The complete information of ancient Chinese gods, spirits, and fierce beasts
As an ancient civilization recognized by the world, China has many kinds of mythical beasts in ancient myths and legends in the inheritance of Chinese culture, such as Bai Ze, Kui, Phoenix, Qilin, Hanji, Hedgehog, Xuan, Chongming Bird, Bi Fang, Tao Tao, Fei Fei, Zhu Qian, Chaos, Qingji, etc. Presumably, many people only hear its name, but they don't know its feelings, they don't know its shape, and they don't know its true situation. Let's introduce it to you. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view the big picture Zhong Shan Shen (Zhong Shan Shen) from Daughter Mountain to Jia Chao Mountain, a total of 16 mountains, a radius of 3,500 miles. Its mountain gods are all horse-body dragon-headed gods. Also known as the god of Zhongshan. ("Zhongji Jiujing" interprets the iron-blooded network to remind you: Click to view the big picture of the three-danger mountain man-eating giant beast, which looks a bit like a cow, with four horns, and its hair is very long, like a coat draped on its body.) Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view the big picture of Zhang'e Mountain, thousands of miles without vegetation, and many rocks. There is a feared beast in this mountain, with five tails and one horn, roaring like thunder splitting stones, and feeding on tigers and leopards. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view the big picture Gu Diao (Gu Diao) is a cannibal beast that looks like a bird but not a bird, like a leopard and not a leopard, with a single horn, crying like a baby. Iron Blood Network reminds you: Click to view the second volume of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" of the Datu Dijiang "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and the cloud of "The Classic of the West Mountains": "Three hundred and fifty miles to the west, it is said that the Tianshan Mountains, there are many gold and jade, there are green male yellows, and the water flows out of Yan, and the southwest flows into the Tang Valley. There is a sacred bird, its shape is like a yellow sac, red as a fire, six legs and four wings, Hun Dun has no face, it is a song and dance, but the emperor Jiang also. It means that on the Tianshan Mountains in the west, there is a sacred bird, shaped like a yellow cloth bag, red like a ball of red fire, with six legs and four wings, no ears, eyes, mouth and nose, but it knows how to sing and dance, and its name is "Dijiang". In addition, the monsters recorded in the "Zhuangzi" and "Divine Mystery Sutra" are also called by this name. The Yellow Emperor and the leader of the Gonggong clan are also referred to as "Dijiang" in some records. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view the big picture of the father (ju fu) Chongwu Mountain's fear of beasts, good at throwing, tigers and leopards are afraid of it. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view the big picture of the dreaded beast on the hill of the civet force (li li), which looks like a pig, but its limbs have grown claws and serrated teeth. The ground is undulating where I saw it, so I guess that Tanuki is good at digging soil. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
The nine-tailed fox "Qingqiu country is in its north, and its fox is four-legged and nine-tailed. "Overseas East Longitude" has the country of Qingqiu, the fox, and the nine tails. "The Great Wilderness East Classic" is recorded in the history books, the nine-tailed fox has achieved the good relationship of "Dayu" and "Tu Shan", and has become the earliest "marriage intermediary" that appeared in ancient Chinese books. The nine-tailed fox appears three times in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and later became a symbol of auspiciousness and prosperity for descendants. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Jingwei, two hundred miles to the north, said to be the mountain of the dove, there are many dead trees on it, there are birds, its shape is like black, the head of the text, the white beak, the bare feet, the name is called "Jingwei", its song is self-proclaiming. She is the girl of Emperor Yan, and her name is Female Baby. The girl swam in the East China Sea, drowning and not returning, so it is Jingwei, often called the wood and stone of the West Mountain, in order to be in the East China Sea. Zhangshui flows out of Yan and flows eastward into the river. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
The name of the mountain god of Zhongshan is Candle Yin (Candle Dragon) Candle Dragon opens its eyes, and the world is daylight; When the candle dragon closes its eyes, the world is night; The candle dragon blows a breath, and the world is winter; The candle dragon exhaled, and the world is summer. The candle dragon never eats, drinks, or breathes. As soon as he breathed a sigh, the wind blew. His body was like a snake, thousands of miles long, his face was human, and his whole body was red. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
The four fierce beasts of ancient strange beasts: "Poor Qi" Chinese legend suppresses good and promotes evil gods, its size is like a cow, the appearance of a tiger, covered with hedgehog fur, long wings, poor strange bark like a dog, by eating people for a living. It is said that Qiqi often flew to the scene of the fight and bit off the nose of the reasonable party; If someone commits evil deeds, Poor Strange will catch wild beasts and give them to him, and encourage him to do more bad deeds. However, there is also a side to the benefit. In a kind of exorcism ritual called "Dada", there are twelve kinds of fierce beasts that devour evil spirits, called the twelve gods or twelve beasts, and Qiqi is one of them. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
