Concrete significance

One of the nine sons of the dragon, the prisoner cow

Prisoner Niu, the eldest of the nine sons of Longsheng, loves music all his life, and he often squats on the headstock to enjoy the music of plucking the strings, so the headstock is engraved with its portrait. This decoration has been used for a long time, and some of the precious huqin heads are still engraved with the image of a dragon head, called "dragon head huqin".

The dragon gave birth to the second of the nine sons

Jairus, the second child, is aggressive and kills in his life, and the knife ring, knife handle, and dragon swallow mouth are its posthumous images. These weapons adorn the image of a dragon and add to the intimidating power. It is not only decorated on the weapons of famous generals on the battlefield, but also used in a large number on the weapons of honor guards and palace guards, so as to appear more majestic and solemn.

The third of the nine sons of the dragon is mocking the wind

Mocking the wind, resembling a beast, is the third child, life is dangerous and hopeful, and the beast on the corner of the temple is its posthumous image. The beasts are led by a "fairy" who rides a bird, followed by a dragon, a phoenix, a lion, a heavenly horse, a seahorse, a sinister, a fish, a pig, a bullfighter, and a walk. They were placed in a strict hierarchy, with only the Taihe Hall of the Forbidden City in Beijing being able to do all of them, and the secondary halls were reduced accordingly. Mocking the wind not only symbolizes auspiciousness, beauty and majesty, but also has the meaning of deterring demons and clearing disasters. The placement of the mocking wind makes the shape of the whole palace both strict and full of changes, to achieve the harmony of solemnity and vividness, the unity of grandeur and exquisiteness, and it adds a layer of mysterious atmosphere to the towering palace.

The fourth of the nine sons of the dragon is Pu Lao

Pu Lao, shaped like a coiled dragon, ranked fourth, good roar in life, the dragon-shaped beast button on the bell is its posthumous image. It turned out that Pu Lao lived by the sea, and although he was a dragon, he had always been afraid of huge whales. As soon as the whale attacks, it growls in fear. People report that it has the characteristics of "good sex", "where the bell wants to make the sound loud", that is, the pu gao is cast as a bell button, and the wooden pestle that rings the bell is made into the shape of a whale. When the bell is struck, let the whale hit Pu Lao again and again, so that it "rings into the sky" and "sings alone".

The dragon gave birth to the fifth of the nine sons

Suspicious, resembling a lion, ranking fifth, he likes to be quiet and does not like to move, he is good to sit, and he likes fireworks, so the foot decoration on the Buddha's seat and the incense burner is its posthumous image. Legend has it that this kind of Buddha seat is decorated with Buddhism in the Han Dynasty by the Indians into China, to the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, China's Buddhist art has been widely used, this shape through the creation of China's folk artists, so that it has the traditional style of China, and later became the fifth of the dragon, it is arranged in front of the Buddha and Bodhisattva statue that sits on the knot or crosses the feet. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the dragon-shaped ornament in the middle of the collar under the neck of the stone lion or bronze lion is also the image of the fox, which makes the traditional Chinese door lion guarding the gate more open and mighty.

The sixth of the nine sons of the dragon is overlord

Baxia, also known as the stumbling, resembles a turtle, is the sixth old, a good load in life, infinite force, the turtle under the stele pedestal is its remains. Legend has it that in ancient times, Baxia often carried three mountains and five mountains, making waves in the rivers, lakes and seas. Later, Dayu subdued it when he controlled the water, and it obeyed Dayu's command, pushed the mountain and dug ditches, dredged all over the river, and made a contribution to water control. The flood was subdued, and Dayu was worried that the Baxia would scatter wild everywhere, so he moved the extra-large stone tablet that stood up to the sky, and engraved the deeds of the Baxia to control the water, and called the Baxia to carry it, and the heavy stone tablet pressed it so that it could not walk casually. Baxia and turtles are very similar, but there are differences when you look closely, Baxia has a row of teeth, while turtles do not, and there are also differences in the number and shape of the carapace on the dorsal armor of Baxia and turtles. Baxia, also known as the stone turtle, is a symbol of longevity and auspiciousness. It always struggled to move forward with its head held high, and its four legs were desperately supported, struggling to move forward, but it could not move its steps. The pedestal of some prominent stone monuments in our country is carried by the Baxia, and can be seen in the stele forest and some historical sites.

