The dragon is a supernatural artifact in the ancient legends of the mainland, and it is also the mascot of the Chinese nation, and it is also a symbol of the spirit of the Chinese nation. There is a cloud in "Shuowen": "Dragon, the length of the scale insect, ascends to the sky at the spring equinox, and dives into the abyss at the autumn equinox." The dragon is a unique form of oriental mysticism, through complex and changeable artistic shapes, contained in the unique concepts of Chinese and Chinese culture. The dragon was worshipped as a god by the Chinese ancestors and was generally revered, and the Chinese often called themselves "descendants of the dragon".
Regarding the image of the dragon, there is a cloud in "Erya Wing": "The dragon is the length of the scale." Wang Fuyan has nine shapes: the head is like a camel, the horns are like a deer, the eyes are like a rabbit, the ears are like a cow, the neck is like a snake, the belly is like a mirage, the scales are like a carp, the claws are like an eagle, and the palm is like a tiger. It has eighty-one scales on its back, with nine or nine yang numbers. Its sound is like a copper plate. There is a beard next to the mouth, a pearl under the chin, and an inverted scale under the throat. There is Boshan on the head, also known as the ruler wood, and the dragon cannot ascend to heaven without the ruler wood. It can turn into water and fire. Another said, "The mouth is like a horse, the eyes are like a crab, the whiskers are like sheep, the horns are like a deer, the ears are like an ox, the mane is like a lion, the scales are like a carp, the body is like a serpent, and the claws are like an eagle." Another said: "The head is like a camel, the eyes are like a ghost, the ears are like a cow, the horns are like a deer, the neck is like a snake, the belly is like a mirage, the scales are like a carp, the claws are like an eagle, and the palm is like a tiger."
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The starting point of the formation of the dragon is about the Neolithic Age, after the development of Shang and Zhou, it was basically formed in the Qin and Han dynasties, separated from the specific animal images in nature, and became a special animal that integrates the spirituality and specialties of various animals. By the Tang Dynasty, the dragon became the patent of the Son of Heaven, and the dragon pattern could only be used for the emperor's clothes and utensils, and the dragon became a symbol of imperial power. After the Song Dynasty, there were more legends about the history and family of dragons. It is precisely because the dragon has brought together the images of a variety of strange beasts in the history of its image formation, so at the same time as the formation and development of the dragon image, some strange beast images are also developing, and in a certain aspect, they combine a certain image of the dragon, so some people associate the two and become the so-called dragon son.
There has always been a saying in the mainland that "a dragon gives birth to nine sons", but the so-called "dragon gives birth to nine sons" does not mean that the dragon happens to give birth to nine dragons, because in traditional Chinese culture, nine means a lot, just like the Qing Dynasty scholar Wang Zhong said: "Where one or two cannot be exhausted, then about three, in order to see the more, and if three cannot be exhausted, then about nine." "Therefore, nine is an imaginary number, and the dragon gave birth to nine sons is a lot.
The saying that dragons give birth to nine sons has been around for a long time, but it has not been determined which animals are among the dragons, and various versions have appeared in the Ming and Qing classics alone.
The first person in the Ming Dynasty to record strange beasts in his writings was the scholar Lu Rong, but Lu Rong talked about "the different names of ancient artifacts", and did not say that it was the different names of dragons. He wrote in the "Shuyuan Miscellaneous": "Bixi, which resembles a turtle and is good at carrying weight, is used to carry stone tablets. Chiwen resembles a beast and is hopeful, so it stands on the corner of the house. In vain, it resembles a dragon and is small, has a good roar, and has divine power, so it hangs on the bell. The charter resembles a beast and is a prisoner, so it stands on the prison door. Gluttony (taotie) is good water, so the bridge is erected. The lizard resembles a beast, a ghost head, and is fishy, so it is used on the handle of the knife. Manquan is similar to a dragon and has a good nature, so it is used on the ridge of the temple. Chihu (chihu) resembles a dragon in shape, and has a good character, so it stands on the inscription. Jinni resembles a lion and has a good sex and smokes, so it stands on the lid of the incense burner. The shape of the pepper is similar to a snail, and the sex is good and the mouth is closed, so it stands on the door, and now it is called "drummed". The shape of the frog (daoduo) is similar to a dragon and small, and the sex is good and dangerous, so it stands on the protection of decay. The fish resembles a dragon and swallows fire, so it stands on the ridge of the roof. The beast kisses it in the shape of a lion, and it is good at eating yin and evil, so it stands on the door knocker. Jin Wu looks like a beauty, the first fish, the tail has two wings, and its sex is psychic and does not sleep, so it uses patrol police. Out of "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and "Naturalist Chronicles". Lu Rong recorded a total of 14 kinds of "different names of ancient artifacts", but did not say that it was a dragon, and pointed out that these statements came from the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and "Naturalist Records".
