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Folktales of China (Symbol (Xuanwu (Xuanwu is also known as Xuan Ming, a…
Folktales of China
Symbol
Xuanwu
Xuanwu is also known as Xuan Ming, a combination of turtles and snakes, the god of water, living in the North Sea. Xuan Ming has become a symbol of immortality. Because the underworld is also in the north, so it became the god of the north
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Pheonix
Symbol of peace in the world. The ancients believed that phoenixes flew when the world was in peace. The phoenix was not a species at first, but a phoenix and an imperial bird, two colored birds, which gradually became a symbol of Chinese imperial power, often used with dragons,
Báihǔ
God of the West in ancient mythology. It looks like a tiger, white, and fierce, so it has become a symbol of honor. At the same time,
Báihǔ also symbolizes mighty and army, so many places in the ancient times named after Báihǔ are related to the matter of the military
Bì fāng
Bi Fang is a sign of fire in the ancient Chinese Han mythology. Bi Fang's name comes from the crackling sound made when bamboo and wood are burning. It is a god of fire and a god of wood, living in trees. Bi Fang's body is blue with red spots and his beak is white. Bi Fang does not eat grain, he devours flames
Qílín
Qílín are the most auspicious animals that the ancient Chinese expected to appear. Their appearance represents a generation of happiness. Therefore, people at that time hoped that Qílín would always accompany themselves, bring luck and happiness to themselves, and eliminate the ominous.
hǒu
hǒu is the ancestor of all gods, spirits, and evil beasts. Either way, hǒu is the strongest beast, there is no doubt about it
xièzhì
In ancient times, the legal beast xièzhì was used as a symbol of law
Zhòngmíng niǎo
The Chongming Bird is a god bird in the ancient Chinese mythology and legend. It has great strength and can beat fierce beasts. It can eliminate disasters such as beasts and monsters. In the folk New Year custom of the Han nationality, stickers of chickens on the doors and windows really emphasize the meaning of birds
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Tāotiè
Its shape is like a human face of a sheep, with eyes under the armpits and tiger teeth
Bái zé
Bai Ze is a lofty god and beast in ancient Chinese mythology, a symbol of auspiciousness, a auspicious beast that makes that turns everybody from evil to good . Bai Ze is also able to speak human language and communicate the feelings of all things, knowing the appearance of all things in the world.
kuí
The whole body is gray, with no horns, only one foot, and there will be storms every time it appears. It shines like sunlight and moonlight, and its roar is as loud as thunder
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