Brief introduction of Kirin
Kirin, also known as "Kirin" or "Lin" for short, is an animal in the ancient legend of China, which is also called "four spirits" with phoenix, turtle and dragon. Known as the sacred beastmaster. It is the mountain of God.
Kirin, an animal, was created by mixing thoughts according to the way of thinking of China people. The man's name is Qi and the woman's name is Lin. Judging from its external shape, it is characterized by moose body, oxtail, horseshoe shape (called "wolf's hoof" in history books), fish scale skin, horns with meat at the corners and yellow. This model is a new combination after dismembering many real animals. It concentrates all the advantages of these precious animals on Kirin, a fictional god beast, which fully embodies the concept of "Jimei" of China people.
"Kirin" takes "deer" as the radical. When the ancients coined the word, they clearly told people that Kirin evolved from deer, but it was by no means a deer, with more parts and equipment than deer. It is said that its body is like a raccoon, and it can also be written as an owl, which is called roe for short in ancient books; There is an ox tail, a round head, but only one horn. Some say that Qi is a man and Lin is a woman, and their shapes are slightly different. But it is said that the beginning of Qijia is roughly like a deer. It was regarded as a god beast and a benevolent beast by the ancients. Its life span is very long, it can live for two thousand years. Can spit fire, sound like thunder. Caterpillar 360, unicorn long.
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Han Xu Shen's "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" X: "Qi, benevolence and beast, oxtail corner; Hey (Lin), hey. " Duan Yucai wrote a cloud: "Like a owl, it has horns, wears meat, and is prepared for danger, so it is benevolence." ..... According to the method of Ji Xiang: "The unicorn is called Qi, and the scorpion is called Lin. ..... Xu Yunren's beast, said by the ram, does not breed insects or break grass. " The ancient unicorn or Jane Lin Yue was salty and auspicious. "Book of Rites" Li Yun: "The unearthed pottery cart, hippopotamus map and phoenix unicorn are all in the suburbs." He also said, "When the wind blows, the dragon returns, which is called the Four Spirits."
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China's ancient fertility folk custom. A way to pray for children. According to legend, Kirin is a kind beast, a symbol of good luck and can bring children to people. According to legend, on the eve of Confucius' birth, there was a jade book written by Kirin at home, which said, "The watery son is declining, but he is king", meaning that he has the virtue of an emperor and does not occupy his position. Although it is said in latitude, it is actually the basis of "Kirin sending a child", which is contained in Wang Chong's Lun Heng Ding Xian and Jia's Notes on Picking Up the Legacy. Folks have the reputation of "son of Kirin" and "son of forest". In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, people often called smart and lovely boys "my Kirin". Since then, "Kirin has sent pictures." As a woodcut, it is a good omen to engrave the couplet "Kirin in the sky, Lang on the ground as the champion". It is generally believed that worshipping Kirin can give birth to children. Don Du Fu's Song of Summer Xu's Two Sons: "It's strange that you haven't seen Summer Xu's two sons?" Inducing auspicious dreams followed. "Confucius, Shi Shi, gave him a hug, not a unicorn in the sky." Hu Pu 'an's Records of China Ethnic Customs. "Hunan" quoted "Changzhi New Age Folk Poetry": "It is also strange for a woman to be around dragons." A real dragon is not as good as a paper dragon. It can be a forest to send children. "Original note:" If a woman is barren for many years, every time a dragon lantern comes home, she is given a seal to surround her with a dragon body, and the dragon body is shortened, and she rides a child around the hall for a week, which is called the gift of Qi Lin. "According to Lin Qiqi, it belongs to the dragon, and it is this person who replaced the terms with dragon lanterns.
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Kirin, also known as "Kirin", is an animal in ancient legends in China. Together with phoenix, turtle and dragon, it is also called "four spirits", ranking first among the four spirits. In the Book of Rites, there are "pottery carts, hippos and phoenix kylins unearthed in the suburbs" ("coconut" is the same as "marsh"). Among the numerous folklores in China, although there are not many stories about Kirin, they truly reflect its unique preciousness and spirituality everywhere in people's lives.
Although Kirin is an imaginary animal created by ancient people in China, it is always so vivid and deeply rooted in people's hearts in real life. Whether as an ideological form or as a materialized form, Kirin has long been shown as an auspicious image, which not only reflects the psychological status of Kirin in the hearts of China people, but also embodies the profound thought of "the unity of man and nature". This belief in supernatural things is far from the development of fetishism. Kirin will be the eternal mascot of China people's life.
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First, the creation of Kirin and China people's thought of "Jimei"
Kirin, an animal, was created by mixing thoughts according to the way of thinking of China people. Judging from its external shape, it is characterized by moose body, oxtail, horseshoe shape (called "wolf's hoof" in history books), fish scale skin, and meat at one corner and corner end, which is yellow. This model is a new combination after dismembering many real animals. It concentrates all the advantages of these precious animals on Kirin, a fictional god beast, which fully embodies the concept of "Jimei" of China people.
The so-called "Jimei", in layman's terms, is the embodiment of concentrating all the beautiful things on one thing. This concept is the goal and desire that China people have been pursuing in the spiritual and material world for thousands of years. Therefore, it makes sense for Kirin to combine deer, cattle, horses, fish and other auspicious animals.