The earliest record of the nine sons of the dragon appeared in the "Huailu Tang Collection" by Li Dongyang in the Ming Dynasty. According to Li Dongyang's "Huailu Tang Collection": "In the past, during the Hongzhi (Ming Xiaozong year), Tailing (Ming Xiaozong Zhu Youji) tried to order the Zhongguan to ask the name of the nine sons of Longsheng, because he often saw it in miscellaneous books when he was young, and he could not be hastily (promoted), and he did not know what to do. He also inquired about the external performance of Liu Yuan in the Ministry of Officials, and the results came to the book, and the book recorded this sentence, but he did not know where to come from, because he was reinstated. ”
Li Dongyang's reply to Ming Xiaozong's answer was: " The dragon is born nine sons do not become dragons, each has its own good: prison cow, good music, the beast carved on the head of the Huqin is its posthumous image; Yazi, the life is good to kill, the dragon swallowing the mouth on the handle of the knife is its posthumous image; mocking the wind, the life is dangerous, the horned beast of the temple is its posthumous image; Pu Lao, the life is good, the beast button on the bell is its posthumous image; Suanni, the life is good to sit, the Buddha lion is its posthumous image; the tyrant, the life is good to bear, the stele beast is its posthumous image; bi'an, the life is good lawsuit, the lion head on the prison door is its posthumous image; the negative tun (fuxi), the life is good, the dragon on both sides of the stele is his posthumous image; the kiss (chiwen), the life is easy to swallow, the head of the beast on the ridge of the temple is its posthumous image. At this point, this public case finally came to an end due to the curiosity of the "True Dragon Son". However, Li Dongyang later remembered: "Yu has another place to carry the weight of the eight insects Xia (baxia), and the stone beast under the monument is today." The descriptions are different, and they are just naturalists. The eight insects are suspected of being the former hegemon. It can be seen that Li Dongyang is not very sure about the issue of the dragon giving birth to nine sons. But in any case, this is the first official statement that the dragon gave birth to nine sons.
Some of Li Dongyang's previous Ming notes, all the records found about the name, shape, and characteristics of the dragon, are basically from Lu Rong's "Shuyuan Miscellaneous". In the classics of the Ming and Qing dynasties, in addition to the "Huailu Tang Collection", there are also Yang Shen's "Sheng'an Outer Collection", Hu Shi's "True Pearl Boat", Li Xu's "The Old Man's Writing of the Ring Nunnery", Jiao Hong's "Yutang Congyu", Xie Yingqian's "Five Miscellaneous Quirks", Xu Yingqiu's "Yuzhitang Talks", Shen Defu's "Wanli Ye Gets Compiled", Tan Qian's "Zaolin Miscellaneous", Gao Shiqi's "Tianlu Zhiyu" and so on.
