What is the name of an animal that looks like a turtle under an ancient tombstone? And its origin, introduction and symbol?

Under the ancient tombstone are turtles, also known as "tortoise" and "overlord". In China mythology, it is one of the nine sons of the dragon, ranking sixth. It looks like a turtle and is good at carrying loads. It has teeth and can carry three mountains and five mountains with great strength. Its back is also loaded with objects, mostly decorated with stone tablets, pillars, pedestals, walls, etc., and it is a spirit bird and auspicious beast.

In China's myths and legends, all nine sons of the dragon were unsuccessful. Although the tortoise has dragon blood, it looks like a tortoise. Legend has it that it often carried three mountains and five mountains to make waves in rivers, lakes and seas, and was later surrendered by Yu Xia, who was in charge of water conservancy, and helped Yu Xia push mountains and dig ditches to comb the river, which made great contributions to water conservancy in Yu Xia.

However, after the success of water control in Yu Xia, he was worried about the recurrence of turtle nature, so Yu Xia made the turtle's achievements in water control into a big stone tablet with indomitable spirit, which made the turtle back. In this way, the heavy stone tablet is too heavy, and the tortoise can't walk around at will, so it can't make waves any more. Therefore, most of the tombstones and stone seats in ancient China were carved in the shape of tortoise shells.

It is a symbol of the achievements of the deceased to symbolize the tombstone with the stone tablet bearing the achievements of the tortoise in the mythological allusions, which is worthy of immortality; "Turtle" is a beast with real dragon blood, and its status is noble. As a tombstone, it can reflect the dignity of the deceased.

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The dam is very similar to the tortoise, but there is still a difference when you look closely. Bazaar has a row of teeth, but the tortoise doesn't. The number and shape of nail plates under the dam and on the tortoise shell are also different. Bullies, also known as stone turtles, are symbols of longevity and good luck.

It is always struggling to move forward with its head held high, its four feet desperately propped up, struggling to move forward, but unable to move. The pedestals of some famous stone tablets in China are carried by Ba Xia, which can be seen in the forest of steles and some historical sites. Because the head of the tablet is often engraved with decapitation, it is also called decapitation turtle. Dagger is the dragon head on ancient Yi vessels, plaques, palace columns, temple steps and seals.

Ancient tombstones adopt the shape of "decapitated turtle", which not only has practical aesthetic decoration function, but also contains profound cultural significance. It is one of the manifestations of the influence of China myths and legends and dragon culture on the folk custom of the monument, which embodies the national characteristics of China tombstone culture.

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