Tiger Tiger Shengwei, the tiger in the Book of Verses

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Like the dragon, the tiger is a totem of the Chinese nation originating from ancient times and is a traditional mascot. In the oracle bone, there is the word "tiger", which is a hieroglyph, written vertically, and the glyph resembles a tiger with large fangs, long legs and sharp claws, a colorful body and a tail.

Tigers have long entered the poet's songs, China's first poetry collection "Book of Poetry" records more than 100 kinds of animals living on the land of China 3,000 years ago, 11 of the 305 articles mention tigers 17 times, or describe the ferocity of tigers, or admire the mighty warriors like tigers, or record the integrity of the tiger in the name of the tiger, or use the tiger metaphor to compare the dangers of the living environment, with the "tiger" to send sentimental meanings, Than Xing Yanzhi, the ancient ancestors' love for tigers through the mouth of the poet, sung to this day.

Tigers are mighty and often used as a metaphor for brave and courageous people. The strong and heroic "Shuo Ren" in "Shao Feng Jian Xi" and "The Ten Thousand Dances of the Public Court." Powerful as a tiger. The poet depicts the ten thousand dance performances of the Weiguo court: the "Shuoren" who leads the dance is as powerful as a fierce tiger, and his performance wins the admiration of the monarch "Xi Jue" for drinking freely.

The woman in "Qin Feng Xiao Rong" affectionately praised her husband's weapons and equipment: "Gentlemen of words, Wen Qiyi." Why? I thought of it! Li Si Kong Qun, Gong Spear Hammer, MengFa Youyuan. Tiger skeletons, two bows, bamboo closed. The poem particularly praises the beautifully patterned shield and the tiger skin bow cover with gold carvings.

"Xiao Ya Xiao Min": "Don't dare to storm the tiger, don't dare Feng He." "Fighting tigers with empty hands and crossing rivers on foot is a metaphor for bravery and courage, fearlessness, and also a metaphor for courage and strategy." The violent tiger FengHe has become an idiom.

The male protagonist "Uncle" in "Zheng Feng Uncle Yu Tian" is a hero who fights tigers with his bare hands. "Uncle zai xue, fiery and fierce. Sacrifice to the tiger and dedicate it to the office. He will not be killed, and he will not be injured by his daughter. "Uncle zai xue, fiery weapon lifting", put "uncle" in a very spectacular hunting scene, the three sides of the hunting ground burned a raging fire, the tiger was blocked inside. "The ragtag tiger", "Uncle" took off his shirt, and his muscles and resolute face were reflected red by the fire, and also illuminated the trapped beast that was about to fight to the death. It was as if we had come to the thrilling Colosseum. The result? "Dedicated to the office", "Uncle" killed the tiger with his bare hands and dedicated it to the monarch. "Uncle" is the Wu Song of the "Book of Poetry" era! He's even better than Wu Song! Wu Song is fighting the tiger while drunk, but "Uncle" is always awake, so he is braver! Finally, the poet also gently advised the uncle: "The uncle will be without a fox, and he will not be injured." "狃" is the meaning of habituation, "uncle", please don't be too careless because you often fight with beasts, beware of tigers hurting you. It is conceivable that the poet admired the "uncle" to what extent.

Since ancient times, Chinese have regarded tigers as the king of all beasts, and the ancients also cleverly regarded the pattern on the forehead of the tiger as the Chinese character "king". Poets often use tigers to depict the majestic environment, the difficult and terrifying situation, and the barbaric ferocity of the enemy. "Daya Han Yi" recounts that when the young Han Hou married his wife during the zhou Xuanwang period, he boasted of the richness of Korean products: "Kong Le Han Tu, Kawazawa Fu, Bream Fufu, Chamois, Bears, Cats and Tigers." Qing is lingju, Han Yanyan is honored. "It is very happy to say that the bride married in Korea, because there are plenty of water sources in Kawazawa, and there are many animals such as bream, silver carp, deer, bears, cats, tigers, etc.

