Why do Chinese people worship tigers?

In traditional culture, the tiger is a symbol of courage and vitality, such as joy chen's dragon and tiger leaping, vigorous and powerful. It can be seen that the status of tiger and dragon is the same, and many idioms have the words dragon and tiger. For a long time, tigers have been integrated into China culture, nourishing the spirit of the Chinese nation. The tiger, also known as the king of beasts, has always been respected by people.

The tiger itself represents strength and courage.

The living habits of the Chinese nation are scattered in small communities and distributed along forests and rivers. There are no lions or other wild animals here. The biggest wild animal is the tiger. In people's eyes, the tiger itself is a representative of strength. Beating the tiger means you are very brave. Therefore, in primitive society and feudal society, many people regard killing tigers as their lifelong dream and have written stories related to tigers. The tiger has a unique pattern and a king on its head, which is very popular in China. Many emperors will take down the leather bags from tiger skins and put them on their seats to show their lofty status.

The tiger is the king of beasts.

If human beings want to lead the people, they must have a backer, and the tiger is the king of beasts, which can make the emperor of human beings feel incomparable dignity. Moreover, tigers are revered in traditional cultures, such as Buddhism and Taoism. In Buddhism, there is a story of feeding the tiger with oneself, which is a kind of self-sacrifice thought. However, in the Taoist culture of China, there is a concept that the white tiger is in front of Zuo Long and the right white tiger is behind Suzaku and Xuanwu, which treats the white tiger and the three beasts in a unified way and thinks that the white tiger has a high status. Maybe at first, I just thought tigers were great. Slowly, the tiger was gradually deified by Chinese people and became a spiritual symbol.

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Most people like tigers very much, because tigers look very powerful and domineering. The tiger in the zoo looks silly, chubby and very good, like a big cat.