fish" is the predecessor of the chi dragon. The chi dragon is water-based, and it was used as an object to protect against fire.

In fact, there are many versions of the nine sons of the dragon.

One:

The nine sons of the dragon do not become a dragon, each with their own preferences: Prisoner of the cow, good music in his life, the beast carved on the head of the huqin is the remains of its image; Jairus, good to kill in his life, the dragon on the handle of the golden sword to swallow the mouth is the remains of its image; mocking the wind, a good risk in his life, the corner of the temple of the beast is the remains of its image; Pugong, a good song in his life, the beast knob of the bell is the remains of its image; mythical geibeasts, good to sit in his life, the lion of the Buddha's seat is the remains of its image; Basha, good weight, the tablet seat of the good weight, the monument seat of the predecessor of chi dragon. Basha was good at carrying heavy loads in his life, and the beast on the stele is his statue today; Quodid was good at litigation in his life, and the lion's head on the prison door is his statue today; Negative? The dragon on both sides of the monument is his statue; the kiss is a good swallower, and the dragon is his statue. Kiss, good life swallowing, today's temple ridge beast head is its remains. "

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Bi Tuo (赑屃) (pronounced Bi Xi), the most favorite to carry heavy objects, so he carried a stone tablet on his back.

The scops owl (鸱吻) (音吃吻) is often adorned on the eaves of a house as it likes to look around most.

The "飸餮" (飸餮) is the most gluttonous, and is often found on the lid of a tripod.

Jair (睚眦) (音牙自), a murderous and combative person, is often found on the rings of swords and hilts of weapons.

Quodid (狴犴) (音毕岸), the most abhorrent of criminals, so often decorated on the lintel of the prison.

Mythical Geibi (狻猊) (pronounced acid mud) is a firework enthusiast and is often adorned on the knobs of incense burner lids.

The "Foot Eight" (足八) and "Insect Summer" (虫夏) (音八夏) like water the most, and are often found on the tops of the railings of stone bridges.

Pepper, which is most averse to people entering its lair, is often adorned at the entrance to a gate.

Pu Jiao (蒲牢), who likes music and roaring the most, often adorns the buttons of large bells.