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Qi Niu, one of the nine sons of Longsheng, is willing to be the head of the piano to listen to the music
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Qi Niu, is The eldest of the nine dragon sons, he loves music all his life and is the most docile of all the dragon sons. He is neither bloodthirsty nor ruthless, and specializes in music. Legend has it that the imprisoned cow with a dragon head and a snake body has a very good ear and can distinguish the sounds of all things. It often squats on the head of the piano to enjoy the music of plucked strings, so its portrait is engraved on the head of the piano. This decoration is still in use today, and some valuable Huqin heads are still engraved with the image of a dragon head, which is called "Dragon Head Huqin". This musically talented dragon son not only appears on the Huqin of the Han people, but also on the dragon-headed Yueqin of the Yi people, the three-stringed qin of the Bai people, and some Tibetan and Mongolian qins. . The second of the nine sons of the dragon, Yazui, the god of war, the grudges must be repaid. The second child
Yaizui is the second child. Legend has it that he was born with the head of a jackal and the body of a dragon. He has a strong personality, is aggressive and likes to kill, and is the god of war of the dragon son. The ferocious eyes of Yaizhen when angry were also used by the ancients to describe "glaring with anger". Sima Qian's evaluation of the paragraph "Fan Ju's Revenge" in "Historical Records" is that "the virtue of a meal must be repaid, and the hatred of Yaizhen must be avenged", so , the idiom "Yiju must be repaid" was born. Jizhen likes to kill, so the ancients often carved it into the mouth where the blade and handle of the sword meet, which adds to the frightening power. It is not only decorated on the weapons of famous generals on the battlefield, but also widely used on the weapons of ceremonial guards and palace guards, making it even more majestic and solemn. Because the emperors believed that the emperor could defeat all evil. The third of the nine sons of the dragon, Chaofeng, the vanguard in the corner of the palace, the third child
Chaofeng, shaped like a beast, is the third child. He was both dangerous and hopeful in his life. The beast on the corner of the palace platform is his portrait. These animals lined up in a single line, standing upright at the front of the vertical ridge. The leader of the animals was an "immortal" riding a bird, followed in order by: dragon, phoenix, lion, Pegasus, seahorse, Suan Ni, Xiu fish, Haechi, Bullfighting, and entertainment. Chaofeng is the second one. There is a strict hierarchical system for their placement. Only the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in Beijing can have all ten of them. These 10 mythical beasts mean "perfection", and the number of secondary halls must be reduced accordingly. Chaofeng not only symbolizes good luck, beauty and majesty, but also has the meaning of deterring demons and eliminating disasters. The placement of the mocking wind makes the shape of the entire palace both strict and varied, achieving the harmony of solemnity and vividness, the unity of grandeur and exquisiteness. It adds a mysterious atmosphere to the towering palace. Pulao, the fourth of the nine dragon-born sons, whose roar shocked four people, was the fourth.
Pulao, the fourth son of Pulao, looks like a coiled dragon. He was fond of singing and roaring throughout his life. The dragon-shaped animal button on the bell is his portrait. It turns out that Pulao lives by the sea. Although he is a dragon, he has always been afraid of the huge whale. When a whale attacks, it roars loudly in fear to drive the whale away. According to the characteristics of "good nature" and "every bell wants to make a loud sound", people cast Pulao as a bell button and made the wooden pestle for ringing the bell into the shape of a whale. When ringing the bell, let the whale hit Pulao again and again, making it "ring into the sky" and "sound alone and far away". Nowadays, almost every ancient bell in the country has a figure of Pulao. The fifth of the nine sons of the dragon is Suanni, the fifth incense burner and Leo.
Suanni, also known as Jin Ni and Ling Ni, looks like a lion and ranks fifth. Although it looks fierce, it likes to be quiet and does not like to move. He loved to sit and like fireworks, so the foot decorations on the Buddha's throne and the incense burner are his portraits. According to legend, this kind of suan Ni decorated on the Buddha's seat was introduced to China by Indians in the Han Dynasty. By the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it had been widely used in Buddhist art in my country. This shape was created by Chinese folk artists and gave it a unique The traditional Chinese style, which later became Longzi's Lao Wu, was mostly placed in front of statues of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas sitting cross-legged or cross-legged. The dragon-shaped decoration in the middle of the collar of the stone lion or bronze lion during the Ming and Qing Dynasties is also the image of Suanni, which makes the traditional Chinese door lion guarding the door more open and majestic. Suanni is also used as the mount of Manjushri Bodhisattva. Today, in Mount Wutai, the monastery of Manjushri Bodhisattva, there is still a temple where the ancients worshiped Suan Ni. Because Suan Ni ranked fifth, this temple is also called the "Wuye Temple". Six of the nine sons of the dragon, Ba Xia, is also known as Bi Xi, who looks like a turtle. Lao Liu
He is Lao Liu. He likes to bear heavy loads in his life and has great strength. The turtle under the monument Fu is his portrait. The first legend is that in ancient times, Baxia often carried three mountains and five mountains on his back, making waves in rivers, lakes and seas.