The seventh of the nine sons of the dragon is a fierce one

The raccoon, also known as the charter, resembles a tiger and is the seventh oldest. It is a litigious but powerful man, and the tiger-shaped decoration on the upper part of the prison door is its posthumous image. Legend has it that the fox is not only anxious for justice and righteousness, but also able to distinguish between right and wrong, and judge impartially, coupled with its majestic image, so in addition to decorating the prison door, it also crouches on both sides of the lobby of the official office. Whenever the chief of the yamen sits in the court, the top end of the chief executive's title plate and the solemn recusal card has its image, and it is eyeing the tiger, inspecting and watching, and maintaining the solemn and righteous atmosphere of the public court.

The dragon gave birth to the eighth of the nine sons

Negative tuan, like a dragon, ranking eighth, good writing, the dragon on both sides of the stele is its remains. The history of the stele in our country is long, the content is rich, some of them have the shape of the simple, the stele body is smooth, bright, and the light can be recognized; Some are exquisitely carved, the words are postured, and the pen is vivid; There are also famous poems and stone carvings, which are popular and praised through the ages. And the negative is very fond of this kind of shining artistic brilliance of the inscription, it is willing to turn into a pattern of Wenlong to set off these literary treasures, the stele base is decorated more elegant and beautiful. They coiled around each other, and they seemed to be slowly wriggling, and they matched with the dominance of the base, which made it even more spectacular.

Nine of the Nine Sons of the Dragon's Kiss

The cockroach kiss, also known as the owl tail, the owl kiss, the dragon-shaped spine swallowing beast, is the old nine, the mouth is wide and noisy, the life is easy to swallow, and the curly tail dragon head at both ends of the temple ridge is its posthumous image. "Taiping Yulan" has the following account: "Tang Hui important eye, after the disaster of the Liang Palace of the Han Dynasty, Yue Wu said, 'There are fish in the sea, the tail is like an owl, and the torrent is rain' so that it is like the tail, so as to be tired of the fire." The "witch" mentioned in the text is the likes of Fangshi, and the "fish Qiu" is the predecessor of the mantis kiss. The mantle is water-based, and it is used as a thing to ward off evil spirits to avoid fire. It may be based on a deep-sea whale.

Views and perspectives

The order from the first son to the ninth son is divided into two groups:

1. Prison Ox, Jianhua, Mocking Wind, Pu Prison, Fox, Cunning, Cunning, Cunning, Negative Cunning, and Kissing

2. Dumpling, mantis, puff, pun, gluttony, pestle, prickly peat, prickly peat, pit plow, pit prickly pit prickly pit

Respect the second set of statements, but still choose the first set of statements.

The ancient meaning of the worm is "worm eight" and "worm summer" (transliteration eight summer), and here it can be seen that there is basically no difference in pronunciation between baxia and eight summers. And because the ancients have always avoided it, it is not credible.

The mouth is wide and noisy, and it is easy to swallow in life, and it collides with gluttony and gluttony, so it is also not credible.

On the other hand, the first set of data on the prison cow as a decoration of the precious huqin does prove that the prison cow likes music. However, the reason for this is because it makes a loud sound when attacked by a giant whale, so it is placed on the bell beam as a beast button to help the bell sound far away, and it is not a love of music.

The mocking wind dwells on the corner of the temple platform in order to avoid sudden attacks such as floods to prevent disasters and avoid disasters, and has the effect of majestic deterrence of demons and auspicious wards of evil spirits. It has a common preference with the roar of the sky.

And the cockroach, the cockroach is a hornless dragon. The kiss was placed on the ridge of the temple not because it also liked to look, but because it was water, which could extinguish fires and eliminate disasters, so it was placed on the roof of the house as a thing of the town.

Although both are surrounded by stone tablets, each occupies a single character, which proves that they are an inseparable pair.

[And in a sense, music and writing are for culture (prison cow, negative cunning); Killing is the army, and prison is the coercive force of the state, the foundation of the (睚眦, 狴犴); The bell is auspicious, the evil thing is providence, and the combination is luck (mocking the wind, Pu Lao, and kissing); The illustrious stele is a thing that celebrates merit (赑屃); The Buddha is the will of the gods (狻猊)