In the "Hu Di Qu", it is written: "The three high-rise buildings are known, and the Hu people cover their noses and return." "For thousands of years, the foreigners known as "Hu" have been deeply influencing the Central Plains. The Xiongnu, the Turks, the Xianbei, and so on, they have all left a strong mark in history. However, in addition to years of war, these civilizations from different defenses have also brought their own unique cultures, allowing us to feel more beautiful things in the continuous integration.
People often say "strong Han Sheng Tang", the Han Dynasty can be said to be the most outstanding era in feudal history. Through the management of several outstanding emperors, the national strength once reached the world's top level. Especially during the reign of Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty, not only did he develop rapidly internally, but he also had thunderous power over those foreign tribes that were entrenched in the border.
In 141 BC, Liu Che ascended the throne to take charge of political affairs. Before him, the Western Han Dynasty as a whole adopted a policy of recuperation, allowing the people to recover from the war between the Chu and Han Dynasties. After the "rule of Wenjing", the Han Dynasty already had a good strength, and as a determined emperor, he naturally began to show a tough posture.
As early as the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu, who had been silent for many years, had already begun to stir. In line with the concept of cherishing the people and loving the people, the early Han Dynasty chose to keep as peaceful as possible with these Hu people. Until the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, after having the support of strength, there was no longer a need to seek perfection with relatives. Beginning in 129 BC, under the support of two generals, Wei Qing and Huo Fuyi, the Great War between Han and Hungary began completely.
At this time, the Xiongnu could not resist the impact of the Han army at all, and their grand plan of invading the south could no longer be carried out. And the powerful Han Dynasty was not only satisfied with this, according to the "Historical Records", Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty also pacified the Nanyi area, and swept across Korea and Vietnam with a large army, and the western region was also included in its pocket. Such brilliant achievements and national strength instantly laid the situation for all countries to come to the dynasty, and the Hu people had to pay tribute and submit.
However, in the process of paying tribute, there was a very interesting thing that happened. The fame of the strong man not only shook East Asia, but also the small countries in Central Asia worshipped him. According to the Book of Han, Dawan from the Western Regions once paid tribute to the Han Dynasty an animal that was regarded as a "divine beast" in the hearts of the locals.
In the perception of people at that time, in addition to the existence of legends, the highest status animal was the tiger, just as the "Shuowen Jiezi" said, "The King of mountain beasts." And this strange beast that was sent not only had a unique appearance, but also sounded like thunder. It was still very attractive out of curiosity, but his title of "Divine Beast" aroused the disgust of Emperor Wu of Han, so he decided to send it to feed the tigers.
Unexpectedly, just when people thought that this strange beast would undoubtedly die, the tiger on the opposite side actually fell to the ground and showed a look of fear. This kind of thing immediately made Emperor Wudi of Han's eyes light up, and the "Naturalist" even wrote that he changed a lot of tigers to compare, but the results were the same.
This small beast instantly proved its worth to the emperor, and it was recognized by the Han Dynasty. After this, it also had a new name, which was called "Fox" in the Erya, and the "Tale of the Western Regions" gave it the title of "Master". After the evolution of countless dynasties, it was finally called "lion", not only became the real king of the hundred beasts, but also once derived a characteristic culture such as "lion dance", which can be called a very distinctive "imported product".