The four fierce beasts of ancient beasts: "梼杌" (Tao Wu) has a beast, its shape is like a tiger and dog hair, two feet long, human face, tiger feet, pig teeth, tail length of one zhang and eight feet, disturbing the wilderness, the name 梼杌. It is used as a metaphor for a stubborn person with a vicious attitude. According to legend, it is the son of the Northern Heavenly Emperor Zhuan, and it also has a name called arrogant and ruthless, difficult to train, and from these names, it can also be roughly inferred what it did. Like Qi Qi, Han Qi later became one of the four murderers. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
The Four Fierce Beasts of the Ancient Beasts: Chaos. Chaos is one of the mythical creatures of the Four Evils, according to the "Zuo Biography", the four evils are "Chaos" with the image of a huge dog, "Taotao" with a human head and sheep body and long eyes under the armpits, "Qiqi", a big tiger with wings, and "Hanqi" with a human head and tiger legs and wild boar fangs. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
The Four Fierce Beasts of Ancient Beasts: The Legend of Xuanyuan vs. Chi You (饕餮) (Tāo Tie) was beheaded, and his head landed and turned into gluttony. The mountains and seas have clouds, there are beasts, its shape is like a sheep's body and human face, its eyes are in the armpits, tiger teeth and human claws, its sound is like a baby, the name is roe deer owl, it is a cannibal. There is also a legend that he is one of the nine sons of the "Nine Sons of the Dragon". This seems to be the mythical beast that made him call me Daddy. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
The Divine Beast of Ancient Beasts: The famous divine beast on Kunlun Mountain in "Bai Ze" is snow-white, can speak human words, understands the feelings of all things, and rarely haunts, unless there is a saint who governs the world at that time, he comes to the book. It is an auspicious beast that can turn evil into good fortune. The Yellow Emperor cruised to the East China Sea, and when he met it, this beast could speak and reach the love of all things. Ask the world about ghosts and gods, since ancient times, the spirit is a thing, and the wandering soul is a changer, in case there are five hundred and twenty kinds, Bai Ze said, and the emperor ordered it to be written in pictures to show the world. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
The unicorn is also known as "Qilin", referred to as "Lin", is an animal recorded in ancient Chinese books, and the phoenix, turtle, dragon are called "four spirits", is the mount of God, the ancients regarded the unicorn as a benevolent beast, Rui beast. The male is called the unicorn, the female is called the lin, and after Zheng He brought the giraffe to the West in the Ming Dynasty, it was used to refer to the giraffe (which is still the case in Japan). It is often used as a metaphor for outstanding people. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
The legendary 矖 [白矖 (xǐ)] (This is definitely not a traditional Chinese character!!) Then, he is far from Bai Zhen (Xianle) in the TV series "Lingzhu". The TV series is deceiving again!! Then, legend has it that after Pangu opened the world, Nuwa was very lonely, so she made a man out of clay, and at the same time made a pet that was the same snake god as herself. One is white and female; One is the Teng snake and the male. Nuwa mends the sky because the five-colored stones mined are not enough, so she mends the sky with her body, and Bai Zhen and Teng Snake also follow to mend the sky with her body. (The appearance is almost like the picture above.) Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Green Dragon. In China, the status of the dragon is much higher than in India. Because in China, the dragon is a sacred object, the supreme being, and a symbol of the emperor. It is also the representative of the East, the five elements are wood, and because the cyan is wood, there is a saying that the left green dragon and the right white tiger. The stars are used in the twenty-eight constellations, the seven oriental constellations - horn, kang, di, fang, heart, tail, kei, the ancients imagined them as the image of the dragon, because they are located in the east, according to the five elements of yin and yang to the five sides of the color matching, the oriental color is blue, so the name "green dragon". There is also a saying that dragons are sexually lewd, and when they have sex with cows, they give birth to unicorns, and when they have sex with pigs, they give birth to elephants. There are also dragons giving birth to nine sons, all of which are not like the saying of dragons! Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
