It is said that "the dragon gave birth to nine sons", does it mean that the dragon only has nine sons?
Of course not. In the traditional culture of the mainland, nine indicates a very large number. Actually, there are many children of dragons.
The nine sons of the dragon that are often said are the prison cow, the Jianxi, the Chaofeng, the Pujiao, the Xuan, the Negative, and the Kiss. They all have their own housekeeping skills.
In mythological stories, the cicades, peppers, gluttons, etc., which are often talked about, are all considered to be the children of dragons.
Title: Hello, Magical Chinese Dragon (4 volumes)
Author: Cui Ruixia, Feng Linghui (text), Song Kaiyang, Qiao Yue (photo)
Publisher: Heilongjiang Juvenile and Children's Publishing House
Exhibit: Small fruit
This is a set of dragon-themed Chinese traditional culture enlightenment picture books, a total of 4 volumes, namely: "A Dragon Flying in the Sky", "Dragon Celebration!", "Wonderful Dragon Journey", "Eat" the Dragon, each volume has its own focus, from the legend, folk customs, cultural relics, food four aspects of the dragon culture.
In order to keep children interested, the author takes Guoguo, a child who loves to read storybooks, as the protagonist, and the child can follow Xiaoguoguo to meet our Chinese dragon.
When Guoguo and his mother went to visit the Forbidden City, he met Mock Wind, one of the nine sons of the dragon, so he first became good friends with Mock Wind, and under the enthusiastic leadership of Mock Wind, he met several brothers of Mock Wind, and Guoguo also knew a lot of interesting knowledge about dragons.
There is a special trivia column in the book to explain the trivia of dragons.
For example, the five major Rui beasts are Pixiu, dragon, phoenix, turtle, and unicorn. Among them, Pixiu once helped Emperor Yan and the Yellow Emperor to fight, made great contributions, and was given the title of "Tianlu Beast", which means heavenly blessings. This is why people like to wear objects in the shape of Pixiu, which means that wealth is rolling and wealth is fulfilling.
Another example is that the sixth son of the dragon, Gan Tuo, is a strong man, he can carry the three mountains and five mountains, so the ancients often put a huge stone tablet on the back of Gan Tuo.
As the descendants of dragons, it is important for children to learn more about these dragons.