Deer worship belongs to primitive animal worship in China and was a symbol of emperors in ancient times. At the same time, it is also included in the category of theology and political science. "Song Shu Fu Ruizhi" says: "Bailuyuan, Wang will benefit from it." "Ruiying Picture" also said: "If Wang inherits the teachings of sages and has nothing to lose, White Deer will come." Later, when people worshipped immortals, white deer was regarded as a sacred animal in the immortal family. Mongolians in ancient China worshipped white deer. In the Secret History of Mongolia, there are myths and legends about the birth of Bailuyuan God. Manchu has a myth of deer god. Among the Oroqen, Ewenki and Hezhe who raise reindeer, deer is often the god of shaman wizards, who think shaman often appears in the shape of deer. Even shaman witchcraft firmly believes that the true soul of shaman can be turned into a battle between deer and body. If the deer wins, the life of shaman will be over. In the folk, deer also appears as a long-lived beast, which is used to express the theme of celebrating and praying for life on many occasions. In addition, deer and "deer" are homophonic, symbolizing good luck.
Cattle went to the altar in ancient times and became an indispensable sacred object in sacrificial activities. According to folklore, cattle are gods sent by heaven to help mankind. It cultivated silently in the fields, bringing material wealth to mankind, and its dedication also gave human spiritual wealth. Cattle worship is very common among people of all ethnic groups in China. There is bull worship in the northwest and many buffalo worship in the south. According to historical records, during the Warring States period, there was a Nut Temple in Qin State, which was the earliest recorded worship of cattle in ancient times. China's Naxi, Tajik, Uygur, Kazak, Kirgiz, Salar, Hani and other ethnic minorities regard cows as creatures. Miao, Tujia, Buyi, Dong, Bai, Ewenki and Dai also have the custom of offering sacrifices to sacred cows.
Horses are regarded as intelligent, loyal, brave and hardworking animals with noble, elegant and noble temperament. In the Book of Changes, the horse symbolizes heaven, that is, "doing things for heaven". Horse worship is popular among nomadic people and hunting people whose main motive force is horses in northern China. There are many records about the ritual of offering sacrifices to the horse god and the construction of Ma Chong Temple in the literature of Qing Dynasty. In addition, in ancient times, white horses were often sacrificed to heaven, and the teacher swore an oath. They think that the white horse belongs to Yang and is driven by the gods. The green ox belongs to yin and is enjoyed by the land god. Mongolian, Oroqen, Ewenki and other ethnic groups all have the custom of choosing what gods to worship when offering sacrifices to gods or protecting gods by livestock. This kind of god horse is not allowed for women to ride, but can be eaten everywhere, not allowed to drive away, and even can eat young crops in the field at will. Shenma chooses full white, full tail and full mane, never trims it, and often ties colorful silk threads at the end of the mane as a mark.
Fish, as an aquatic animal, its scales are cherished as auspicious and beautiful decorations, and "fish scale brocade" is a traditional auspicious pattern. Fish worship is widely spread among the Han, Manchu, Tibetan, Mongolian, Bai, Hani, Wa and other ethnic groups in China, and there are stories of fish carrying the earth in many myths. The world image on the silk paintings of Han tombs unearthed in Mawangdui, Hunan Province also puts the earth on two huge fish. Fish is homophonic with "fish" and becomes a symbol of a rich and happy life.
The ancient Chinese creatively combined the above auspicious animals to construct the image of Kirin, which accords with the psychological acceptance and artistic appreciation cultivated for a long time.
★ The origin of Kirin ★
Opinions vary. Kirin appeared in ancient times. At that time, people lived in the mountains and wanted to be enemies of wild animals and feed them. In the long years, people domesticated cattle, sheep, deer, pigs, horses, rabbits, dogs, pigs, chickens, monkeys and other wild animals, which also provided people with the source of life energy. People say that they are sent from heaven to help mankind. Although they were killed, they should be fed and respected. Gradually, there was a totem of worship, because at the beginning, these domesticated animals were called Swiss beasts. This is the prototype of the future dragon, because the most open imagination of human beings comes from these simple animals, and the dragon is complex and perfect according to the original totem imagination. Slowly began the evolution of characters, the earliest auspicious totem called qi, and later human beings endowed him with auspicious and auspicious meanings. Tiger Claw, horse's legs, antlers, lion's tail, tortoise shell scales, etc. were added, and later it became Kirin. Also known as Gou Chen, it is the name of a one-star palace in the sky. Very famous To some extent, the dragon is the embodiment of Kirin or Kirin is the ancestor of the dragon.
From the constellation point of view, Kirin is Gou Chen and an important backbone of Ursa minor. God will be in, he can spit fire, and the powerful can spit samadhi true fire. Because everything has a guest star and a nemesis, Chen Xing, the title of the central "emperor" among the six stars, belongs to the earth in the five elements, while the dragon belongs to wood, the suzaku belongs to fire, the white tiger belongs to gold, and the basaltic belongs to water. Only the dragon is a threat to the central "emperor". Therefore, the six stars that have the ability to breathe fire and rule by themselves are: White Tiger, Suzaku, Qinglong, Xuanwu, Tengshe and Gouchen.