White tiger. In China, the White Tiger is the god of war and the god of killing. The tiger has a variety of divine powers, such as avoiding evil, fighting disasters, praying for abundance and punishing evil, promoting goodness, getting rich, and tying the knot. And it is one of the four spirits, of course, it is also made of the stars. It is composed of the 28 constellations, and the seven Western Nakshatras: Kui, Lou, Stomach, Ang, Bi, Mi, and Shen. Therefore, it is the representative of the West, and its whiteness is because it is the West, and the West is gold in the five elements, and the color is white. So it's called the White Tiger not because it's white, but because it's said from the five elements. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Suzaku. In China, it is a spiritual creature that represents happiness. There are many different forms of it. Such as golden pheasant, peacock, eagle vulture, hoof, black bird (swallow) and so on... It is also said that the Buddhist Dapeng golden-winged bird became. The phoenix myth says that the phoenix has the head of a chicken, the jaw of a swallow, the neck of a snake, and the tail of a fish, with five-colored stripes. There are also five varieties of phoenixes, which are divided by color: red is the phoenix, green is the luan bird, white is the swan, and the yellow and purple phoenix can be said to be the red bird or the bird. Suzaku is one of the four spirits, and like the other three, it comes from the stars, and is the general name of the seven southern Nakshatras: Well, Ghost, Willow, Star, Zhang, Wing, and Zhen. It's like Suzaku. Zhu is red, like fire, and the south belongs to fire, so it is called Phoenix. It also has the property of being reborn from the fire, and it is the same as the immortal bird in the West, so it is also called the fire phoenix. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Xuanwu. It is a kind of spiritual creature composed of a turtle and a snake. The original meaning of Xuanwu is Xuanwu, and the ancient sounds of Wu and Shen are connected. 武, which means black; Yin means yin. Xuan Ming was originally a description of the turtle: the back of the turtle is black, and the turtle is to invite the turtle to the underworld to ask the first, bring the answer back, and show it to the world in the form of a divination. Therefore, the earliest basalt was the tortoise. Since then, the meaning of Xuan Ming has continued to expand. Turtles live in rivers, lakes and seas (including turtles), so Xuan Ming became a water god; The turtle lived a long life, and Xuan Ming became a symbol of immortality; The original underworld was in the north, and Yin Shang's oracle bone divination was "its divination must go north", so Xuan Ming became the northern god again. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Strange beast: "Lingyu" mermaid, mermaid. There are mausoleum fish in the sea, with a human face and a fish body, hands and feet, and a cry like a child. Some ancient books call it a mermaid, and some say it is a mermaid. There are several places where the mermaid is mentioned in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", and it is said that it lives in the mountain stream, and the description may be the grass carp, that is, the baby fish, not the mythical mermaid. And the mythical mermaid may be a kind of creature extinction like the mermaid seen in the West. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Fat legacy. It was first recorded in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" in the Western Mountain Classic: there is a strange snake called "Fat Relics" on Mount Hua, once it appears, it indicates that there will be a large-scale drought. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Strange Beast: "Henggong Fish" was born in Shihu, which is constantly icy. Seven or eight feet long, shaped like a carp and red, in the water during the day, and turning into a human at night. If you can't stab it, you can't boil it, and if you boil it with two black plums, you will die, and if you eat it, you can be evil. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Roar. Shaped like a rabbit, the tips of the ears are long, only a little more than a foot long. The lion is afraid, and the roar of the cover is rotting. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
1. A winged dragon in ancient legends. Legend has it that when Yu ruled the flood, there was a dragon to draw the land into a river with its tail to make the water flow into the sea. 2. The god of ancient legends who is good at making clouds and making rain. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Dragon. There are two theories: one is one of the sources of the dragon in Chinese legend. Also known as the tail of the worm, is a kind of sea beast, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty someone said, saying that the dragon is a water spirit, can be fireproof, it is recommended to put it on the roof to avoid fire; The second is said to be the second son of the nine sons of the dragon, and the cloud in the ancient book: "The second is called the kiss, the sex is good, and the head of the beast on the house is also." (The body resembles a beast, the habit is good to look forward or dangerous, and it has become a dragon on the top of today's temples, towers, pavilions, etc., or a beast on the top of the house and the corner of the temple, and it can also suppress fire.) According to the above, the original form of the dragon should be the gecko in our lives. This type of dragon is characterized by being scaleless and finned. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Dragon. Jiao, the genus of dragons. The pond fish, full of 3,600, Jiaolai is long, and can lead the fish to fly in the water. Dragon, a horned and beardless dragon in ancient legends. Qu Yuan's "Tianwen": "The Dragon Bear". Song "Rui Ying Tu": "Dragon Horse Shenma, the essence of the river, eight feet five inches high, long neck, wings, trim drooping hair, nine tones. See you when you have the Ming King. "The dragon is the legendary beast", "the god horse", "the horse is more than eight feet long", "the two-horned one". Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Broom. The body is four feet long, blue-black, with a red belt like brocade, often going down with the water and entering the sea. Poisonous, wounding kills. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Prison cows. The eldest of the nine sons of the dragon, he loved music all his life, and he often squatted on the headstock to enjoy the music of plucking the strings, so the headstock was engraved with its posthumous image. This decoration is still in use today, and some of the precious huqin heads are still engraved with the image of a dragon head, called "dragon head huqin." Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
