The Classic of Mountains and Seas is an ancient encyclopedia consisting of two parts: the Classic of Mountains and the Book of Seas. The book records more than 200 states, 550 mountains, 300 waterways, and information about the geography, terroir, property, mythology, witchcraft, and religion of many states. It can be said that this book is an important basis for our modern people to understand the customs and customs of the ancient period and the changes in geography.
In particular, it should be said that the Classic of Mountains and Seas is actually a strange book, which records a variety of strange animals and animals, as many as 3300 species, and 2600 kinds of strange woods and grasses. Of the many accounts, some can still be seen today, and some can no longer be seen, relying only on imagination. However, it is not known which animals and plants are extinct, or whether they come from the imagination of the ancients.
Next, Xiaobian will talk with you about the most fantastic ten demon beasts in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" to see how many you know
The first: the nine-tailed fox
According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas, "On the mountain of green hills, there are monsters, which are like foxes and nine tails. "As far back as the pre-Qin period, the nine-tailed fox was considered to be Xiangrui, for example, Dayu's wife Tu Shanshi was a nine-tailed fox. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the nine-tailed fox was demonized, and during the Qing Dynasty, it directly became a negative animal, such as the famous Daiji.
The second one: poor oddity
The four fierce beasts recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas are Poor Qi, Han Qi, Chaos, and Gluttony, all of which represent evil. In ancient Chinese traditional culture, Qianqi was an evil god, shaped like a winged tiger, suppressing good and promoting evil, often encouraging bad deeds and attacking those who did good deeds.
The third: dragon turtle
According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the four ancient spirit beasts, namely the Qilin, the Phoenix, the Yellow Dragon, and the Dragon Turtle, all represent Xiangrui. The legend of the dragon turtle is born of the divine dragon, which knows astronomy and geography from the top, and is a very important spiritual beast that can ward off evil spirits, dispel evil, and town houses.
The fourth: DiJiang
Dijiang is a sacred bird in ancient Chinese mythology, and it is described in great detail in the second volume of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Xishan Jing and the Three Classics of the Western Ci. This bird has six feet and two pairs of wings, but it has no face and glasses, etc., but it can distinguish songs and recognize dances, and I have to say that this is very magical!
Fifth: long right
According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Changyou is actually a gibbon with four ears. "Shan Hai Jing And Nanshan Jing": "There are beasts, whose shape is like a yu and whose ears are four ears, whose name is long and right, whose sound is like a yin, and whose voice is like a chant, see the county and the big water." "As long as the long right appears, it means that there is a flood in this place, so it is a disaster star!"
Sixth: Bi Fang
In the "Classic of Mountains and Seas, The Classic of The Western Mountains", and the "Classic of Mountains and Seas, and the Overseas South Classic", there are very detailed records that Bi Fang is a sign of fire in ancient Chinese myths and legends. It resembles a red-crowned crane, but Bi Fang has only one leg, and when it appears, it indicates that there must be a fire in this place.
Seventh: English Moves
Yingzhao it is a god who combines the characteristics of people, horses, tigers and birds, with a voice like a grenade, a mountain god of Huaijiangshan, and a god who watches over the garden for the Emperor of Heaven. It is contained in the Classic of Mountains and Seas (Western Three Classics). The Ying recruits a horse with a horse's body, the wings of a bird, the stripes of a tiger, and often flaps its wings and flies high, cruising the world.
The eighth type: Lu Wu
Lu Wu is also known as Shoulder Wu, which is the name of the god Kunlun Mountain in ancient Chinese myths and legends, with a human face and a tiger body, with tiger claws and nine tails. The Lu Wu Demon Beast has nine tails and a sharp-eyed human head, and it is the deity that rules the seasons of the Celestial Realm.
The ninth species: the father fish
The father fish is a non-fish non-pig, strange-looking fish, it looks very much like a sturgeon, the head of the fish, but it has the body of a pig, and it is said that eating its flesh can cure vomiting. This is a gospel for foodies, especially for coughing foodies.
Tenth type: Xiang Liu
Xiang Liu is a fierce god in ancient Chinese myths and legends, who can spray poisonous water and is a minister of common work. Later, Dayu saw that it was a disaster for the human world, so he used his divine power to kill Xiang Liu.
After reading the most fantastic ten demon beasts in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, how many do you know?
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