Later, Dayu conquered it when he was controlling floods. It obeyed Yu's command, pushed mountains and dug trenches, and dredged rivers, making contributions to flood control. After the flood was controlled, Dayu was worried that Ba Xia would go wild again, so he moved a very large stone tablet standing high in the sky, on which was engraved the traces of Ba Xia's flood control, and asked Ba Xia to carry it on his back. The heavy stone tablet made it unable to walk casually. Basia and tortoises are very similar, but there are differences upon closer inspection. Basia has a row of teeth, while tortoises do not. There are also differences in the number and shape of the carapace between Basia and tortoises. Baxia, also known as stone turtle, is a symbol of longevity and good luck. It always held its head forward with difficulty, holding on to its four feet desperately, struggling to move forward, but it could never move away. The bases of some of my country's most prominent stone monuments are carried by Ba Xia, which can be seen in the Forest of Steles and some historical sites. The second legend is that the dragon sons once descended to earth to help Zhu Yuanzhang conquer the Ming Dynasty. But when they were about to return to heaven to revive, Zhu Yuanzhang’s fourth son Zhu Di, who later became the founder of the Ming Dynasty, did not want to let them go, so he said to Ba Xia: "You If you can carry the merit monument of Emperor Taizu, I will let you go back." Ba Xia agreed without knowing it was a plan, but he knew that after carrying it, he could no longer move - because the merits are immeasurable, Ba Xia was suppressed by his merits. Under the monument. The Seventh of the Nine Sons of the Dragon: Bi'an, the nemesis of criminals. Bi'an, also known as the Charter, looks like a tiger and is the seventh son. It was litigious in life, but also powerful. The tiger head-shaped decoration on the upper part of the prison door is his portrait, Lao Ba
. Legend has it that Bifan is not only eager for justice and speaks out for justice, but also can distinguish right from wrong and make impartial decisions. In addition, its majestic image is not only decorated on the prison door, but also crouched on both sides of the lobby of the government office, making comments. Those who commit crimes are extremely intimidating. Whenever the yamen chief sits in the court, his image appears on the top of the chief executive's title plate and the silence card. He looks around and looks around to maintain the solemnity and uprightness of the court. In ancient times, the doors of prisons were engraved with the head of a tiger, so the prison was also commonly known as "Tiger Head Prison" among the people. The eighth of the nine sons born in the dragon family, negative Xi, loves calligraphy and inscriptions. Negi Xi, with a body like a dragon and a head like a lion, is the eighth oldest son. He is good at writing all his life. He is another one of the dragon sons who loves elegance - he loves calligraphy.
The Wenlong figures on both sides of the stele are his portraits. Our country's stone tablets have a long history and are rich in content. Some of them are simple in shape, smooth and bright, and the light is discernible; some are exquisitely carved, with graceful words and vivid writing; some are famous poems and stone carvings, which are popular among people. , praised throughout the ages. Fuyi liked this kind of inscriptions that shone with artistic brilliance very much. He was willing to turn them into patterned dragons to set off these handed down literary treasures, making the base of the stele more elegant and beautiful. They are coiled around each other and seem to be slowly squirming. Together with the base of the base, it looks even more spectacular. Chiki, the god of warding off fire, Laojiu of the Nine Sons of the Dragon, Chiki kisses the palace
Chiki, also known as the owl tail, is said to have the head of a dragon and the body of a fish. Its form first appeared in the "Official Palace" built by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. "Boliang Hall". At that time, some ministers suggested that there is a fish in the sea with a tail like an owl, that is, an owl. It can spray waves and rain. You might as well put its image on the palace to protect the palace from fire. Emperor Wu agreed. When the main hall was completed, officials rushed to ask what was on the ridge of the palace. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty didn't know how to answer, so he named it "鸱tail" after its tail that looked like an owl. Later, it gradually evolved into the homophonic "Chi Kiss". ". It is also said that around the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the "Moji Fish" from India was introduced with Buddhism. It is the object under the seat of the rain god in Buddhist scriptures and can extinguish fire. Therefore, the chi kiss was transformed from this, so it is often placed at both ends of the roof ridge to eliminate disasters and extinguish fires. The dragon-shaped spine-swallowing beast is Lao Jiu. He had a loud mouth and was fond of swallowing all his life. The curly-tailed dragon heads at both ends of the temple ridge are his portrait. "Taiping Yulan" has the following account: "In the Tang Hui Dynasty, after the disaster in the Liang Palace of the Han Dynasty, Yue Wu said, 'There are fish and turtles in the sea, with tails like owls, and strong waves will cause rainfall.' So he made his image on the tail to show the auspiciousness of the fire." "The "Witch" mentioned in the article refers to alchemists, and "Yuqiu" is the predecessor of Chiki. Chiki is water-based, so use it as a slaying agent to ward off fire. Another saying: The eldest son Bixi (bìxì), also known as Baxia, looks like a turtle and likes to bear heavy loads. He is also a turtle under the monument. According to legend, in ancient times, it often carried three mountains and five mountains on its back to create trouble. Later, he was subdued by Xia Yu and made many great contributions to Xia Yu. After the flood control was successful, Xia Yu let it carry up its achievements, so it carried many stone monuments in China. Basia and tortoises are very similar, but there are differences upon closer inspection. Basia has a row of teeth, while tortoises do not. There are also differences in the number and shape of the carapace between Basia and tortoises. Baxia, also known as stone turtle, is a symbol of longevity and good luck.