Let's look at the records in the texts:
Yang Shen wrote in "Sheng'an Outer Collection": "It is said that dragons give birth to nine sons, and they do not become dragons, and each has its own advantages. Hongzhi Zhongyu book small post, to ask the cabinet, Li Wenzheng (Li Dongyang) according to Luo Xi Liu Ji's words, with negligence, now the impact of the record. One is said to be a turtle, resembling a turtle, good load, and the turtle under the stone tablet is also. The second is said to be a kiss, similar to a beast, and the sex is hopeful, and the head of the beast on the house is also. Three said Pu Lao, shaped like a dragon and small, good sex roaring, today the bell button is also. The four are said to be fierce, resembling a tiger and powerful, so they stand at the prison gate. Five said gluttony, good food, so stand in the dinggai. Sixth, it is said that the beetle pit has a good nature, so it stands on the bridge pillar. Seven said that the eyes are good, and the sex is good to kill, so it stands in the knife ring. Eight said Jin Li, resembling a lion, good smoke, so standing in the incense burner. Nine pepper figures, similar to snails, good and closed, so stand at the head of the door. There is also Jinwu, who looks like a beauty, has a head and tail like a fish, has two wings, and is sexually psychic and does not sleep, so he uses police patrols. ”
Hu Shi wrote in "Pearl Boat": "A prisoner cow, good music, engraved on the huqin." The second is said to be eyelid, and the handle of the knife is swallowed by the dragon. The three are said to be mocking the wind, the sex is dangerous, and the horns of the palace are beasts. Fourth, it is said that Pu Prison, good ringing, and the beast button on the bell is. Five said to be shy, easy to sit, the Buddha lion is. Under the six overlords, it is good to carry the weight, and the stele beast is. Seven are said to be fierce, good lawsuits, and the beast drawn by the prison gate is. Eight said to be a good text, the dragon painted on both sides of the stone tablet is. Nine said that the kiss, easy to swallow, the head of the beast on the spine of the temple is. ”
Li Xu wrote in "The Old Man's Writing of the Ring Nunnery": "Lu Wenliang (Lu Rong) "Shuyuan Miscellaneous Notes" cloud: 'The ancient utensils have different names, and their shape is similar to that of a turtle, and they are good and heavy-bearing, so they use stone tablets. The kiss resembles a beast, and it is sexually hopeful, so it stands on the corner of the house. It resembles a dragon and is small, good at roaring, and has divine power, so it hangs above the bell. The charter resembles a beast and is a prisoner, so it stands on the prison door. Gluttony is good for water, so the bridge is erected. Crickets resemble beasts, ghost heads, and are fishy, so they are used on the handle of the knife. The shape of the cockroach resembles a dragon, and the sex is good for wind and rain, so it is used on the ridge of the temple. The shape of the tiger resembles a dragon, and the character is good, so it stands on the inscription. Jin Qi is similar to a lion, good fire and smoke, so it stands on the lid of the incense burner. The shape of the pepper is similar to a snail, and the sex is good and the mouth is closed, so it stands on the door, and now it is called "drummed". The shape of the cricket is similar to a dragon and small, and the sex is good and dangerous, so it stands on the protection of decay. The fish resembles a dragon and swallows fire, so it stands on the ridge of the roof. The beast kisses it in the shape of a lion, and it is good at eating yin and evil, so it stands on the door knocker. Jin Wu looks like a beauty, the first fish, the tail has two wings, and its sex is psychic and does not sleep, so it uses patrol police. 'Li Xiya (Li Dongyang) "Huailu Hall Collection" cloud: "The dragon gives birth to nine sons and does not become a dragon, and each has its own good." Prison cow, dragon species, good music in life, now the head of the Huqin carved beast is its posthumous image. Jianwei is easy to kill, and now the dragon swallowing mouth on the handle of the knife is his posthumous image. Mocking the wind is dangerous, and the horned beast of the palace is its remaining. Pu Lao has a good life, and the beast button on the bell is his posthumous image. It is easy to sit in his life, and the lion of the Buddha is his remains. Baxia has a good burden in his life, and now the stele beast is his posthumous image. He was litigious in his