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Introduction to the Beast
There is a bird in the mountains, shaped like an ordinary chicken,
All over the body are multicolored feathers, the name is phoenix,
The pattern on the head is the shape of the word "de",
The pattern on the wings is the shape of the word "羲",
The pattern on the back is the shape of the word "Li",
The pattern of the chest is the shape of the word "ren",
The pattern on the abdomen is the shape of the word "letter".
This kind of bird called the Phoenix Emperor eats calmly and leisurely, often singing and dancing by itself, and will be peaceful as soon as it appears, and it is a beast loved by the world.
Allusions and legends
The Elephant of the Phoenix
Legend has it that the phoenix can know the rise and fall of chaos in the world, the best embodiment of Wang Daorenzheng in Chinese history, is a barometer of the rise and fall of the chaotic world, and has become the "image ambassador" of theological politics, the ancients once divided into five levels, with the five kinds of phoenix to mark the degree of political clarity, so the emperors of all generations have taken the "phoenix singing morning sun" and "hundred birds and phoenix" as a symbol of prosperity and peace. Nanqi Xie Zhao's "Ten Songs of Yongming Music": "Cai Feng Ming Chaoyang, Yuan He Dance Qing Shang; Rui this YongMing Song, Qianzai is the whole emperor." ”
Birds and phoenixes
The Yellow Emperor took the throne, realized that the world was at peace, and wanted to see the legendary phoenix with his own eyes. To this end, he consulted the elders. The heavenly elder replied: The appearance of the phoenix is a harbinger of auspiciousness, and it only appears in the peaceful and prosperous world. It is not easy to see it pass by, and if you can see it flying in a flock of birds, it is a once-in-a-lifetime auspiciousness. The Yellow Emperor was very unhappy after hearing this, and he said: Since I took the throne, the world has been at peace, why haven't I even seen the shadow of the phoenix? Elder Tianlao said: There is Xuan You in the east, Shao Hao in the west, Emperor Yan in the south, and Emperor Huan in the north, and the four strong enemies are looking at the tiger, so why is taiping? When the Yellow Emperor heard this, he led his troops to fight, so the world was unified. He saw a large bird with multicolored feathers soaring in the sky, and countless exotic birds dancing around it. The Yellow Emperor knew that this big bird was the phoenix, and it was also the Rui elephant he wanted to see, the Hundred Birds Chao Feng ("Han Shi Wai Biography").
Blowing the flute leads to the phoenix
According to legend, the daughter of Qin Mugong is not only like a flower like jade, but also good at blowing sheng, and its sound is like a phoenix. One night, Nong Yu was blowing a pipe on the "Phoenix Tower", and it was far as if there was a harmony sound coming, and the afterglow was beautiful, like a gossamer continuously. After that, I didn't think about it. When Qin Mugong found out, he sent someone to find this young man, Xiao Shi, and Rong Yu's illness was cured. Since then, Nong Yu Xiao Shi has played sheng gong in the Fenglou every day, and the two should be reconciled. One night, the two were playing together in the bright moonlight, when suddenly a dragon and a phoenix flew in response, so Xiao Shi rode the red dragon, got the jade and rode the purple phoenix, and both flew away in the clouds.
Phoenix
In the Han Dynasty, there was also a story: the literary scholar Sima Xiang was similar, and the young family was poor. Once, he was invited to drink by a wealthy merchant named Zhuo Wangsun, and accidentally discovered that Zhuo Wangsun had a young daughter who lived widowed at home, named Zhuo Wenjun. Just like love at first sight, he played the phoenix piano and sang "Feng Xi Feng Xi returned to his hometown, traveled around the world to seek his phoenix" to express his admiration. Zhuo Wenjun was very touched to hear this, so he eloped with Sima Xiangru overnight, and later married. The term "phoenix seeking phoenix" has since been used as a metaphor for the love between young men and women.
Phoenix Nirvana
There is a legend about the phoenix: reborn from the fire. Legend has it that five hundred years ago, there was a kind of sacred bird that set incense wood to self-immolation, and then rose from the ashes of death, and Mei Yan was very dead again, which was called the undead bird, that is, the phoenix. There is also a saying about the phoenix, saying that the phoenix is the messenger of the god of death, responsible for taking away the souls of people, the good people ascend to heaven, and the bad people enter the earth. In some areas, there is also a legend of the "phoenix ghost".