It always held its head forward with difficulty, holding on to its four feet desperately, struggling to move forward, but it could never move away. The second son, Chiki (chī wěn), also known as Owl or Chi (chī)kiss, is a fish-shaped dragon (some say it looks like a lizard with its tail cut off). He likes to look around, so he is located at both ends of the ridge of the palace. In Buddhist scriptures, Chi Kiss is the object under the seat of the Rain God, which can extinguish fire. Therefore, placing it at both ends of the roof ridge also has the effect of extinguishing disasters and extinguishing fires. The third son, 狴狴 (bì’àn), also known as the Charter, looks like a tiger, is powerful, and is prone to prison litigation, so people carved it on the prison door, so there is a folk saying of Tiger Head Prison. It is also said that it upholds justice and can distinguish right from wrong, so it is also placed on both sides of the yamen lobby and on the top of the cards for officials to go out and avoid, to maintain the solemn atmosphere of the court. The fourth son Pulao, shaped like a dragon but smaller than the dragon, loves music and singing, and is engraved on the button of the bell. It is said that Pulao lives by the sea and is most afraid of whales. Whenever he encounters a whale attack, Pulao screams incessantly. So, people put his image on the bell and carved the long piece of wood that struck the bell into the shape of a whale, using it to strike the bell in order to make the sound louder and louder. The Five Sons Taotiè (tāotiè), which looks like a wolf and is greedy in nature, is located on the bronze vessel and is now called the Taotie pattern. According to folklore, this kind of monster is so greedy that after eating everything it can eat, it finally eats its own body. In the end, it only has a head left, so it ends up with a head but no body. reputation. The sixth son, Yazu (yá zì), looks like a jackal with dragon horns, glaring angrily, with his horns drawn back close to his back. They are fond of killing and fighting. They are engraved on sword rings, sword hilts and other weapons or ceremonial guards to serve as a deterrent. The seventh son Suān Ni (suān ní) is also known as Jin Ni and Ling Ni. Suanni is originally an alias for lion, so it is shaped like a lion. It likes to smoke and like to sit, leaning on the foot of the incense burner. It was introduced to China with Buddhism. Since the Buddha Sakyamuni has the metaphor of "the fearless lion", people naturally arrange him as a Buddha's seat, or carve it on the incense burner so that he can enjoy the incense. In addition, Suan Ni is also the mount of Manjushri Bodhisattva, and there is a temple dedicated to Suan Ni on Wutai Mountain, Manjushri Bodhisattva’s dojo. Because Suanni is the fifth son of the dragon, the temple is named Wuye Temple, which has great influence in the local area. The dragon-shaped decoration in the middle of the collar of the stone lion or bronze lion during the Ming and Qing Dynasties is also the image of Suanni, which makes the traditional Chinese door lion guarding the door more open and majestic. Jiāo tú is shaped like a snail and a clam. It is easy to keep silent, has a docile temperament, and is a bit autistic. It dislikes others entering its lair, so people often carve its image on the pavement of the door or depict it on the door panel. They tend to be quiet by nature and guard the door to take care of the peace of the family. They often become the ring-bearing beast on the door or the stone drum blocking the door. The last son, Pixiu (pí xiū), has the shape of one horn or two horns, short wings, curly tail, and mane. It is the most powerful feng shui tool to promote wealth, especially for special industries, such as foreign exchange, stocks, finance, and horse racing. , futures, casinos, etc. Since ancient times, Pixiu has been used as a sacred object to protect wealth and spit out treasures. Pixiu has the nature of fire in the five elements of Feng Shui, so it can attract a lot of money and open up the source of wealth in the world.