life, and the lion's head on the prison door is his remains. The text on both sides of the monument is its posthumous image. The kiss is easy to swallow in his life, and the head of the beast on the ridge of the temple is his posthumous image. In the past, in the Hongzhi period, Tailing tried to order the Zhongguan to ask the name of the nine sons of Longsheng, because he often saw it in miscellaneous books when he was young, and he could not be in a hurry (promoting) to know, and he did not know what to do. He also inquired about the external performance of Liu Yuan in the Ministry of Officials, and the results came to the book, and the book recorded this sentence, but he did not know where to come from, because he was reinstated. Yu has to have a place to carry eight insects in the summer, and the stone beast is under the monument. The descriptions are different, and they are just naturalists. The eight insects are suspected of being the former hegemon. ”
Jiao Hong, the champion of the seventeenth year of Wanli, wrote in "Yutang Congyu": " It is said that the dragon gives birth to nine sons and does not become a dragon, each has its own good, one is said to be a stinger, the shape is like a turtle, good to bear, and the turtle is under the stone tablet today; the second is said to be a mantis kiss, the shape is like a beast, the sex is good, and the head of the beast on the house is also; the third is said to be a prison, the shape is like a dragon and small, the sex is good to roar, and the bell is on the button today; the fourth is said to be a fierce carn, the shape is like a tiger, there is power, so it stands at the prison gate; the fifth is gluttonous, good food, so it stands in the dinggai; the sixth is said to be a worm, the sex is good water, so it stands on the bridge pillar; the seventh is said to be a jab, the sex is good to kill, so it stands in the knife ring; the eighth is said to be a golden lion, the shape is like a lion, the sex is good fireworks, so it stands in the incense burner; the ninth is said to be a pepper map, the shape is like a snail, the sex is good and closed, so it stands at the head of the door。 ”
In the thirtieth year of Wanli, Jinshi Xie Xianqian recorded in "Five Miscellaneous Works": "The dragon gave birth to nine sons: Pu Prison is good at singing, the prison cow is good at sounding, the kiss is good to swallow, the mocking wind is dangerous, the eyes are easy to kill, the cunning is good at writing, the fierce is good at lawsuits, the fierce is good at sitting, and the domineering is good at losing." In addition to the nine kinds of "Naturalist", there are: the charter is a good prisoner, the gluttony is good water, the lizard is fishy, the barbarian is good for wind and rain, the tiger is good for Wencai, the golden lion is good for smoke, the pepper is good for closing the mouth, the oyster is good for danger, the fish is good for fire, Jin Wu is not sleeping, and they are all types of dragons. Gai Long is sexually lewd and has sex in everything, so he has many ears. ”
Xu Yingqiu, a Jinshi in the forty-fourth year of Wanli, recorded in "Yuzhitang Talks": " The dragon gives birth to nine sons and does not become a dragon, each has its own good: prison cow, good music in life, the beast carved on the head of the Huqin is its posthumous image; the eye, the life is good to kill, the dragon swallowing mouth on the handle of the knife is its posthumous image; the mocking wind, the life is dangerous, the horn of the temple is its posthumous image; Pu Lao, the life is good, the beast button on the bell is its posthumous image; the fierce and sitting, the Buddha lion is its posthumous image; the tyrant, the life is good to bear, the stele beast is its posthumous image; the fierce man, the lion on the prison door is its posthumous image; the negative stump, the life is good, the dragon on both sides of the monument is his posthumous image; the kiss, the life is easy to swallow, the temple ridge beast is his posthumous image。 ”