Literature & Sources
The Classic of Mountains and Seas and the Classic of Nanshan
The mountain of Dan cave, on which there is a lot of gold and jade. Danshui flows out of the water, while the south stream flows into the Bohai Sea. There are birds, whose shape is like a chicken, wucai and wen, the name is fenghuang, the first text is known as virtue, the wing text is known as righteousness, the back text is known as the ceremony, the body is known as ren, and the abdomen is known as faith. It is a bird also, eating naturally, singing and dancing, and seeing the peace of the world.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas and the Overseas Western Classics
The wilderness of the dead, the birds sing to themselves, the phoenix birds dance by themselves; the eggs of the phoenix emperor, the people eat; the nectar, the people drink, and they want to do whatever they want. Beasts live in groups. In the four snakes north. Its people the eggs with both hands, and the two torii lead it.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Western Classic of Hai Nei
In the enlightened west, there are phoenix emperors and birds, all of whom wear snakes and snakes, and have red snakes.
"General Canon: The Beginning of Death"
The "Crane Crown" said: "Phoenix, bird of fire, essence of the sun." ”
The Spring and Autumn Compilation Chart says: "Yao sat in a middle boat and watched with Tai Wei Shun. The Fenghuang Emperor negative figure, with red jade as the box. It is three feet long, eight inches wide and one inch thick. The jade checks the white rope at both ends, with zizhi as mud. The five characters of 'Heavenly Red Emperor Seal'. Four minutes deep and three inches wide. The picture is dyed red and white is also literate. ”
"Youyang Miscellaneous Tricks"
Phoenix, bone black, male and female sunset sun song different. The Yellow Emperor made Linglun make twelve pipes to write it, its male voice, its female voice. There is a phoenix platform, this phoenix foot, and the next thing is like a white stone. The phoenix sometimes comes to the ceremony, waiting for the place where it stops, digging three feet deep, there are cobblestones like eggs, white, and the peace of mind of the service.
"Sayings"
Phoenix, divine bird also. Heavenly Old Man: "Phoenix statues: Lin Qian, Deer Hou, Snake Neck, Fish Tail, Dragon Wen, Turtle Back, Swallow Jaw, Chicken Beak, Five Colors Out of the country of the eastern gentlemen, soaring beyond the four seas, passing through the Kunlun Pillar, Mao Yu Weak Water, Twilight Dan Cave. See the peace of the world. The word sounds from 'where', 'bird' also. Flying flocks of birds from tens of thousands, so the ancient 'phoenix' as a peng character. Gulls, birds also, its female queen. One is the Phoenix Emperor also. Phoenix, the head of the feather worm also. ”
Book of Song
Phoenix, bird of honor also. If you do not cut the egg, you will be able to cut the egg. Or xiang or set. Male phoenix, female phoenix. Snakehead swallow jaw, turtle back turtle belly, crane neck chicken beak, Hongqian fish tail, green head wings, heron standing and mandarin duck thinking. The first Dai De carried Ren on his back, Xiang Heyi and held the letter, and the feet were straight and the tail was tied to the martial arts. Small tone in the bell, large tone in the drum. Stretch the neck and wings, and prepare for the five lights. Eight winds, rain when it rains, festivals in food, rituals in drinking, literature in the past, jia in the coming, choice of places to travel, and drinking without presumptuousness. Its song, the male is called "knot", and the female is called "foot". Morning ming is "invented", day is called "Shangshuo", xi ming is "Guichang", dusk is "guchang", and night is called "Baochang". Qile also wandered, Yongyong chattered. Emperor Weifeng is able to investigate all things, tongtian, like a hundred forms, up to the king's way, rate five tones, into nine virtues, bei wen wu, zheng under the kingdom. Therefore, the image of the phoenix, one is too much, two is xiangzhi, three is set, four is spring and autumn, and five is living for life. The eggs feed on it, and the two torii gates lead it.
Taiping Imperial Records
"Imperial Century" said: The Yellow Emperor served in the Middle Palace and sat on Xuan Luo. There are large birds, chicken heads, swallow beaks, turtle necks, dragon shapes, and fish tails, which are shaped like cranes, with five colors, and three characters: the first text is "Shunde", the back text is "Xinyi", and the text is "Renzhi". Do not eat raw insects, do not walk raw grass. Or the East Garden of the Emperor, or the Chao A Pavilion. Its diet will also be self-singing and dancing, and the sound will be like a flute.
"Spring and Autumn Kong Rendition" said: Phoenix, fire essence.
"Spring and Autumn Xuan Ming Bud" said: Fire is a phoenix.
And "Sparse" said: Feng Huang, a partridge, not sycamore does not perch, non-bamboo and does not eat.
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