As early as primitive times, cattle were included in human animal belief and totem belief.
The image of tauren in the classic Shan Hai Jing of China;
Many ethnic groups such as Miao and Buyi have the custom of worshipping cows.
In the Vedas and Indian beliefs, cows are regarded as sacred animals.
The ancient Egyptian clan banned the slaughter of cattle, baboons and other animals, believing that they were relatives of clan ancestors;
Many clans in South Africa take cows as totems;
Some tribes in Central Africa respect bison as "father".
According to folklore, Niu was originally a god general in front of the Jade Emperor Temple, and later volunteered to sow grass seeds on earth.
However, due to the fall of the worse gate, the jade emperor's original intention of "spreading a handful of grass seeds in three steps" was mistakenly recorded as "spreading three grass seeds in one step".
As a result, weeds are everywhere, cows are sent to eat grass on the ground, and farmers have to be helped to cultivate.
After the cow came to the world, she worked hard and won people's respect.
In Chinese and foreign myths, cattle often play an important role. According to Han legend, at the beginning of chaos, the mouse bit the sky first, and then the cow dug the ground, so there were people and everything.
Among the Naxi, Tajik, Uygur, Kazak, Kirgiz, Salar and Hani nationalities, there are also myths about creating magical cows.
In the western culture originated from ancient Egypt, cattle are a symbol of wealth and strength.
According to the Bible Exodus, the Israelites made a golden calf out of gold and worshipped it as the image of the Lord God, because they have not got rid of the custom of being moved by Egypt for a long time.
In China culture, the cow is a symbol of hard work.
In ancient times, cattle were used to pull plows to prepare soil. Later, people knew that cattle had great power and began to have various applications, from agriculture, transportation and even military.
During the Warring States period, the State of Qi also used fire oxen, and during the Three Kingdoms period, the plank road transportation of Shu and Wei also used bulls.
Huns, Mongols and other nomadic peoples, besides herding horses, herding cattle is also quite common.
Mongolian grassland is rich in Mongolian cattle, and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is rich in yak.
Influenced by nomadic culture, it is more popular for Han people to eat beef and milk than for Jiangnan people.