Shen Defu recorded in "Wanli Ye Ed.": "Changsha Li Wenzheng Gong (Li Dongyang) was in the cabinet, and Xiaozong suddenly went down to the imperial palace and asked for the details of "Nine Sons of Longsheng". Wen Zheng said to the clouds: 'His son Pu Prison is good at singing, now it is the bell on the button, the prisoner ox is good at sound, now it is the head of the Huqin carved beast, the eyes are easy to kill, now it is the sword swallowing mouth, the mocking wind is dangerous, now it is the palace beast, the fierce is good to sit, now it is the Buddha riding the elephant (image), the bully is good to carry the weight, now it is the stele and the stone, the fierce is good at litigating, now it is the head of the prison to suppress, the negative piece is good, now it is the meandering on both sides of the stele, and the kiss is easy to swallow, and now it is the head of the beast on the spine of the temple. All nine things are dragon species. 'This is the one who sees the "Huailu Hall Collection". And that's not all. There are also charter sex good prisoners, gluttonous nature good water, cricket nature good fishy, barberry nature good wind and rain, tiger nature good writing, Jin Qi nature good smoke, pepper figure sex good closed mouth, cricket nature good risk, fish nature good swallowing fire, Jin Wu sex psychic sleepless, see also "Naturalist" books. There are many people of Gai Miao descent, and there are not only nine kinds of them. And the dragon is extremely lewd, and it must be handed over when it encounters a cow, if it gets a cow, it gives birth to a lin, if it gets a pig, it gives birth to an elephant, if it gets a horse, it gives birth to a dragon foal, and if it gets a pheasant, it lays eggs into a dragon...... In the previous chronicles, there was a woman who gave birth to a little dragon, if the mother of the Han Gaozu, the dragon was based on it, it was born Red Emperor, Chengyan Liu Buyi, or even more divine. The dragon gave birth to three sons, one was auspicious hanging, covered with deer, and became a sperm. ”
At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, people talked about Qian in the collection "Zaolin Miscellaneous" and wrote in "Twist": "The dragon gave birth to nine sons: Pu Prison is good to sing, the prisoner cow is good to sound, the kiss is easy to swallow, the mocking wind is dangerous, the eyes are easy to kill, the scumbags are good at writing, the fierce is good at lawsuits, the fierce is good at sitting, and the domineering is good at losing." Tan Qian's book also quoted the "Naturalist Chronicles" and said: "The charter is good for prisoners, gluttonous and watery, crickets are fishy, barbarians are good for wind and rain, tigers are good for literature, Jin Yi is good for smoke, Jiaotu is good for closing mouths, crickets are good for danger, Aoyu is good for fire, Jinwu is not sleeping, and all dragons are also species." ”
Gao Shiqi of the Qing Dynasty recorded in "Tianlu Zhiyu": " It is said that there are nine kinds of dragons, each has its own good, one is said to be a turtle, it is like a turtle, it is good to bear a weight, and the turtle falls under the stone tablet today; the second is said to be a mantis kiss, the shape is like a beast, and the sex is good, and the head of the beast on the house is also; the third is said to be a prison, the shape is like a dragon and small, the sex is good and roaring, and the current bell is a superior star; the fourth is said to be a fierce carn, like a tiger has power, so it stands at the prison gate; the fifth is gluttonous, good to eat, so it stands in the dinggai; the sixth is said to be a worm, the sex is good to water, so it stands on the bridge pillar; the seventh is said to be a jaw, the sex is good to kill, so it stands in the knife ring; the eighth is said to be a golden lion, the shape is like a lion, like a good fireworks, so it stands in the incense burner; the ninth is said to be a pepper map, the shape is like a snail, and the sex is good and closed, so it stands in the door。 ”
In addition, according to folklore, "mantis", "犼", "pixiu", "tuolong", "silkworm", "pack" and "deer", "inverted scale fish" and so on are also among the dragons. "Turtle head" belongs to a kind of dragon without horns; "犼", some people say that he is the son of the dragon king, and has the habit of watching; "Pixiu", some say that Pixiu is born of a dragon; "鼍龙", in ancient times, it was called 鼍 (tuó), and the folk are commonly known as "earth dragon" or "pig dragon", that is, the Yangtze crocodile; "silkworm", silkworm is the dragon spirit; "Pack" and "Lynx", the divine beast, the dragon species, God uses to guard the treasure, the person who carries the treasure, so the lord enters, the rampant righteousness, so the lord comes out, each with the sex messenger, so Xianke observes his duties; "inverted scale fish" , out of the top of Longtan Mountain in the southeast of Ningguta Boat City, the scales are all upside down, and it is said that it is a dragon species.
