Author: Jian Dongmei (Jiangxi)
If we say that the exploration of the Mariana Trench and the march to the moon are the realization of the Chinese nation's solid exploration of the universe. Then "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" is the exploration, understanding and imagination of the ancestors and human beings on life, nature and the universe. I saw a glimpse of the magnificence in the treasure house of ancient Chinese culture.
Multiply the yellow. There is no shortage of exotic beasts, it is not an ordinary animal, it is said that whoever rides on it, can live to 2000 years old, in addition to increasing life expectancy, there is boundless wealth. The ancients also called it Feihuang, Tenghuang, and Shenhuang, like a fox with horns, but in addition to the horns on its head, it also has two horns on its back. It is said that when he meets the wise Renjun, he will appear as a mount. Han Yu has a poem: Fei Huang Teng stepped on, and he couldn't take care of the toad. This is where the idiom Feihuang Tengda comes from. There are such beautiful things in the world, but they are rare to come to, and they have two horns on their backs, and it is not possible for ordinary people to control them, which shows that the tooth lord in the world is not so easy to get.
Tiger. Why are tigers called big insects? The ancients divided the animals that flew in the sky, ran on the ground, and swam in the water into five categories, and which five categories were there? Animals with feathers like birds were called feathered insects, animals with hairy animals like tigers were called caterpillars, animals with hard shells like insects were called beetles, animals covered with scales like fishes were called scale insects, and animals with smooth bodies like people were collectively called insects. As the king of the forest, the tiger is, of course, the leader of the caterpillars, so it is called: the big worm.
Elk. In the Romance of the Gods, Jiang Ziya's mount is not like four, with antlers, horse face, cow hooves, and donkey tail. In addition to these mooses also have wide hooves, a webbed like a duck between the toes, and it has no fear of getting stuck in the swamp, and its tail is the longest of the cervids, which can easily repel mosquito lines. Originally, it had its own immortal aura and the gift of creation, but why did it become extinct? In "The Legend of the East of the Willow River", it is said that hunters domesticated small elk, and the elk and the hound became good friends, and the moose could not distinguish between the hound and the hyena in the wild, and was eaten by the hyena herd. The ancients said that the deer is good at the police, and the elk is good at the fan. Come to think of it, no matter how God favors you, the external advantages will not last long after all, and only by always maintaining a vigilant heart on the inside can you live to the end, or even live in the sequel.
Kites. The harrier is a sparrowhawk, the sparrowhawk is a fierce hunter, likes to be active during the day, and inhabits the mountains and forests for a long time, whether it is a small bird flying in the sky or a small mammal running on the ground, it can be caught. There is a story about the harrier Xinlingjun, the legend is that Xinlingjun is kind and generous, Corporal Lixian is like this to people, and the same is true for birds, according to records, once a turtle dove flew under his table, he was very puzzled, and drove the turtle dove away, who expected a harrier to chase after the turtle dove and finally kill the turtle dove. Xin Lingjun was very remorseful, ordered to search the city up and down, a total of more than 300 harriers, Xin Lingjun was afraid of killing innocent people in vain, so he said loudly: Anyone among you who has done something wrong should confess his guilt. One of them was a harrier, bowed his head and confessed, Xinlingjun arrested him and executed him, and released all the rest of the harriers, and Xinlingjun won a good reputation. Apparently harrier, you are not yet at the top of the food chain.
For thousands of years, the evolution of living beings has complemented each other, the five elements have been mutually reinforcing, reading ancient books to find the shadow of Chinese cultural totem worship, and glimpsing the magical color of the ancients' exploration of earth science and mythology on paper. Learn from the past, enrich the present and the future.
(Courtesy of the author)
The author, Jian Dongmei, female, from Xinyu, Jiangxi, likes literature and began writing in 2000.
Editor: Li Xunxiu/Xu Wenhe/Song Xianlin "Qingyanwei Literature" Editorial Department