The importance of the car to modern people need not be said, in fact, the car is also very important in ancient times, especially the invention of the horse-drawn carriage, which can be said to be a major innovation of ancient Chinese science and technology.
Whether it is an ancient carriage or a modern car, the same problem is safety and safety, which is not a thing in China, because China not only has the road god to keep peace, but also the car god to guard peace, and even the god of wealth!
As an ancient tool of land transportation, the car has a long history in China. The Invention of the Yellow Emperor by Car, it seems that it is already well known, not to mention the records of ancient texts, the Yellow Emperor alone is also known as Xuanyuan, which is a good proof.
Because in ancient China, the car with the curtain was called Xuan, and the horizontal wood that was used to drive the cattle in front of the car was called the yuan, and together it was called Xuanyuan.
Moreover, in China's first strange book "Classic of Mountains and Seas", the Yellow Emperor also invented a guide car during the war with Xuan You, which should be regarded as the world's first car with navigation.
"Ancient and Modern Notes" contains: The Yellow Emperor found that the hanging magnet necklace had a directional function, and when fighting against Xuan You, Xuan You invited the rain master Feng Bo to fog, and the Yellow Emperor could not distinguish the direction.
The Yellow Emperor consulted with his subordinates, and he had a wooden frame on the car, and hung the magnet necklace and the wooden man on it, and the little wooden man's arm was pointed south, so that the soldiers found their way and defeated Xuan You.
Henan Zhengzhou Yellow Emperor hometown guide car
But archaeologists have studied that the car invented by the Yellow Emperor, the wheels are solid wooden cakes, can only be counted as a rickshaw, carrying heavy objects is indeed much more labor-saving than shoulder-to-shoulder lifting, of course, the Yellow Emperor does not have to worry, after all, can you still be a dragon.
Another person who really invented the carriage in China, the Qing Dynasty Wang Moji's "Shiben, Composition" and "GuanZi. Situation" all said: Xi Zhong built the car, after the efforts of two generations of father and son.
Moreover, "Pipe" praised that the car designed and created by Xi Zhong was more reasonable in structure, and the production of various parts had certain standards, so it was strong and durable, and it was very easy to drive.
The "car" built by Xi Zhong should be a carriage with certain technical standards and major innovations.
Li Xueqin, chief scientist of China's Xia-Shang-Zhou Dynasty Project, said that there are many historical records about "Xi Zhong's car-making," and there are many records in the "Zuo Zhuan", "Xunzi", "Shuowen Jiezi", "Tongzhi Clan", and "Gangjian Yizhilu".
Xi Zhong, the god of carriage enshrined in the Shanghai City God Temple
Xia Yu's "land ride" car was built by Xi Zhong, the world's first carriage was invented by Xi Zhong, and the invention of the carriage was a major innovation in the history of Chinese science and technology.
It not only solves the backward traffic problem, but also promotes the development of road facilities, promotes commercial transportation and cultural exchange activities.
In history, Xi Zhong did hold the official position of Che Zheng in the Xia Dynasty, responsible for building cars. In Teng County, there are also relics of Xi Zhong's car.
The Geographical Chronicle says: 'Xia Che Zheng Xi Zhong's Kingdom also. ...... There is Xi Zhongzuka on the south mountain of the city. The Records of Jin Taikang Di says: "Xi Zhong's family is on the twenty-five-mile mountain south of the city, and the people call it the gods and spirits." The Tang Dynasty Li Jifu's "Records of Yuanhe County" says: "XiGong Mountain is sixty-six miles southeast of (Teng) County, and Xi Zhongchu built a car here." ’
In Xi Zhong's hometown, later generations built a temple to worship Xi Zhong, the originator of human car building. Because of his merits in car building, Xi Zhong was honored by the people as the god of cars after his death by Xia Wangyu as "Che Zheng" and was revered as the ancestor of the car industry.
Modern historians have also confirmed that the hometown of Xia "Chezheng" Xi Zhong more than 4,000 years ago was in Xi Village, Xuecheng District, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, known as XiYi in ancient times.
Later generations built the Xi Gong Ancestral Hall to worship for a long time in order to travel safely, and there is still a folk proverb of "worship Xi Zhong, travel safely" in Xi Zhong's hometown.
Sculpture of Xi Zhong, the originator of Shandong Zaozhuang car manufacturing
In front of the car, god opens the road and walks the world safely! Thousands of miles, daily into the gold!
In the old days, when people went out to seek peace on the road, they would invite out the car god in their minds.
In the Qing Dynasty, Zhuxian Town, Henan Province, painted the "Car God Daji", depicting a horse riding a car god, holding a "Daji" text sticker to open the road, and then a pawn held high the triangular flame side banner, and painted a three-set carriage, the car was full of gold yuanbao, and the coachman sat on the rim with a whip.
In the old days, people who went out on long trips were pasted on the canopy of the car to pray to the god of the car for peace.
In the Qing Dynasty paper horse "Che Shen" in the car god is still a god of wealth image, this kind of New Year painting, paper horse has a common feature, that is, the car god is related to wealth, car yuanbao, the source of wealth rolling.
In fact, it is also very reasonable to think about it, as long as the natural source of wealth is rolling in, even if there is no peace, it will be in vain.
The car god also has different forms of expression in different periods, and the early car god paper horse paints ancient carriages and costumed figures; Later, it evolved into a modern horse-drawn carriage, people wore straw hats, and the word "car god" was replaced by "car travel thousands of miles" and even the "car god" who drove a tractor appeared, and the word "safety" was engraved.
Although the content of the che god paper horse has changed, one thing remains unchanged, that is, people's concept and psychology of praying for peace through the worship of the che god.
Today's cars run everywhere, safe driving is the first, in order to bless the safety of driving, people like to hang the mascot of the crane god on the car. In many places, car owners who buy new cars also hold a ceremony to sacrifice the god of the car, praying for the god of the car to bless the peace of entry and exit.
Yu Qilin also wants to remind everyone that it is important to worship the god of the car and it is more important to pay attention to driving!
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