The above are the various versions of dragons that appear in ancient texts and folklore, combined with the above classics and legends, let's make a comparison:
There are 14 kinds of "different names of ancient artifacts" recorded by Lu Rong, namely: "Cunning" is good at bearing weight, "Kissing" is good at looking, "Vain" is good at roaring, "Charter" is good at being a prisoner, "Gluttony" is good at water, "Lizard" is fishy, "Cockroach" is good at wind and rain, "Tiger" is good at Wencai, "Jinyi" is good at smoking, "Jiaotu" is good at shutting up, "Frog" is good at risking, "Aoyu" is good at swallowing fire, "Beast Kiss" is good at eating yin and evil, and "Jinwu" is psychic and does not sleep.
Li Dongyang's nine sons of the dragon are: "Prisoner Cow" is good at music, "Jianxi" is good at killing, "Mocking Wind" is dangerous, "Pu Prison" is good at singing, "Fox is good at sitting", "Baxia (Worm Eight Insect Summer)" is good at bearing, "Raccoon" is good at lawsuits, "Negative Dog" is good at writing, and "Kiss" is easy to swallow. Among them, from the "Shuyuan Miscellaneous Records" are "Pu Lao" (i.e., vain), "Xuanqi" (i.e., Jin Qi), "Baxia (Worm Eight Insect Xia)" (i.e., Xuanjiao), "Xuan" (i.e., Charter), and "Chi Kiss" (i.e., Kiss), although the names and functions of these animals have changed somewhat, but they refer to the same animal, and there is no objection today. In addition, although the functions of "Jianwei" and "lizard", "mocking wind" and "cricket", "negative" and "tiger", and "chim" and "crowfish" have the same function, they do not refer to the same animal. "Gluttony", "Cockroach", "Pepper Map", "Beast Kiss", and "Jinwu" also do not appear in the "Huailu Tang Collection".
Yang Shen remembered that "the sting" is good for bearing, the "kiss" is good for bearing, the "puff" is good for yelling, the "pun" is powerful, the "gluttony" is good for eating, the "grub" is good for water, the "japriot" is good for killing, the "golden lion" is good for smoking, and the "pepper map" is good for closing. In addition, Yang Shen also recorded a "Jin Wu", who is sexually psychic and does not sleep. The version remembered by Yang Shen is said to be derived from Li Dongyang, but it is not exactly the same, among which there is no "prison cow", "mocking wind", and "negative tuan" in Li Dongyang's version, and "gluttony", "worm pit vid", and "pepper picture", there are two different names but refer to the same animal, namely "Baxia" and "Zhuang", "Xuanyi" and "Jinyi".
Hu Shisuo recorded as: "Prison Cow" is good music, "Jianxi" knife handle dragon swallows head, "Mocking Wind" is dangerous, "Pu Prison" is good to sing, "Vicious" is good to sit, "Baxia" is good to bear, "Fierce" is good at litigation, "Cunning" is good at writing, and "Kiss" is easy to swallow. Among them, except for the difference between "Zang Tuan" and the "negative Tuan" recorded in Li Dongyang's version, the others are the same as Li Dongyang.
Li Xu recorded it as Lu Rong and Li Dongyang's version, but in it, "lizard" was written as "cricket". Jiao Hong's record is Yang Shen's version. Xie Jianqian's record is the same as that of Hu Shi's version except for the order. In addition, Xie also quoted a version, which is the version in Zhang Hua's "Naturalist Chronicles" of the Jin Dynasty: "Charter" is a good prisoner, "gluttonous" is good water, "lizard" is fishy, "barbarian" is good wind and rain, "tiger" is good Wencai, "Jinyi" is good smoke, "Jiaotu" is good to close his mouth, "cricket" is good to be dangerous, "Aoyu" is good to fire, and "Jinwu" is not sleeping. These ten animals are the same as ten of the fourteen different names of the artifacts recorded by Lu Rong, and Lu Rong also said that some of the different names of the artifacts he described are from the "Naturalist Chronicles", which shows that this is an older version.
Xu Yingqiu is recorded as Li Dongyang's version. Shen Defu is recorded as Li Dongyang's version and the "Naturalist's Chronicles" version, but "lizard" is also written as "cricket", and Shen Defu also describes several special species, namely "unicorn", "elephant", "dragon ju", "jiao", and even Han Gaozu, that is, the emperor, and "Ji hang". Tan Qian is recorded as the Xie Jian version and the "Naturalist" version. Gao Shiqi recorded it as Yang Shen's version.