The second of the nine sons of the dragon is the one who loves to kill, so it is mostly installed on weapons to deter the enemy. At the same time, it is also used on the ceremonial guard to appear more majestic. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Mocking wind. The third of the nine sons of the dragon. It looks like a dog, and his life is dangerous. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Pu Lao. The fourth of the nine sons of the dragon likes to roar, and people put it on the bell, most of which are the image of Pu Lao. It is said that it lives by the sea, and it is relatively timid, and it is afraid of the whales in the sea, and it will scream when it encounters it, so it is attached to the bell, and the image of the whale is carved on the beam that hits the bell...... This cargo chief is so obscene. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Suān ni is the fifth of the nine sons of the dragon in the shape of a lion. It is a foreign product, which was introduced to China with Buddhism, so the character is a bit like Buddha. It's quiet and loves fireworks. Therefore, it is often placed on the Buddha's seat or incense burner, so that it can protect the Dharma for the Buddha's door. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Baxia: Also known as the six sons of the dragon, the sixth of the nine sons of the dragon, looks like a turtle. Legend has it that in ancient times, it often carried the three mountains and five mountains to make waves. was subdued by Xia Yu and made a lot of contributions to Xia Yu. After the success of water control, Xia Yu let it carry its exploits by itself. Therefore, most of the stone tablets in China are carried by it. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Bi'an, the seventh of the nine sons of the dragon, also known as the charter, resembles a tiger. Legend has it that it upholds justice and can distinguish right from wrong, so it is placed on the top and bottom of the prison door, the two gates and halls, and the top of the cards that officials quietly avoid when they go out on patrol, so as to maintain the solemnity of the court. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
The eighth of the nine sons of the dragon, resembling a dragon, is surrounded by a stone tablet. Like a dragon, the eighth in line, a good life, the dragon on both sides of the stele is its posthumous image. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
螭kiss (chī wěn) is the one of the nine sons of the dragon, also known as the owl tail, a fish-shaped dragon. Legend has it that it was introduced to Buddhism by the Indian "Mojiyu" around the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It is the thing under the seat of the rain god in the Buddhist scriptures, which can extinguish fires. Therefore, the kiss is changed from this, so it is more than at both ends of the roof ridge to eliminate disasters and extinguish fires. Iron Blood Network reminds you: Click to view the big picture Pi Xiu (Pi Xiu) A fierce beast in the legend, the origin of which is different. Pixiu can swallow all things and never leak, so it has the meaning of eating the wealth of the Quartet. In Chinese tradition, there is the custom of "pixiu", which, like the dragon and lion, has the effect of driving away the evil spirit of the place and bringing joy and good luck. It is said that the mount of the king of Jizo --- Diting, as if it is the same species as Pixiu. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Waste. One of the ancient mythical beasts, wastefulness is an evil ghost that brings disaster to people. Legend has it that he was wearing a red robe, with a bull's nose, one foot on the ground, and interacting with fan videos) The other foot hangs on his waist, and there is an iron fan inserted in his waist. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
猰貐 (ya yu), also known as "窫窳", is a kind of man-eating monster in ancient legends, like 貙, tiger claws, running fast. Legend has it that Qipi was once a god of heaven and the son of a candle dragon. There are many theories about the appearance of the monkey, such as the human-faced dragon body, the same size as the raccoon, and some say that it is a human-faced ox with a horse's legs, or a giant beast with a dragon's head and a tiger's body. It is said that because Qi Qi likes to eat humans, Emperor Yao ordered Hou Yi to kill him! Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Lying on the pit viper. The actual writing is {worm eight} {worm summer}, pronounced as eight lower (bā f?), located on the side of the bridge favorite water, often decorated on the top of the stone bridge railing. Lying on the four corners of the back gate bridge, the shape is very beautiful, it is said that its image is like a dragon and not a dragon, like a shrimp and not a shrimp, and likes water the most in life, and lives with water. It loves to make water, plays in the river all year round, also known as the sail beetle, is good at water, likes to eat water demons, and is said to be the favorite son of the dragon king. