Dragon is a miraculous animal in China mythology, fickle, sexually stimulating and beneficial to all things. It is said that it can be hidden and displayed, reaching the sky in the spring breeze and diving in the autumn wind. It can also cause clouds and rain. It was the leader of many scales, the head of the four spirits (dragon, phoenix, unicorn and turtle), and later became a symbol of imperial power. Emperors all claimed to be dragons, and their vessels were decorated with dragons. According to Shan Hai Jing, Xia Houqi, Ru Shou and Ju Mang all "rode the rain dragon". There are other secretaries, Zhuan Xu, Lapras and the Four Seas, Di Ku, Spring and Summer, Lapras. The predecessors divided dragons into four types: the scaly ones are called dragons; The winged one is called Ying Long; Those with horns are called dragons; A man without horns is called a dragon.
For modern people in China, the image of the dragon is a symbol, a mood and a feeling of flesh and blood. Titles such as "Descendants of the Dragon" and "Descendants of the Dragon" are often exciting, energetic and proud. Besides spreading and inheriting in China, Dragon Culture has also been brought to all parts of the world by overseas Chinese. In China residential areas or in China, dragons are still the most eye-catching decorations. Therefore, "Descendants of the Dragon" and "Dragon Country" have also been recognized by the world. Dragon is a unique cultural creation, concept creation and symbol creation of China people. "Dragon Spirit" is a symbol of the Chinese nation, a symbol of China's 5,000-year great history, and the spirit of the great China people who are industrious, brave, indomitable, bold and innovative, honest and harmonious.
Phoenix is the legendary king of birds (the male is called "Phoenix"; The woman's name is "Huang"): ~ Huang. ~ chicks (young phoenix; Yu Shuai). Dragon liver ~ bone marrow (a rare and precious food), dragon pony ~ chicken (as a talented and handsome guy). Young people know better than old people.
Dragon, phoenix and unicorn turtles are called four spirits. No one has seen the other three except the tortoise. But since ancient times, the beautiful and auspicious image of Phoenix has been deeply left in people's minds, praised and praised by people from generation to generation.
Because there is no such bird as Phoenix in nature, we can only appreciate the image and beauty of Phoenix from ancient books, such as Er Ya. Guo Pu's Note: "The fishtail on the back of the head of a plesiosaur is five colors and six feet high." According to "Praise of Mountains and Seas", the Phoenix has five pictographs: "The first word is Yue De, the wing is Shun, the back is Yi, and the abdomen is Yue Xin, which is like Ren Yue." Xu Shen said in Shuo Wen Jie Zi in the Han Dynasty: Phoenix "comes from the country of oriental gentlemen, flies across the four seas, crosses Kunlun, drinks the mainstay, drags its feathers into the weak water, stays in the wind (Dan) cave at dusk, and then the world is peaceful." The book quoted Tian Lao, a courtier of the Yellow Emperor, as saying: "A phoenix is also like a phoenix, with a snake-neck fish tail, cheekbones and brooding (cheekbones), a dragon face and a tiger's back, a swallow's beak and five colors." As for the phoenix, this is the beauty of many animals. Relevant scholars believe that the phoenix is a kind of bird totem worship of ancient ancestors. From the image of Phoenix, it combines the characteristics of natural objects worshipped by different clans in ancient times, resulting in the beautiful totem of "Phoenix".