To sum up, regardless of the order of each dragon, we find that there are "Prison Ox", "Jianzhu", "Mocking Wind", "Pu Lao" (in vain), "Fox" (Jin Li), "Zang Xuan" (Baxia, Worm Eight Insect Xia), "Raccoon Niu" (Charter), "Negative Dog", "Cockroach Kiss" (Worm Kiss), "Worm Viper", "Jiaotu", "Gluttony", "Lizard" (Cricket), "Cockroach", "Tiger", "Frog", "Fish", "Beast Kiss", "Jinwu", "Qilin", "Elephant", "Dragon Horse", "Jiao", "Emperor". Thirty-three species (or more) such as "Ji Hang", "Cockroach", "Pixiu", "Dragon", "Silkworm", "Pack", "Lynx", "Inverted Scale Fish" and other 33 species (or more) have entered the list of dragons, all of which can be called dragons.
Finally, let's introduce the situation of all dragons:
Prisoner cow, like music, now Huqin head set up its image;
Prisoner cattle
The eyes are wide, the dragon body is the head of the jackal, the sex is strong, and it is easy to kill, so it is engraved in the knife ring and the hilt of the sword;
睚眦
Mocking the wind, life is dangerous, the beast on the eaves of the corner of the temple is its image;
Mocking wind
Pu Lao, also known as vain, is shaped like a dragon but smaller than a dragon, and when it is hit, it roars loudly, acting as a beast button for the beam of the Hong Zhong, helping it to sound far and wide;
Po Lao (in vain)
The lion, also known as the golden lion and the spirit lion, is shaped like a lion, likes smoke and sits well, so the image generally appears on the leg of the incense burner or under the Buddha seat, and then swallows smoke and spits smoke;
狻猊 (金猊)
It is also known as the turtle, the baxia, the insect eight insects summer, fill down, look like a turtle, have teeth, the strength is large, good load, its back is also burdened with heavy objects, and the stone turtle under the stone tablet is its image. (Another good text, it may be related to the stone tablet inscription on his body, so I will not take this now);
Dump (Baxia, Worm Eight Insect Summer)
The relent, also known as the charter, is shaped like a tiger, and it is said that it is good for litigation, so its image is erected on both sides of the prison door or the main hall of the official office. (Another is like a lion, and I will not say it now);
狴犴 (宪章)
Bear, like a dragon, Yahao Sven, coiled on the top of the stone stele;
Negative
The kiss, also known as the kiss, the owl's kiss, the owl's tail, is easy to swallow, do open the mouth to swallow the ridge, and there is a sword to fix it, then become the swallowing beast at both ends of the main ridge of the temple ridge, take it to extinguish the fire and eliminate the disaster;
螭吻（蚩吻）
The worm, also known as the water-absorbing beast, likes water, often loves to lie on the bridge or at the bridge pillar, and is carved into the shape of a beast that controls the water. [Another said that it is good to bear the weight, this is the same as the stumbling (insect eight insect summer), and I will not say this now];
蚣蝮
Pepper map, good and closed-mouthed, standing at the head of the door, the head of the shop ring for its image;
Pepper chart
Gluttony, its head is extraordinarily large, looking at it from afar, you can only see its head, but not its body. The beast is extremely greedy for food, and in ancient times, its head was often carved on the bell and the wine vessel for decoration. (Another word is good water, which is now extended to eat and drink);
饕餮
Lizards, also known as crickets, resemble beasts, ghost heads, and are fishy, so they are used on the handle of knives. (It has the same function as the jaw, but the image is different, and the ghost head on the ghost head knife is generally its image);
Lizard (Cricket)
The beetle, its shape resembles a dragon, good wind and rain, can avoid lightning, so it is used on the temple ridge, the small dragon lying in the middle of the main ridge of the temple ridge (between the two mantis kisses) is its image;
Brute Crab
The tiger, also known as the tiger dragon, is a symbol of martial arts, strength and power in traditional Chinese culture, the image is the beast button or animal pattern on the seal, and the beast button on the jade seal is the tiger button. (Another saying stands on the inscription, which is the same as the negative one, and will not be taken today);