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Scourge. The appearance is no different from that of a normal dog. However, its entire fur is black and has a special sheen. There are a few scourge fights with split tails at the tip, and other than that, there is nothing unusual about it. In fact, you can't detect anything unusual from their appearance alone. But this did not prevent them from serving as the assistant to the god of fire, and sometimes the god of fire left for some reason, and scourge even had to take over the ministry of the god. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Cockroach. Out of the mountains, it looks like a cow, with a white head, one-eyed, a snake's tail, and an ancient plague beast. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Snakes. This is a monster with a jackal face, wings on its back, walking like a snake, and wriggling around. Its voice was like a baby's crying and a woman's scolding. The snake seldom speaks its mouth, and once it is pronounced, it will attract a monstrous flood. It is recorded in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas (Middle Second Classic)". It is said that in the Spring and Autumn Period, a farmer heard a baby crying near Daliang City in the Wei Kingdom, and found that it was a snake-shaped monster. Over the next three days, the Yellow River overflowed, flooding more than 850 towns and villages along its way. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Heroic moves. The human face and horse body, with tiger stripes, bird wings, and a voice like a grenade. It is claimed to be a god who watches the garden for the Emperor of Heaven, but it seems to be nothing more than a divine beast at best. "The Classic of Mountains and Seas (Western Three Classics)" is contained. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Dangkang. A small pig-like tooth that gets its name from its call. A good year can be predicted. "The Classic of Mountains and Seas (Eastern Four Classics)" is contained. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Heavy Bird. Yao reigned for 70 years, and there was a country of accumulation, offering a bright bird, and a pair of sunny words in his eyes. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Bi Fang. A bird in the shape of a crane, one-legged, with red stripes and a white beak. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Ghost cars. Also known as the Nine-Headed Bird. The color is red, like a duck, the big one has wide wings, the day is blind and the night is blind, and when it is slightly cloudy, it flies by. Love into the soul of others. It is also said that the nine heads were once one of the dogs, often dripping blood. The house of blood drops is to blame. (This is suspected to be an example) "Three Kingdoms Classics", "Lingbiao Record Differences", "Orthography", and "Ancient Style" are contained. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Chisel. The humanoid beast has teeth three feet long, its shape is like a chisel, and it is under the chin, and it holds a shield (it should have a certain intelligence). He was once shot by Yi in the field of Shouhua. "The Classic of Mountains and Seas (Overseas Southern Classic) (Great Wilderness Southern Classic)" and "Huainanzi (This Scripture Training)" are contained. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
Three-legged black. The ancient Chinese sun spirits were also regarded as messengers of the sun. Ancient Chinese legend has it that the sun is inhabited by a three-legged black, and people worship the sun, and the three-legged black is also worshipped as a symbol of auspiciousness. It is said that there are 10 of them in the sky, causing drought and scorching heat on the ground. Emperor Yao ordered Hou Yi to shoot all the three-legged blacks, but Hou Yi shot down nine and left one, and from then on there was only one sun and it set in the evening. It is also said that the three-legged black is a spirit that serves the Queen Mother of the West. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
[夔](kui)
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Great Wilderness" records: There is Liubo Mountain in the East China Sea, which enters the sea for 7,000 miles. There is a beast on it, like an ox, with a pale body and no horns, and one foot, and if it enters and exits the water, it will be stormy, and its light is like the sun and the moon, and its sound is like thunder, and its name is called Kui. The Yellow Emperor got it, with its skin as a drum, with the bones of the thunder beast, the sound of 500 miles, to power the world. Legend has it that there is a "Liupo Mountain" in the East China Sea, and Kui lives on this mountain. Kui's body and head resemble that of a cow, but it has no horns, and only one leg, and is covered in blue-black. It is said that the sun and moon shine and thunder roar, and if it enters the water, it will cause a storm. In the war between the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou, the Yellow Emperor captured Kui, made a snare drum with its skin, and used its bones as a drumstick, as a result, the sound of hitting this drum could spread all over a radius of 500 miles, which greatly boosted the morale of the Yellow Emperor's army and shocked the Chiyou army. Kui was born with heaven and earth, there are only more than three in the world, the first and the second were killed by Qin Shi Huang, but Qin Shi Huang did not have the merits of the Yellow Emperor, so the drum made of the skin of this Kui is not so magical. Iron and Blood Network reminds you: Click to view a larger image
[Fei Lian]
The body of a deer, the head is like a finch, there are horns, and the snake tail leopard is written. It is said that it is a wind uncle. But I think it should be more reasonable to manipulate the wind and atmosphere of the divine beast. "Chu Ci (Lisao)" is loaded.