"Xiao Ya Xiang Bo" is written for the poet to be framed by the villain's rumors and resentful, "Who is suitable for the other person?" Take the other man, throw the jackal tiger. The jackal tiger does not eat, and the caster has a north. There is no north, there is Hao! The poet hated not being able to arrest the rumor-monger and throw it to the jackal, tiger and leopard for food ("take the other man and throw the jackal tiger") and if the tiger and leopard did not eat, he would exile him to the cold barren land in the north ("The jackal does not eat, and there is a north in the caster"), and if the north does not accept it, it can only be handed over to heaven for disposal ("There is no north to be rejected, and there is a hao in the north").

The Zhengfu in "Xiaoya He Cao Is Not Yellow" also uses tigers to write his own grievances: "Bandits bandit tigers, lead the wilderness." Mourn me, I have no time to go. The author laments that I am neither a bison nor a tiger, so why should I run like a tiger in the wilderness? Like this long years of conquest, eating and sleeping, when can you rest!

Tigers are often used to symbolize brave and strong soldiers. The word "tiger" in the pre-Qin classics refers to a warrior like a fierce tiger. From the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, there were Tiger Ben in the army, mainly as the royal guard, and among the officers were also generals such as General Hu Ben and General Huya. It is said that "the King of Wu rongcha 302, tiger ben 300 people, and the merchants fought in Makino". (Shang Shu Mu Oath) The soldier symbol of the dispatched general is also engraved with a fierce tiger, called the "tiger symbol". There are also titles such as Tiger General, Tiger Minister, tiger soldier and so on.

The Book of Poetry records several waitresses, warriors, and warriors in the name of "tigers". "Daya Changwu" of "Wang Fenwu, like shock and anger." Enter the tiger chen, Kan is like a tiger. Pu Dun Huai Is still ugly. Cut off Huaipu, the place of the Wang Shi", describing the Zhou Dynasty's army as a tiger, under the leadership of "Tiger Chen", laying heavy sieges on the banks of the Huai River, taking advantage of the victory to chase after the poor and capture a large number of prisoners.

"MingMing Luhou, Keming Qide" in "Lu Song PanShui". Both as pan palace, HuaiYi is obedient. Correction of the tiger chen, in the pan offering. Shu asked Rugao Tao, offering prisoners in Panpan", praising Lu Gonggong for inheriting the cause of his ancestors, serving Huaiyi and becoming his martial artist, also because of the assistance of "Tiger Chen".

The Daya Jianghan records the achievements of Zhao Mugong in the era of King Xuan of Zhou, and his name was "Zhao Hu". The unfair treatment of warriors named Tigers, and even the brutal burial of kings, naturally aroused strong sympathy from poets.

"Qin Feng Yellow Bird": "Hand over the yellow bird, stop at Chu." Who is from Mugong? Sub-car needle tiger. Wei this needle tiger, the centurion of the emperor. Near its cave, worried about its chestnut. Heaven forbid, annihilate my good man! If it is redeemable, the man is full of his body! "This is a real historical event. The Sixth Year of Zuo Chuan Wen Gong records: "Qin Bo Ren Hao (died in 621 BC, that is, the thirty-first year of King Xiang of Zhou), was martyred by the three sons of zi che, Zhongxing, and Needle Tiger, all of whom were Qin Liangye. The people of the country mourned and gave it "Yellow Bird". This is the elegy of the Qin people in the Spring and Autumn Period who satirized the martyrdom of Qin Mugong and lamented the three sons of the Qin State's Son Che Clan, one of whom was a warrior of the Zi Che Clan, who was named "Needle Tiger".

In Chinese culture, tigers are powerful and righteous animals capable of driving away fire, theft, and evil. Ordinary people often use tiger paintings, tiger faces, tiger gate gods, etc. to pray for blessings and avoid evil. Starting from the "Book of Poetry", the famous works of singing "tiger" in ancient poems are endless in history, and "tiger" has become a rich image, which is omnipresent in various fields of traditional culture such as novels, operas, sculptures, paintings, folklore, folklore, folklore, etc. The so-called "tiger and tiger are mighty".

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