Pinghu
The grub is good and dangerous, so it stands on the top of the pillar or tower. (Same function as Mock Wind but in a different position);
虭蛥
Aoyu, the image of the head of the dragon and the tail of the fish, good to swallow fire, is the swallowing beast at both ends of the main ridge of the temple. (It has the same position and function as the snout, but the image is different);
Fish
The beast's kiss, which resembles a tiger, is good at eating yin and evil, so it stands on the door knocker. (The function is the same as that of the pepper chart but the image is different, and the shape of the head of the Guy door shop is changeable.) Another is like a lion, and I will not say it now);
兽吻
Jin Wu, resembling a beauty, head and tail like a fish, with two wings, its sex psychic does not sleep, so it uses patrol police;
Kingo
The unicorn is a benevolent beast and a rui beast, shaped like a deer, and its tail is like an ox's tail, which is said to be born of a dragon and a cow;
Kirin
The elephant, regarded as a symbol of good luck, is said to have been born of a dragon and a pig;
elephant
Dragon horse, refers to a good horse, according to legend for the dragon and the horse to be born, in ancient times every time a good horse was encountered, it was called "dragon son";
Dragon foal
Jiao, according to legend, is born of eggs between dragons and pheasants;
Jiao
The emperor, the ancients believed that it was the incarnation of the real dragon, "If the mother of the Han Gaozu, the dragon is based on it, it is the birth of the Red Emperor, Chengyan Liu Buyi, or even more gods." ”；
Han Gaozu
Ji Hang (1), also known as Dragon Turtle, Yuan Dragon, Ao (2), Hao Yi Xingyun: "Suspected is Ji Hang, Dragon Turtle Body, so it is called Dragon Turtle." Its shape is the back of the dragon's head and turtle, according to legend, it can fade into a dragon only if it is long lived, and there are 24 ribs in the shell, and there is a night pearl in each rib, only when it is 10,000 years old, "24 ribs are long and full, and the beads are full", and then the shell fades before turning into a dragon;
Ji Hang (Dragon Tortoise)
The head of the mantle, also known as the head of the mantle, has a large mouth and a belly that can hold a lot of water, and is mostly used for the decoration of the drainage outlet in the building, which is called the head of the mantle;
Cranche
Qiang, also known as roaring at the sky, roaring towards the sky, kicking the dragon, has the habit of watching, has the habit of watching, can upload the will of heaven, send down the people's feelings, and stand at the top of the Huabiao. (similar in location but functionally different from the cricket);
犼
Pixiu, also known as Tianlu and warding off evil spirits, is responsible for patrolling in the sky to prevent demons, demons, plagues and diseases from disturbing the heavenly court. In addition, it has a mouth but no anus, can swallow all things without diarrhea, can attract wealth and treasures, only enter but not leave, and has special magical powers;
貔貅
Dragon, also known as Pig Dragon, Earth Dragon, and Chinese Dragon, is the Yangtze crocodile;
Dragons (Pig Dragons)
Silkworm, silkworm is the essence of the dragon, which symbolizes the dragon in traditional Chinese culture;
silkworm
Pack, the beast, the dragon species, God uses to guard the treasure, the carrier is loyal, so the lord enters;
驮
Lynx, the beast, the dragon species, God uses to guard the treasure, the lord is righteous, so the lord is out;
猍
Inverted scale fish, out of the top of Longtan Mountain in the southeast of Ningguta Boat City, the scales are all upside down, and it is said that it is a dragon species.
Inverted scale fish
Note: (1) The name of "Ji Hang" is not widely spread, and it is not as widely spread as the saying of "Dragon Turtle", "Turtle Dragon" and "Ao";
(2) There are two main images of "Ao", "dragon turtle" and "turtle", both of which are dragons.